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nubbins`: adlai if all your goods
that matter aren't with you, when you stand naked and alone,
then you're in a pretty bad way.
pete_dushenski: but nor are forums
the only, well, forum for discussion
mircea_popescu: which is just another way of saying
that "talking about bitcoin doesn't make you part of bitcoin"
mircea_popescu: if dude's not ready
to buy nw car, he may
talk of whatever with whoever, still no car. so forum didn';t DO anything.
mircea_popescu: pete_dushenski if someone's ready
to i dunno, buy a new car,
then he has specific questions which a forum might answer, and he's buying cart with our without forum. so forum didn't DO anything.
adlai: but srsly, read
the links. it's a one paragraph story
adlai: well it's more
towards nubbins` who seems
to have
trouble getting across what was said quite aptly millenia ago
nubbins`: constantly renewed
temptation of hegemony, if we stop making
the decision our final aim,
then
there is a chance for a kind of massification, one of
those moments of collective crystallization where a decision suddenly
takes hold of beings, completely or only in part."
nubbins`: but of liberating
the speech, gestures, and interplay of beings
that
take place within
them. We just have
to see
that each person comes
to an assembly not only with a point of view or a motion, but with desires, attachments, capacities, forces, sadnesses and a certain disposition
toward others, an openness. If we manage
to set aside
the fantasy of
the General Assembly and replace it with an assembly of presences, if we manage
to foil
the
nubbins`: "The need
to assemble is as constant among humans as
the necessity of making decisions is rare. Assembling corresponds
to
the joy of feeling a common power. Decisions are vital only in emergency situations, where
the exercise of democracy is already compromised.
The rest of
the
time, “the democratic character of decision making” is only a problem for
the fanatics of process. It’s not a matter of critiquing assemblies or abandoning
them,
mircea_popescu: pete_dushenski being persuasive is like being
tasteful. not a property of
the painting.
adlai: actually unable
to
tell if anybody here understands latin anymore
nubbins`: actually unable
to
tell if
that's a srs question.
mircea_popescu: no dude.
they kept
talking indefinitely. it's a way
to pass
the
time.
mircea_popescu: hey, i used
to write great novels, but
then i got promoted and now im doing 6
teasy metaphores an hour!
nubbins`: let me guess, all
the ones who jumped in
the pool drowned?
mircea_popescu: nubbins` all about how and why would one go in
the water, whether
there's breathing, ample considerations.
mircea_popescu: and
they had
this conversation which went on for a while.
mircea_popescu: so listen, i was once with like half a dozen
teensy chicks by
the side of a pool, and some were in
the water and some were on
the chairs.
nubbins`: i reply "take your
tongue out of his ass" and people
think i'm being all flippant.
nubbins`: question was "how do i stop giving rimjob
to
the man"
mircea_popescu: which should explain why people don't particularly wanna say anything on
the
topic. how
the hell does one even know ?
mircea_popescu: which
then paid off when you went and fucked with installing pogoshits
nubbins`: you may be
thinking of
the
time where i went on about how little money i need
to make in order
to get by
mircea_popescu: nubbins` honestly i
thought you were kinda dumb for
the entire interval, but in a reserved sort of way.
nubbins`: certainly more valuable
than w/e stacks of btc, w/e piles of printing equipment, w/e meatwot
nubbins`: asciilifeform my greatest asset is my willingness
to
toss zippos over shoulders
nubbins`: <+nubbins`> now, at
this point, i'd like
to
take
the opportunity
to inquire as
to what
the general consensus is, among
those present, regarding my intelligence, wisdom, and overall sensibility
adlai: so your driftwood is
tied
to
the megasteamer
nubbins`: paid-up?
the bank owns
this house, buddy
adlai: see your name highlighted when you
type mine
nubbins`: adlai what can you do
that i can't?
nubbins`: now, at
this point, i'd like
to
take
the opportunity
to inquire as
to what
the general consensus is, among
those present, regarding my intelligence, wisdom, and overall sensibility
adlai: nubbins` seems content
to swim, or clutch driftwood, after
taking
the hatchet
to his yacht
mircea_popescu: cuz 598986907 years ago, hunter went into
the forest, whereas woman only moved fat butt from current bush she plucked once someone found a new bush
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform consider
the ancient discussion with
TaT re women. "do you like her ? if not, get rid of her"
nubbins`: precisely six months after
this promotion, i
tendered my resignation
nubbins`: this came with
the "huge" salary of $61,000 per annum
nubbins`: great stuff,
top kek. 25% discount on my home and car insurance. $500/year "wellness benefit" for new running shoes. full health and dental.
adlai: "opiate of
the masses" is not a diss
mircea_popescu: im starting
to understand why religion is such a big deal. it's not
that it makes any sense, it's
that it provides answers
to "fundamental questions of life"
nubbins`: so in august 2012, i was promoted from "programmer/analyst"
to "senior programmer/analyst"
nubbins`: my point is if you don't like riding in
the clown car, get out and walk (again
the lsd!)
nubbins`: i'd also advance
the opinion
that one does not know quite how much one can change until one is forced
to do so. while
this may seem incredibly foolhardy (so much so
that most people never
try it), walking away with a zippo
tossed over shoulder is
the only way
to find out.
adlai: if you're worried about getting killed because you know
too much...
that's your problem, for agreeing
to hear
too much
mircea_popescu: yes, but
the fictitious game of "may be" is by definition going
to provide any anwer you seek.
adlai: the highest bidder's exit from
the auction, for reasons ranging from death
to bankruptcy, doesn't mean
that others aren't waiting
to
take his place
nubbins`: which puts you (a) far ahead of most of
the pack and (b) in a position
to, y'know... walk away and start over whenever you like
nubbins`: the slightly less saucy reply is
that you didn't learn "to do x", you learned "how
to learn"
mircea_popescu: if
the answer's no,
then you've got yourself a social study. if
the answer's yes, more power
to ya.
mircea_popescu: it involves an answer
to
the very simple q : "can you do something with it ?"
nubbins`: asciilifeform you won't get me
to admit
that learning
things is a waste. so
the facile reply is a flat-out no
mircea_popescu: this does not involve finding
the officer of serenissima hr.
mircea_popescu: there's a very simple heuristic
to evaluate whether you're currently developing or whether you historically developped skills
teh most serene republic has a need of.
assbot: Logged on 10-04-2015 18:05:42; mircea_popescu: ascii_field so
this would be in demand either a) by
the nsa or else b) independent work a la s.nsa
nubbins`: asciilifeform an honest
take will require a bit of
time, but if you've got
the ears...
nubbins`: the prize for "most interesting line of work about which we know almost nothing" goes
to...
nubbins`: and i'd advance
that water does not dissolve it
nubbins`: the cheap icky you're referring
to is PVA
adlai: water dissolves glue (at least,
the cheap icky "white glue" stuff); ie, say asciilifeform is part of
the glued idiot mass... as it begins
to implode/dissolve/etc, folks find
themselves increasingly less glued
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform moreovber, you know, resolving problems
that are clearly past what you probably correctly call an event horizon is an exercise in derpitude.
nubbins`: asciilifeform if i can navigate
the dark markets, so can you!
nubbins`: you don't always realize who you're glued
to until
the water gets above a certain level
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform you can build all your factories you want once
the idiot in
the room (made out of a bunch of idiots glued
to each other) is dead.