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[WillHurtDontCare]

<div class="bbWrapper">most popular opinions are bullshit<br /> <br /> you can usually figure out the truth by reversing popular opinions<br /> <br /> not perfect, but a pretty good heuristic<br /> <br /> Take this account for example - it&#039;s supposed to present ideas as bad, but a lot of these ideas are awesome.<br /> <br /> <div> <a href="https://twitter.com/BadMedicalTakes" class="link link--external" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> https://twitter.com/BadMedicalTakes </a> </div> <br /> Take this for example:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1651113583487-webp.43187/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/39/39804-0db6ef7034d6d7ec130a17bad1a88d1b.jpg?hash=HAgN6azYLx" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1651113583487.png" title="1651113583487.png" width="900" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> I&#039;ve never heard this idea before, but just think of how differently people feel in summer vs winter, and how the moon effects the tides. I&#039;m open to believing that.<br /> <br /> Oh yeah and there&#039;s this:<br /> <br /> &quot;&quot;Chizhevsky used historical research (historiometry) techniques to link the 11-year solar cycle, Earth’s climate, and the mass activity of peoples.&quot;&quot;<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="341241" data-url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Chizhevsky" data-host="en.wikipedia.org" data-pending="false"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F0%2F0a%2FRR5110-0017R_100-%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B5%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B5_%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE_%25D0%25B4%25D0%25BD%25D1%258F_%25D1%2580%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B6%25D0%25B4%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%258F_%25D0%2590.%25D0%259B._%25D0%25A7%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B6%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B2%25D1%2581%25D0%25BA%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B3%25D0%25BE.gif&amp;hash=9389a5b67e736ff22849a914b70492a6&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="en.wikipedia.org" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Chizhevsky" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Alexander Chizhevsky - Wikipedia </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc"></div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fstatic%2Ffavicon%2Fwikipedia.ico&amp;hash=b2fc9279ba217af3382b763d536ace2e&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="en.wikipedia.org" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> en.wikipedia.org </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> Though admittedly some of the shit on that twitter account is horrible.</div>

 

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[Trait]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 22018" data-quote="MitchC" data-source="post: 1002326" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002326" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002326">MitchC said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> It’s coming whether you like it or not.<br /> <br /> Daughter of the guy who advised Nixon to move off the gold standard now pushing for blockchain based digital currencies controlled by governments so every transaction can be recorded and tracked.<br /> <br /> What a coincidence that she is the daughter of that guy.<br /> <br /> Bonus little clip for you <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/96277/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="96277" data-username="@Ali Hamza">@Ali Hamza</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Its sad to see governments trying to leverage technology to keep an eye on everything whether that is the result of natural government aggression or people in the shadows deliberately trying to do that, I would like to believe its the former than the latter though.<br /> <br /> But the real question is whether there will be a pushback from the public or not</div>

 

[Fox]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 55234" data-quote="Antifragile" data-source="post: 1002314" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002314" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002314">Antifragile said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I&#039;ll add a little lighter fluid to this fire here... fresh of the press:<br /> <br /> <h3 class="bbHeading"><a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-empty-stores-tax-commercial-businesses" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Vancouver City Council proposes Empty Stores Tax to reduce vacant storefronts</a>&#8203;</h3><br /> You heard it right. In a world where bad retail is struggling, those in power want to tax it. Brilliant, on par with your comment above.<br /> <br /> I am laughing from the tragedy of this situation. That&#039;s all that&#039;s left for us to do, laugh.<br /> <br /> Edit: Seriously fuming over here at this. It is easily the stupidest thing our industry has seen in decades, if not generations. It&#039;s very hard to top this level of stupidity. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> It doesn&#039;t matter who is actually struggling - only that it looks like everything is okay.</div>

 

[Fox]

<div class="bbWrapper">Someone managed to pop open the fuel cap on my G wagon last night and drain the tank dry. <br /> <br /> They didn&#039;t do any damage to the car so I am not annoyed - just more curious about who did it and why.<br /> The fuel prices aren&#039;t that high here and I live in a good area. Quite a random crime. <br /> <br /> That being said is there any use in getting an anti-theft fuel cap or nighttime camera for the car?<br /> The car itself locks the outside tank lid, but they figure out a way to pop that open quite easily. <br /> <br /> It was on a 1/4 thank last night but mostly it&#039;s full which is like $100 worth of fuel.</div>

 

[eramart]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 33771" data-quote="Fox" data-source="post: 1002365" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002365" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002365">Fox said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Someone managed to pop open the fuel cap on my G wagon last night and drain the tank dry.<br /> <br /> They didn&#039;t do any damage to the car so I am not annoyed - just more curious about who did it and why.<br /> The fuel prices aren&#039;t that high here and I live in a good area. Quite a random crime.<br /> <br /> That being said is there any use in getting an anti-theft fuel cap or nighttime camera for the car?<br /> The car itself locks the outside tank lid, but they figure out a way to pop that open quite easily.<br /> <br /> It was on a 1/4 thank last night but mostly it&#039;s full which is like $100 worth of fuel. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>You could look into installing some kind of mesh between the filler and the tank itself.</div>

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

<div class="bbWrapper">everyone assumes that if you have X you are already doing Y. Not true. Nobody teaches you about Y. It&#039;s kind of a secret club, you have to learn it yourself. You could be worth millions and have no idea what you&#039;re doing in several key areas, financially<br /> <br /> Getting rich is always a do-it-yourself project.</div>

 

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

<div class="bbWrapper">To those who want student loans &quot;cancelled&quot;:<br /> <br /> Have you considered that by having the government pay off your student loans, those who did not attend college and work their asses off at backbreaking blue collar jobs and pay high taxes for overtime and 80 hour workweeks are subsidizing your poor financial decisions?</div>

 

[Red]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 33771" data-quote="Fox" data-source="post: 1002365" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002365" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002365">Fox said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> That being said is there any use in getting an anti-theft fuel cap or nighttime camera for the car? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>They make anti-siphoning inserts for a variety of vehicles -supposedly the ones used for 18-wheeler big rigs are the best but I have no personal experience with them. I&#039;m sure your local MB dealership would be able to take care of it for you (and perhaps guarantee the results).</div>

 

[Silverfox148]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 1002397" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002397" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002397">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> To those who want student loans &quot;cancelled&quot;:<br /> <br /> Have you considered that by having the government pay off your student loans, those who did not attend college and work their asses off at backbreaking blue collar jobs and pay high taxes for overtime and 80 hour workweeks are subsidizing your poor financial decisions? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Federally backed student loans have already been effective cancelled just not in name yet. There is a moratorium right now on payments that has been extended multiple times and there is no reason to believe it will not be extended indefinitely, Democrat or Republican. Administratively they are also doing some creative things even for the people who had defaulted. <br /> <br /> I hate to break it you, but the country you think you live in/idea you have in your head is long passed away. This is a whole new world, where what matters is the appearance and not the actual reality. <br /> <br /> Strap in , you are going to go on one hell of a ride the next 10-30 years.</div>

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 47467" data-quote="Silverfox148" data-source="post: 1002450" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002450" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002450">Silverfox148 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Federally backed student loans have already been effective cancelled just not in name yet. There is a moratorium right now on payments that has been extended multiple times and there is no reason to believe it will not be extended indefinitely, Democrat or Republican. Administratively they are also doing some creative things even for the people who had defaulted.<br /> <br /> I hate to break it you, but the country you think you live in/idea you have in your head is long passed away. This is a whole new world, where what matters is the appearance and not the actual reality.<br /> <br /> Strap in , you are going to go on one hell of a ride the next 10-30 years. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Didn&#039;t say the country was perfect. I only pointed out how stupid it all is, which it is.<br /> <br /> None of this makes any economic sense.<br /> <br /> You can say &quot;well they&#039;ve been doing this.&quot; That doesn&#039;t make it right, or logical, or good...<br /> <br /> Point stands: the burden of paying off the loans will be shifted from those who signed up for them to those who have been working their asses off without college.<br /> <br /> Yes, we agree: it&#039;s f****d up.</div>

 

[Silverfox148]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 1002452" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002452" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002452">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Didn&#039;t say the country was perfect. I only pointed out how stupid it all is, which it is.<br /> <br /> None of this makes any economic sense.<br /> <br /> You can say &quot;well they&#039;ve been doing this.&quot; That doesn&#039;t make it right, or logical, or good...<br /> <br /> In fact, I don&#039;t see any point to your comment at all. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>My point is: That vision you have of the country/government being fair and just, is just that, a vision. Maybe it was true at one time, but it certainly is not true now. If the government was fair and just then yes, the whole student loan forgiveness would be crazy and very very unfair for anyone who didn&#039;t receive the forgiveness. <br /> <br /> We have entered a new era, one which anyone really alive at least in USA has not experienced before. When this ride is over, student loan forgiveness is going to look like child&#039;s play. Hell, the current inflation makes student loan forgiveness look like Childs play, they are actively devaluing your USD holdings as we speak AKA stealing from you right now. <br /> <br /> Buck Up</div>

 

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[RussRussman18]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 47467" data-quote="Silverfox148" data-source="post: 1002450" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002450" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002450">Silverfox148 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Federally backed student loans have already been effective cancelled just not in name yet. There is a moratorium right now on payments that has been extended multiple times and there is no reason to believe it will not be extended indefinitely, Democrat or Republican. Administratively they are also doing some creative things even for the people who had defaulted. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Yeah, many people don&#039;t know this but the gov&#039;t recalled all of the private student debt collection contracts months ago. If student loan debt doesn&#039;t get cancelled, I will be shocked.</div>

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 47467" data-quote="Silverfox148" data-source="post: 1002454" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002454" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002454">Silverfox148 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> My point is: That vision you have of the country/government being fair and just, is just that, a vision. Maybe it was true at one time, but it certainly is not true now. If the government was fair and just then yes, the whole student loan forgiveness would be crazy and very very unfair for anyone who didn&#039;t receive the forgiveness.<br /> <br /> We have entered a new era, one which anyone really alive at least in USA has not experienced before. When this ride is over, student loan forgiveness is going to look like child&#039;s play. Hell, the current inflation makes student loan forgiveness look like Childs play, they are actively devaluing your USD holdings as we speak AKA stealing from you right now.<br /> <br /> Buck Up </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I agree with you.<br /> <br /> I didn&#039;t say it was going to be fixed. I said it&#039;s screwed up what they are doing.<br /> <br /> I pointed out facts that you then reiterated...in an extremely rude, condescending way. I just pointed out how f*cked up the situation is, which you agree with.<br /> <br /> The rest of what you said is pointless. &quot;Your vision&quot; blah blah blah whatever.</div>

 

[Lex DeVille]

<div class="bbWrapper">Upwork is increasing client fees from 3% to 5%. I dunno why they have an agreement checkbox. If you don&#039;t agree, then this window does not close and you cannot access your client account...<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/upwork-client-webp.43199/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/39/39816-541e9c4f987d6cd5cd5412debc7f828e.jpg?hash=-CQhdidEfI" class="bbImage " style="" alt="Upwork Client.webp" title="Upwork Client.webp" width="292" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a></div>

 

[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper">Today I got bored with my boring avatar and went back to my old one.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m just off a call with an agency owner looking to partner with a Google Ads person (thanks for the referral <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/72777/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="72777" data-username="@BizyDad">@BizyDad</a>).<br /> <br /> At the end of the call they said they&#039;d already searched for me online and liked that I had articles about Google Ads (presumably ones in this forum).<br /> <br /> I suggested they might find the workshop on andyblack.net useful.<br /> <br /> Their first comment when they went to my site?<br /> <br /> &quot;I like your photo!&quot;<br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1651183697117-webp.43200/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/39/39817-10036c3375cc50fb216edbe64657eff0.jpg?hash=dI4HUkW6Of" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1651183697117.png" title="1651183697117.png" width="362" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a></div>

 

[Kak]

<div class="bbWrapper"><div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="341400" data-url="https://www.humanprogress.org/this-summer-remember-that-ice-was-once-a-luxury/" data-host="www.humanprogress.org" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fhumanprogress.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F06%2Fgettyimages-1151335136.jpg&amp;hash=30939970766bb9897ee0a72684613dde&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.humanprogress.org" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.humanprogress.org/this-summer-remember-that-ice-was-once-a-luxury/" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> This Summer, Remember that Ice Was Once a Luxury </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc"></div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fhumanprogress.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2Fcropped-humanprogress-2022-favicon-32x32.png&amp;hash=9e468865115725536050859ca45f2a29&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.humanprogress.org" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.humanprogress.org </div> </div> </div> </div> <br /> Super interesting!<br /> <br /> It shows what problem solving entrepreneurs, over time, can accomplish. We are the ones that improve the world. I find entrepreneurship, at the highest levels, to be an incredibly honorable pursuit.</div>

 

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[Silverfox148]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 1002459" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002459" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002459">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I agree with you.<br /> <br /> I didn&#039;t say it was going to be fixed. I said it&#039;s screwed up what they are doing.<br /> <br /> I pointed out facts that you then reiterated...in an extremely rude, condescending way. I just pointed out how f*cked up the situation is, which you agree with.<br /> <br /> The rest of what you said is pointless. &quot;Your vision&quot; blah blah blah whatever. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I gotcha man, we agree, I thought you were one of those innocent &quot;I can&#039;t believe the government is doing that&quot; types, that kinda pissed me off because those people are a big part of the problem.<br /> <br /> I may have come off very condensing and in fact I was, I apologize for that, we agree. This government craziness is getting out of hand.</div>

 

[Andy Black]

<div class="bbWrapper">Saw this on LinkedIn:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/1651233530985-webp.43215/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/39/39832-d5fbded1508055e3a31ac7d3df0ad9ff.jpg?hash=Hq6rYLfyUY" class="bbImage " style="" alt="1651233530985.png" title="1651233530985.png" width="200" height="327" loading="lazy" /></a></div>

 

[MJ DeMarco]

<div class="bbWrapper">Kinda scary they now have a robot that can leap 100 feet, perhaps scaling a tree or a building, just in case they need to apprehend you because your social credit score falls below mainstream standards because you spoke poorly of your government masters, lol.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="341510" data-url="https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020619/hitting-news-heights" data-host="www.news.ucsb.edu" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ucsb.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2F2020%2FElliot%2520Hawkes%25201107cropped.jpg&amp;hash=af2377ec8736735b3bccf5b6da8f4a05&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.news.ucsb.edu" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020619/hitting-news-heights" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Hitting New Heights </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">A device developed in the Hawkes Lab achieves the tallest height of any known jumper, engineered or biological</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.ucsb.edu%2F2022%2F020619%2Fhitting-news-heights%2F&amp;hash=8671ec4933dcaa63343fe63a7d59a072&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.news.ucsb.edu" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.news.ucsb.edu </div> </div> </div> </div></div>

 

[Simon Angel]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1002560" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002560" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002560">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Kinda scary they now have a robot that can leap 100 feet, perhaps scaling a tree or a building, just in case they need to apprehend you because your social credit score falls below mainstream standards because you spoke poorly of your government masters, lol.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="341510" data-url="https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020619/hitting-news-heights" data-host="www.news.ucsb.edu" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ucsb.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2F2020%2FElliot%2520Hawkes%25201107cropped.jpg&amp;hash=af2377ec8736735b3bccf5b6da8f4a05&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.news.ucsb.edu" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020619/hitting-news-heights" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Hitting New Heights </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">A device developed in the Hawkes Lab achieves the tallest height of any known jumper, engineered or biological</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.ucsb.edu%2F2022%2F020619%2Fhitting-news-heights%2F&amp;hash=8671ec4933dcaa63343fe63a7d59a072&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.news.ucsb.edu" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.news.ucsb.edu </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> The video is interesting but I don&#039;t really see how they&#039;d use this type of robot for the purposes you mentioned. A gun or a drone would be far more effective.<br /> <br /> Seems like a cool gadget to scout terrain for rovers though.</div>

 

[Antifragile]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1002560" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002560" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002560">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Kinda scary they now have a robot that can leap 100 feet, perhaps scaling a tree or a building, just in case they need to apprehend you because your social credit score falls below mainstream standards because you spoke poorly of your government masters, lol.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="341510" data-url="https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020619/hitting-news-heights" data-host="www.news.ucsb.edu" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ucsb.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2F2020%2FElliot%2520Hawkes%25201107cropped.jpg&amp;hash=af2377ec8736735b3bccf5b6da8f4a05&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.news.ucsb.edu" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020619/hitting-news-heights" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Hitting New Heights </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">A device developed in the Hawkes Lab achieves the tallest height of any known jumper, engineered or biological</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.ucsb.edu%2F2022%2F020619%2Fhitting-news-heights%2F&amp;hash=8671ec4933dcaa63343fe63a7d59a072&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.news.ucsb.edu" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.news.ucsb.edu </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Your mind is dark MJ. I watched the video and got excited at the progress of technology. It’s a little spring robot that looks like a bug, the researcher who created it really thought outside the box to get this result. Amazing accomplishment. <br /> <br /> And it’s useful for space travel where there is no atmosphere.</div>

 

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[Simon Angel]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 55234" data-quote="Antifragile" data-source="post: 1002565" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002565" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002565">Antifragile said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Your mind is dark MJ. I watched the video and got excited at the progress of technology. It’s a little spring robot that looks like a bug, the researcher who created it really thought outside the box to get this result. Amazing accomplishment.<br /> <br /> And it’s useful for space travel where there is no atmosphere. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Maybe he just got off from watching a Black Mirror episode lol</div>

 

[MJ DeMarco]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 39527" data-quote="Simon Angel" data-source="post: 1002569" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002569" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002569">Simon Angel said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Maybe he just got off from watching a Black Mirror episode lol </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 55234" data-quote="Antifragile" data-source="post: 1002565" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002565" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002565">Antifragile said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Your mind is dark MJ. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <br /> Ha Ha.<br /> <br /> No, actually I know human history too well, perhaps too well. As I&#039;ve mentioned before, there has been no great enlightenment in the last 30 years for humans, much less 300. And by all measures, a few bad Black Mirror episodes does indeed seem to be our future the way things have unfolded in the last 2 years. Anyone who can&#039;t see that is NOT paying attention -- oh yea, they aren&#039;t paying attention because their face is buried in their smartphone seeking the next dopamine hit. Not only have humans not evolved, they de-evolved to the point that no one can pay attention longer than a 32 second TikTok video. Sounds like a nice set of circumstances for a dystopian future. And those in power, know it.</div>

 

[Antifragile]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 39527" data-quote="Simon Angel" data-source="post: 1002569" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002569" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002569">Simon Angel said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Maybe he just got off from watching a Black Mirror episode lol </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Totally sounded like that. 100% dystopian.</div>

 

[Simon Angel]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1002571" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002571" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002571">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Ha Ha.<br /> <br /> No, actually I know human history too well, perhaps too well. As I&#039;ve mentioned before, there has been no great enlightenment in the last 30 years for humans, much less 300. And by all measures, a few bad Black Mirror episodes does indeed seem to be our future the way things have unfolded in the last 2 years. Anyone who can&#039;t see that is NOT paying attention -- oh yea, they aren&#039;t paying attention because their face is buried in their smartphone seeking the next dopamine hit. Not only have humans not evolved, they de-evolved to the point that no one can pay attention longer than a 32 second TikTok video. Sounds like a nice set of circumstances for a dystopian future. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Speaking of attention spans:<br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="tm7iza81f70"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tm7iza81f70?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tm7iza81f70" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tm7iza81f70</a></span></i><br /></div>

 

[Antifragile]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1002571" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002571" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002571">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Ha Ha.<br /> <br /> No, actually I know human history too well, perhaps too well. As I&#039;ve mentioned before, there has been no great enlightenment in the last 30 years for humans, much less 300. And by all measures, a few bad Black Mirror episodes does indeed seem to be our future the way things have unfolded in the last 2 years. Anyone who can&#039;t see that is NOT paying attention -- oh yea, they aren&#039;t paying attention because their face is buried in their smartphone seeking the next dopamine hit. Not only have humans not evolved, they de-evolved to the point that no one can pay attention longer than a 32 second TikTok video. Sounds like a nice set of circumstances for a dystopian future. And those in power, know it. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> This is very true. Enlightenment is a misnomer. We, humans, are as much animals as we were thousands of years ago. We just have better toys. And when enough people decide to dislike enough other people, we fight. Those who have more power tend to do horrible things to those with no power. It&#039;s ironic to me that WWII was a result of The <b>Treaty of Versailles </b>pushing Germans into extreme poverty and giving the opportunity for Hitler to become... well Hitler. I fully expect the future to have very dark spots. We don&#039;t need to go far, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia today is a classic example of it. <br /> <br /> Similarly, the war today is not all fought on the ground (like WWII), a large part of the war is now technological / information etc. With the inventions of robotics, AI and alternative power sources; we&#039;ll see some dark things in the future. <br /> <br /> But I&#039;ll say this, I cannot live in fear and refuse to let my mind go down that rabbit hole. I&#039;ll deal with such problems as when they come along. And if I cannot deal with that at that time, then so be it. It is not that I am purposefully blind to it, it&#039;s that worrying about problems that haven&#039;t happened yet seems like a bad way to live my life.<br /> <br /> In short, I am happy my brain currently sees the good before the bad! <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></div>

 

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[Guest-5ty5s4]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1002560" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002560" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002560">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Kinda scary they now have a robot that can leap 100 feet, perhaps scaling a tree or a building, just in case they need to apprehend you because your social credit score falls below mainstream standards because you spoke poorly of your government masters, lol.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="341510" data-url="https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020619/hitting-news-heights" data-host="www.news.ucsb.edu" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.ucsb.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2F2020%2FElliot%2520Hawkes%25201107cropped.jpg&amp;hash=af2377ec8736735b3bccf5b6da8f4a05&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.news.ucsb.edu" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020619/hitting-news-heights" class="link link--external fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" data-proxy-href=""> Hitting New Heights </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">A device developed in the Hawkes Lab achieves the tallest height of any known jumper, engineered or biological</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news.ucsb.edu%2F2022%2F020619%2Fhitting-news-heights%2F&amp;hash=8671ec4933dcaa63343fe63a7d59a072&amp;return_error=1" loading="lazy" alt="www.news.ucsb.edu" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.news.ucsb.edu </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>the only answer is to flex your second amendment rights by buying and programming your own defense robot that also leaps 100 feet and scales trees and buildings <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></div>

 

[Red]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 1002585" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002585" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002585">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> the only answer is to flex your second amendment rights by buying and programming your own defense robot that also leaps 100 feet and scales trees and buildings </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I&#039;m just going to hook up water cannons around the perimeter of my property &amp; wait for the robots.</div>

 

[Guest-5ty5s4]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 1002585" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002585" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002585">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> the only answer is to flex your second amendment rights by buying and programming your own defense robot that also leaps 100 feet and scales trees and buildings <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>form a neighborhood security group. Befriend the local police force. Go bottom up, to prevent top down.</div>

 

[MTF]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1002571" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1002571" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1002571">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Ha Ha.<br /> <br /> No, actually I know human history too well, perhaps too well. As I&#039;ve mentioned before, there has been no great enlightenment in the last 30 years for humans, much less 300. And by all measures, a few bad Black Mirror episodes does indeed seem to be our future the way things have unfolded in the last 2 years. Anyone who can&#039;t see that is NOT paying attention -- oh yea, they aren&#039;t paying attention because their face is buried in their smartphone seeking the next dopamine hit. Not only have humans not evolved, they de-evolved to the point that no one can pay attention longer than a 32 second TikTok video. Sounds like a nice set of circumstances for a dystopian future. And those in power, know it. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I hope that this is not too intrusive, and if it is, feel free to ignore my question... I&#039;m only asking this to ask if you&#039;re okay.<br /> <br /> I remember you had a period of time when you were super chill and optimistic. As far as I remember, you admitted that it was because of Michael A. Singer and just accepting things as they are.<br /> <br /> Here&#039;s the post I&#039;m referring to:<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 915469" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=915469" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-915469">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Wow, that&#039;s pretty cool you noticed because generally speaking this is true. Thanks for perceiving that.<br /> <br /> I&#039;ve been taking steps to be more &quot;present&quot; and grateful, accepting things I cannot control. Mindfulness, meditation, a different perspective, etc. While I haven&#039;t read &quot;The Power of Now&quot; in many years, I&#039;m trying to practice that. I guess the best phrase to encompass the philosophy is unconditional happiness, which I mentioned upstairs in the thread.<br /> <br /> I also probably listened to 2,000+ hours of Michael Singer&#039;s work (audiobooks) while sleeping ... (that&#039;s how I accumulated 2000+ hours!) not sure if that is having a subliminal effect because honestly, as soon as I fire up the material, I&#039;m asleep within minutes. Perhaps it is having a subliminal/subconscious impact, but I know it is having a conscious one. In the grand scheme of things, I know I have an awesome life and a lot to be thankful for. Generally speaking, less things piss me off with less emotional bite -- I&#039;ve accepted that most humans are victims of their own feral, knee-jerk thinking while they clamor for Supreme clothes, Yeezies, and other stupid shit. I&#039;m also aware that that previous statement is extremely egoistic (arrogant) as I&#039;m not immune to equally feral reactions, so obviously I have a lot of work to do in that realm. One day at a time ...<br /> <br /> I&#039;m also getting older and more aware of my mortality, as they say, as you get older, the less f*cks are given, lol. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Recently though, I&#039;ve noticed (as <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/55234/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="55234" data-username="@Antifragile">@Antifragile</a> has) that your mind has turned dark. When you mention new things, you often assume right away the bad intentions of the people in question. There seems to be way more suspicion, frustration, and aggression in your posts, as if your brain is now programmed to only see or expect the bad stuff.<br /> <br /> What prompted that change in your attitude? Or are you overall still as happy as you were back then but for some reason you come across differently online now?<br /> <br /> Again, I apologize if this is too personal. Just hoping you&#039;re okay. I decided it was better to ask and regret it than not ask and regret it.</div>