Do Nothing, which is of no use. – Miyamoto Musashi Scrolling through your Instagram news feed for 35 minutes ‘just because, you know’, or just opening Snapchat for a couple minutes because
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#1: Your name. #2: Your nationality = Two things you had no control over. Yet why do we get worked up if people don’t remember #1, or do we judge people for #2? (You are not your nationality, or name, AT ALL)#1: Your name. #2: Your nationality = Two things you had no control over. Yet why do we get worked up if people don’t remember #1, or do we judge people for #2? (You are not your nationality, or name, AT ALL)
Stereotypes are complete bullshit. You are not your nationality, you are a person in the world with a different personality from everyone else, who happened to be born in and
Hang on, wait. Making more money doesn’t mean you LIVE LONGER?Hang on, wait. Making more money doesn’t mean you LIVE LONGER?
These are the richest people in the world. Wowee. If aliens are watching us from somewhere right now, they would have to ascertain that, based on how much we value
The philosophy of Snufkin [pt.6] – Is the only person –and the only moment– that exists this one right now? There’s no past you, no past you, no future you, but only this one right now?The philosophy of Snufkin [pt.6] – Is the only person –and the only moment– that exists this one right now? There’s no past you, no past you, no future you, but only this one right now?
Tomorrow and yesterday were at a distance. – Snufkin There’s a theory that the only real you that exists is the one you are now. And the only moment that
NEWS ALERT: IT’S OFFICIAL!! – Peace confirmed in Middle East after Pope Francis ‘calls’ for it. Moments later, Jews, Muslims, Christians, Sunnis, Shiites across region living in perfect harmony, singing, dancing, marrying each other.NEWS ALERT: IT’S OFFICIAL!! – Peace confirmed in Middle East after Pope Francis ‘calls’ for it. Moments later, Jews, Muslims, Christians, Sunnis, Shiites across region living in perfect harmony, singing, dancing, marrying each other.
On Christmas Day, Pope Francis made the customary annual address from the Vatican. In it, he said ‘the winds of war’ are blowing stronger than ever and he called for
Instead of saying ‘I can’t…’, how about asking yourself: ‘Why can’t I?’ and ‘How can I?’Instead of saying ‘I can’t…’, how about asking yourself: ‘Why can’t I?’ and ‘How can I?’
There is no such thing as “Can’t” (other than ‘I can’t live without water/oxygen etc.’, and those laws of physics which are limiting, e.g. I can’t fly to South East
On knowing nothing – The philosophy of: Bill S. Preston esquire and Ted Theodore LoganOn knowing nothing – The philosophy of: Bill S. Preston esquire and Ted Theodore Logan
The only true wisdom consists of knowing that you know nothing. But actually does it? Or was Socrates taking the piss? No like for reals…?
Dust. Wind. Dude. – The Philosoph(izing) of: Bill S. Preston esquire and Ted Theodore Logan [pt.3]Dust. Wind. Dude. – The Philosoph(izing) of: Bill S. Preston esquire and Ted Theodore Logan [pt.3]
Throughout the ages, wisdom hasn’t changed. We were the exact same species one hundred, five hundred, two thousand and 5 thousand years ago. We still all live and we die
Napoleon actually was a short dead dude (The philosophy of: Bill S. Preston Esquire pt.2)Napoleon actually was a short dead dude (The philosophy of: Bill S. Preston Esquire pt.2)
You are not you. If it weren’t all the people you’ve met or had experiences with, whether in person or even in narrative or documentaries, you wouldn’t be the same
Is Death seriously some annoying thing that can just be cured, like cholera or short-sightedness? AND the philosophy of: Everyone Ever (if it could be.)Is Death seriously some annoying thing that can just be cured, like cholera or short-sightedness? AND the philosophy of: Everyone Ever (if it could be.)
How would what we consider to be ‘living’ change if we could live forever? Well for one, you probably wouldn’t be investing a fuckload of time and money and effort
Cracking the screen of your phone and Death = same thingCracking the screen of your phone and Death = same thing
The problem with death is that a lot of us are shit scared of it and hate to talk about it, even though it’s the only thing guaranteed to happen
If you have calmness, perseverance and a clear mind, you’re good. You can face anything in life (The virtues of おちついてる, しつついける and むになる)If you have calmness, perseverance and a clear mind, you’re good. You can face anything in life (The virtues of おちついてる, しつついける and むになる)
The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength. – From Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations If you want to go through life with a strength of mind
A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.5] – In the brief period after AI realises it’s smarter and better at us in EVERYTHING, the only jobs left will be those that deal with the annoying thing AI won’t have, understand or give two fucks about: human emotions.A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.5] – In the brief period after AI realises it’s smarter and better at us in EVERYTHING, the only jobs left will be those that deal with the annoying thing AI won’t have, understand or give two fucks about: human emotions.
In the brief period between AI becoming smarter (and funnier) than us and can innovate better than us, process information quicker than us, do every job better than us, and
A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.4] – The formula: Humans making huge inroads in AI + AI can learn at a much faster rate than we can + We understand barely anything about the brain + AI doesn’t give a fuck about emotion or sympathy = Get ready for the most ironic and awkward thing in the history of the universe ever (& the Philosophy of: Funnybot)A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.4] – The formula: Humans making huge inroads in AI + AI can learn at a much faster rate than we can + We understand barely anything about the brain + AI doesn’t give a fuck about emotion or sympathy = Get ready for the most ironic and awkward thing in the history of the universe ever (& the Philosophy of: Funnybot)
As humans we’ve pretty much run our course. We’ve been going thousands of years to make advances in weapons, agriculture, engineering, all to build up to getting amazing as shit
A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.3] – Humans are limited by their ability to process and transfer information but also by our inability to accept information we’ve heard billions and billions and billions and billions of times, over and over and over. And the (interesting, but NOT NEW AT ALL) philosophy of: SaluA Deep Dive into: AI [pt.3] – Humans are limited by their ability to process and transfer information but also by our inability to accept information we’ve heard billions and billions and billions and billions of times, over and over and over. And the (interesting, but NOT NEW AT ALL) philosophy of: Salu
I’m not a robot. But the limitations of the things that make us human, seem to far outweigh those that AI already has (and will continue to improve upon at
A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.2] – Is it possible that all this, everything and everyone around you and your whole life is a computer simulation? (+ The Philosophy of: Elon Musk in a hot tub)A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.2] – Is it possible that all this, everything and everyone around you and your whole life is a computer simulation? (+ The Philosophy of: Elon Musk in a hot tub)
When you play games like The Sims (or other similar mobile games) you have to get your characters to do a whole bunch of shit, get jobs, make and spend
A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.1] – It’s good that humans only live to about 80 right now because robots are soon going to first fuck up our lives, and probably not long after the human race will be completely wiped out. (+ the philosophy of: Sophia the sassy robot)A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.1] – It’s good that humans only live to about 80 right now because robots are soon going to first fuck up our lives, and probably not long after the human race will be completely wiped out. (+ the philosophy of: Sophia the sassy robot)
If intelligence is the processing of info, and computers can already do it a fuckton quicker than us, we’re fucked. For thousands of years people have communicated and tried to
Does this make sense? Anything that’s damaged by any of the forms of water (salt, fresh, drinking) is not worth shit.Does this make sense? Anything that’s damaged by any of the forms of water (salt, fresh, drinking) is not worth shit.
When someone runs because it’s starts raining, it’s usually because they’re thinking one of these things: ‘Aarrrgh. My ______ ‘s going to get ruined.’ or 2. ‘Oh dear. I’m soon
Everytime you get in the shower, do you freak the fuck out when water starts coming down?… When you’re out, instead of thinking: ‘It’s starting to rain, time to go home’, what about instead thinking: ‘It’s starting to rain, time to STAY LONGER.’? There’s no such thing as good or bad weather. (& The philosophy of: some dude taking photos of the storm at the beach in the rain)Everytime you get in the shower, do you freak the fuck out when water starts coming down?… When you’re out, instead of thinking: ‘It’s starting to rain, time to go home’, what about instead thinking: ‘It’s starting to rain, time to STAY LONGER.’? There’s no such thing as good or bad weather. (& The philosophy of: some dude taking photos of the storm at the beach in the rain)
Good weather. Bad weather. Blah blah whatever. How much does the weather run your life? Is it the weather that stops you from doing what you want to do, or
If something shitty happens to you, is it possible to stop yourself and think: ‘Maybe this’ll turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to me’?If something shitty happens to you, is it possible to stop yourself and think: ‘Maybe this’ll turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to me’?
It’s the most challenging and trying times that change us in the most positive ways (if dealt with head on). They make us stronger, and more capable to deal with