It’s not better than Middle Earth. But it is very cool. I need to reread, I’ve only read it once and that was over a decade ago.
The Amazon show was so disappointing but kinda inspired me to read the books again. It’s just such a daunting task to get started 😅
In my experience most internet spaces that specifically cater to teenagers also tend to attract a lot of creeps. I think it’s probably for the best to nominally limit Lemmy to adults only, especially at this early stage.
You’re assuming that a centenarian couldn’t set up a Lemmy server? That’s ageism
Kangaroo Jack
Kangaroo Jack’s premise, trailer, and commercials promise little more than the spectacle of two enthusiastic actors being kicked over and over again by a sassy, computer-animated kangaroo—and, sadly, the film fails to deliver even that.
Feelsbadman
He was an all time great baseball player. Aside from that I don’t really care too much about him as a person.
But since you’re asking, he just seems hard headed and grumpy, and the allegations of being a major racist seem mainly based on discredited biographies from 50+ years ago.
Mouse clickability 🤯
Of course you’re not one to leave a wizard cat image link unclicked. Well played sir
Awesome idea, good luck on this one
Aside from the very valid points that others have already made, I have some input.
First of all, I do agree that there should be a maximum age limit for positions of great power. But it should be like 80 or 85 years old imo, so it wouldn’t really change much.
Older people are actually far more concerned about the future than younger people in many ways, usually because of their experience and their children. Whereas younger people don’t quite grasp how critical our actions are in shaping the future.
Secondly, and tangentially, I wouldn’t be so sure that Gen Z will ever be a dominant political faction. Similarly to how Gen X was basically steamrolled by the baby Boomers, Gen Z is likely to be the victim of millennial elites. Gen Z is a smaller cohort than millennials, partially due to declining birth rates but also due to the ripple effect.
There were a fuck ton of baby Boomers (1946-1964) due to high birth rates, and most of their kids were millennials (1981-1998). Conversely, there were much fewer GenX kids (65-80), partially because many of their potential parents were killed in wars and also because of rapidly declining birth rates. This demographic reality has spilled down to Gen Z, which is less numerous as well.
Then you’re also going to have to deal with Generation alpha right behind you, who are largely the children of millennials and have grown up in a chaotic environment. Who knows how the fuck they’re going to turn out.
So yeah, good luck wresting political control from the millennials, because it’s unlikely at best.
Relax bro, it’s fine to disagree but you don’t have to make it personal
Heh, you old af. My condolences.
But at least that’s a nice round number.
Bro… this is a fucking wild comment I hope it’s satirical.
Lol I’m pretty shaky on the details too, but I definitely think there’s some really good ideas in there once you can parse all the philosophical lingo. I hadn’t even heard about the rhizome until you mentioned it, but it does seem like a useful concept for sure.
Gilles Deleuze
I only found out about him within the past couple years, and I probably have only scratched the surface of his philosophy. But I almost immediately understood that he was a person of tremendous genius, and historically recent enough that his ideas have yet to be fully comprehended. His synthesis of Marx and Freud is like a wet dream for me, I couldn’t imagine a better topic of inquiry. This article provides a pretty good summary of some of his major ideas and theories.
Interesting, thanks for the detailed reply. I haven’t remembered my dreams in many years. Definitely think it’s time to take an extended break, and then if I start to experience a loss of creativity maybe I will dip my toes back in eventually.
Also I mainly smoke joints/spliffs so it’s really bad for my lungs, if I do start again I’ll probably switch to vaping because it’s more healthy.
I smoke too much. It’s difficult for me to use in moderation. I’ve got shit to do and it’s hard to find the motivation when I’m always high.
You good my dude?
I’m going to try to stop smoking weed. Wish me luck 🤞
Snowrunner is dope, on god fr fr
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