Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[WillHurtDontCare]

This is one of the most interesting headlines that I've ever read:

https://twitter.com/i/events/1460044123923042304

 

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[ryanbleau]

I'm currently learning how to freedive. It's unbelievably humbling but also fascinating how it's like a new world about which you know nothing and it's rarely talked about in everyday life, yet there are so many experts who do things that are well beyond understanding of how it's even poss

I used to freedive in my 20's. Spent a lot of time staring into the void and meditating. Gives you a very specific feeling of insignificance in comparison to the vastness of being underwater. On the upside the breath control exercises helped tremendously when in fight or flight situations.

 

[MTF]

I used to freedive in my 20's. Spent a lot of time staring into the void and meditating. Gives you a very specific feeling of insignificance in comparison to the vastness of being underwater. On the upside the breath control exercises helped tremendously when in fight or flight situations.

I'm already noticing these benefits and I feel it's only going to get better as I get more comfortable underwater.

 

[Raoul Duke]

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/C0VlD-19-coronavirus-antidepressant-fluvoxamine-treatment

The Lancet study from Brazil:

DEFINE_ME

The word "fluvoxamine" will be censored by mass/social media in 3, 2, 1...

For F*cks sake people.

Take the DaMn JaB!!

 

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[Mathuin]

 

[Kak]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1460008928356581378

View: https://twitter.com/nydailynews/status/1460008928356581378?s=21

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1460008928356581378

View: https://twitter.com/nydailynews/status/1460008928356581378?s=21

Rich old socialist Bernie keeps trying to stay relevant.

 

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[Madame Peccato]

Millionaires demanding billionaires to pay their "fair share" never gets old. I'd ask why they don't mind their own business, but politician's jobs is to mind other people's business. Always looking for new ways to put their greasy hands into someone else's pockets.

 

[jdm667]

In the U.S. (and probably everywhere else on Earth), there are so many federal, state, and local laws that nobody (not even a judge, lawyer, or lawmaker) can possibly know them all.

If the average citizen cannot possibly know all the laws, how can he possibly obey every single law at all times?

Realistically, if you polled 100 people on the street, I bet maybe 5 of them could name the 10 Commandments. Never mind a huge tax code, criminal laws, patent/trademark/copyright laws, etc.

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

I will never forgive the ruling class or their lackeys (school teachers and HR departments) for making everyone conflict-averse. Lots of people will throw away great relationships simply because they can't stomach fighting with someone.

A few years ago I had a good friendship that was going downhill. I figured I had 2 options - let it fall apart, or have a fight over the issues.

I chose to have a fight (words not fists) and some ugly things were said.

It turned out that said friend was dealing with some big issues that I had no idea about and would have never come up had I not argued about smaller issues.

We patched things up quickly afterwards and we're still good friends, but we wouldn't be if I hadn't made a point to talk about how pissed I was.

A few takeaways:

1) When people claim to get mad about small issues, they're actually beating around the bush on what they're actually thinking.

2) Good people will sometimes get defensive and say things that cut you deeply as a coping mechanism when they're dealing bigger issues that you don't know about. Self-control is your best weapon in life.

3) It feels good to fight for things that matter.

 

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[Antifragile]

I will never forgive the ruling class or their lackeys (school teachers and HR departments) for making everyone conflict-averse. Lots of people will throw away great relationships simply because they can't stomach fighting with someone.

A few years ago I had a good friendship that was going downhill. I figured I had 2 options - let it fall apart, or have a fight over the issues.

I chose to have a fight (words not fists) and some ugly things were said.

It turned out that said friend was dealing with some big issues that I had no idea about and would have never come up had I not argued about smaller issues.

We patched things up quickly afterwards and we're still good friends, but we wouldn't be if I hadn't made a point to talk about how pissed I was.

A few takeaways:

1) When people claim to get mad about small issues, they're actually beating around the bush on what they're actually thinking.

2) Good people will sometimes get defensive and say things that cut you deeply as a coping mechanism when they're dealing bigger issues that you don't know about. Self-control is your best weapon in life.

3) It feels good to fight for things that matter.

There is a better way:

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)


Edit: I have a top 10 books list and as a prolific reader, it’s hard for any book to make it on that list. The one I quoted above is on that list. It is by far the best book on communication I’ve ever read. Practical and frustrating. Frustrating because I want to disagree with the author, yet I can’t. This makes me feel like I am not as good at communicating as I thought I was. And lets face it, I am excellent (in my mind’s eye). Highly recommend as a book to add to your shelves, folks. Enjoy.

 

[Itizn]

It feels good to fight for things that matter.

Great point & agreed

 

[Fox]

I guess banking services next and then just start rounding people up into camps.

 

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

Firehouse Subs acquired in $1B deal | LinkedIn

The sandwich chain, which operates 1,200 locations nationwide, has become the fourth brand in Restaurant Brands International's portfolio.

www.linkedin.com

 

[Fox]

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I guess banking services next and then just start rounding people up into camps.

So I am not vac'd and don't plan on being. And this stuff has me concerned for sure.

I moved back to Europe 2.5 years ago (from Mexico) to be closer to family and try to "get back in the system" to stabilize my life set-up. The goal was to buy a house, get a car, set up some rental property etc.

Poland, where I am now, has been good with the rules and life is quite easygoing.
But this stuff is surrounding us steadily.

As much as I like wealth - I love freedom. And Europe is feeling less free every week.
Ill see how things go but maybe a move back to Mexico is on the cards.

Sucks posting this cause I am quite a positive person and hate even having to dwell on this nonsense.

 

[• nikita •]

Being from Eastern Europe, I feel like I more easily sus out the start of potentially horrifying authoritarian situations. And the way this shit is going makes me angry. It makes me even angrier when I see fellow young people bend over for these new rules and not only give in but ASK for them. My friend literally tried to play the system to get his 3 shots early. Fully healthy young man in his early 20s. Wears a mask to the toilet probably.

The one joy I'll have when communism settles in due to the castrated youth of the west, is their cries for sweet capitalism again.

If anyone hasn't guessed from the stunning bitterness of my post yet, I'm not going near that clot shot.

 

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[OleksiyRybakov]

unvaxinated in Austria = locked down in their home. Even if they are under 12 years old with no prior infection and with 0.00000001 (or whatever low number it is) risk of being hospitalized.

vaxinated in Austria = not locked down and free to infect everyone in their surroundings.

The division is getting real.

I did not look up any original source but according to Ungeimpfte müssen in Österreich ab Montag in den Lockdown this information is incorrect. Yes, Austrians have a lockdown for unvaxinated people. However, children do not have to be vaxinated to leave their homes if they are younger than 12.

 

[Fox]

However, children do not have to be vaxinated to leave their homes if they are younger than 12.

So basically if you have a family and they aren't vaxed - your 6-year-old kid gets to bring himself to the park?

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

I did not look up any original source but according to Ungeimpfte müssen in Österreich ab Montag in den Lockdown this information is incorrect. Yes, Austrians have a lockdown for unvaxinated people. However, children do not have to be vaxinated to leave their homes if they are younger than 12.

This doesn't make any sense. Your little children are not going to go to to the store to buy food for the family without a grown up's supervision.

 

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[• nikita •]

This doesn't make any sense. Your little children are not going to go to to the store to buy food for the family without a grown up's supervision.

Unless I've read wrong, you can still go to the store if you're unvaxxed. And that's pretty much the only thing you can do lol.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Unless I've read wrong, you can still go to the store if you're unvaxxed. And that's pretty much the only thing you can do lol.

I'm fairly certain going to the store involves leaving your home... (???)

If you read the thread above, they are talking about being unable to leave your home.

 

[eramart]

I'm fairly certain going to the store involves leaving your home... (???)

If you read the thread above, they are talking about being unable to leave your home.

"Under new rules announced by the government on Sunday, adults and minors 12 and older who have not been vaxinated or recovered from a coronavirus infection cannot go outside except to buy groceries, seek medical care or travel to school or work." Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/world/europe/austria-covid-vaccine.html

 

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

"Under new rules announced by the government on Sunday, adults and minors 12 and older who have not been vaxinated or recovered from a coronavirus infection cannot go outside except to buy groceries, seek medical care or travel to school or work." Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/world/europe/austria-C0VlD-VAXClNE.html

There you go! That's a new - and useful - contribution.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Amazing lesson here:

Tesla Had 5 Founders. Why Did Only Two Get Really Rich?

Original investor Elon Musk gained control of the electric-car maker from his early partners as funding rounds diluted their stakes. That move made him the richest person in history.

www.forbes.com

 

[Antifragile]

We had quite the weather here yesterday, like nothing I’ve ever seen in Vancouver before.

Unmoored barge in choppy waters off Vancouver | CityNews Vancouver

An unmoored barge is still in the waters in Vancouver's English Bay, with the latest images showing it stationary off Sunset Beach.

vancouver.citynews.ca

 

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[OleksiyRybakov]

"Under new rules announced by the government on Sunday, adults and minors 12 and older who have not been vaxinated or recovered from a coronavirus infection cannot go outside except to buy groceries, seek medical care or travel to school or work." Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/world/europe/austria-C0VlD-VAXClNE.html

Going for a walk as well as physical activities outside are also allowed without a vaccine in Austria.

Regarding work the rules are not so easy. I am not familiar with Austrian laws but in Germany the company might force you to either satisfy the 2G criteria (either you have to be fully vaxinated or recovered from C0VlD-19) or to work from home.

Some companies in Bayreuth (Germany) don't even allow you to enter the building without being fully vaxinated and tested.

 

[Kak]

Here’s some optimism in a sea of pessimism.

Zerohedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

This is what competition among governments looks like. It’s particularly tasty when you understand where competition leads. Here’s to a race to the bottom in taxes and government size!

 

[Mammoth]

We had quite the weather here yesterday, like nothing I’ve ever seen in Vancouver before.

Unmoored barge in choppy waters off Vancouver | CityNews Vancouver

An unmoored barge is still in the waters in Vancouver's English Bay, with the latest images showing it stationary off Sunset Beach.

vancouver.citynews.ca

My hometown Chilliwack is completely cut off both ways from the highway now. Lots of Abbotsford underwater.

BC has had a rough go this year. What's next?? Ice storms? Lol

 

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[MTF]

So I am not vac'd and don't plan on being. And this stuff has me concerned for sure.

I moved back to Europe 2.5 years ago (from Mexico) to be closer to family and try to "get back in the system" to stabilize my life set-up. The goal was to buy a house, get a car, set up some rental property etc.

Poland, where I am now, has been good with the rules and life is quite easygoing.
But this stuff is surrounding us steadily.

As much as I like wealth - I love freedom. And Europe is feeling less free every week.
Ill see how things go but maybe a move back to Mexico is on the cards.

Sucks posting this cause I am quite a positive person and hate even having to dwell on this nonsense.

Okay so this will probably ruffle someone's feathers but I'm curious... Why keep struggling like that?

(Also as a side note for those who don't know: we know each other and I'm NOT criticizing @Fox and am NOT a c-vid fanatic lol)

You had a trip planned to Austria and now can't go because you're not vaxinated. As far as I know, you considered other trips in the past and couldn't go either because it was impossible or too difficult without a vaccine.

Now it looks like despite liking your lifestyle in Poland and building a stable base there, you're considering moving somewhere else where you know it'll be suboptimal for you to live there. All because you refuse something that in the end is quite inconsequential.

I understand having principles you don't want to break but I'm just curious...

At what point will you say "enough," get vaxinated and get on with your life? Would you still refuse if you were barred from all public venues? Would you still refuse if it meant tests several times a week? Would you still refuse if it meant never being able to travel to see your family?

From my perspective, the cost of refusing just isn't worth it. There's no doubt that they will NOT stop until everyone or almost everyone is vaxinated. The way I see it, it's sort of like giving your wallet when you're jumped by a group of thugs. Of course, you can fight, but the pain just isn't worth it in the end.

I'm most definitely NOT saying this because I agree with the restrictions (in fact, I skirt them every day, even in COVID-crazed places like Spain). I'm just wondering if it's really worth wasting your life like that when the solution is so easy and fast.

For the record, I am vaxinated largely because I didn't want to deal with all that BS myself. From my point of view, it was worth it. My life is way simpler and actually more free because I can travel to many places the unvaxinated people can't go to or I don't have to do any tests.

I don't agree with the division and find it particularly ridiculous that my friend who's had c-vid still needs to get vaxinated even though he has much better natural immunity. Still, to me, at some point, it just isn't worth it to keep refusing if it isn't going to change anything.

By the way, Mexico has its own idiotic rules. Poland is extremely lax when it comes to mask wearing. Unlike in Poland, in many places in Mexico, you'll be unable to live a normal life without a mask. So you'll be exchanging some freedoms for others.

Granted, I may change my opinion if they force me to take the third dose lol.

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

Okay so this will probably ruffle someone's feathers but I'm curious... Why keep struggling like that?

(Also as a side note for those who don't know: we know each other and I'm NOT criticizing @Fox and am NOT a c-vid fanatic lol)

You had a trip planned to Austria and now can't go because you're not vaxinated. As far as I know, you considered other trips in the past and couldn't go either because it was impossible or too difficult without a VAXClNE.

Now it looks like despite liking your lifestyle in Poland and building a stable base there, you're considering moving somewhere else where you know it'll be suboptimal for you to live there. All because you refuse something that in the end is quite inconsequential.

I understand having principles you don't want to break but I'm just curious...

At what point will you say "enough," get vaxinated and get on with your life? Would you still refuse if you were barred from all public venues? Would you still refuse if it meant tests several times a week? Would you still refuse if it meant never being able to travel to see your family?

From my perspective, the cost of refusing just isn't worth it. There's no doubt that they will NOT stop until everyone or almost everyone is vaxinated. The way I see it, it's sort of like giving your wallet when you're jumped by a group of thugs. Of course, you can fight, but the pain just isn't worth it in the end.

I'm most definitely NOT saying this because I agree with the restrictions (in fact, I skirt them every day, even in C0VlD-crazed places like Spain). I'm just wondering if it's really worth wasting your life like that when the solution is so easy and fast.

For the record, I am vaxinated largely because I didn't want to deal with all that BS myself. From my point of view, it was worth it. My life is way simpler and actually more free because I can travel to many places the unvaxinated people can't go to or I don't have to do any tests.

I don't agree with the division and find it particularly ridiculous that my friend who's had c-vid still needs to get vaxinated even though he has much better natural immunity. Still, to me, at some point, it just isn't worth it to keep refusing if it isn't going to change anything.

By the way, Mexico has its own idiotic rules. Poland is extremely lax when it comes to mask wearing. Unlike in Poland, in many places in Mexico, you'll be unable to live a normal life without a mask. So you'll be exchanging some freedoms for others.

Granted, I may change my opinion if they force me to take the third dose lol.

I totally get what you're saying and I have reflected on this a lot. I can't answer for him, though.

It's a matter of morals. Sure, maybe you decide to give in to make it easier, but someone else is going to hold out for their own (private, personal, and fully valid) reasons.

How will you feel when they are the ones who have all of their rights taken away?

I would still want to fight for them and stand up for them. But how can I do that when I sold out?

It's a tough line to walk. Everyone has their own take on it. I just can't stomach the immorality of this global situation.