logen

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"Men are disturbed, not by things, but by the principles and notions which they form concerning things." ~The Enchiridion

This is the basis of Stoic ethical philosophy.

This is also an innate feeling many of us realise as children.

Deep High School philosophy right? Well.... We may figure it out then, but for some reason, we forget it.

Are we dismissing it as false? Childhood stupidity? I have no idea, but I've known this since the 8th grade.

Some like to say "it takes two to tango" or some other silly platitude, but the reality is, it only takes one.

I could sit on a couch and be offended. I could be out at a bar and someone calmly insults me in a language I don't understand, and I may be confused, but likely not offended.

Now, if that same person said those insults to someone who understands him, that person may believe that the insulter is also the offender.

But he is wrong, for if he was the offender, I too would necessisarly have been offended.

Therefore, we only offend ourselves.

My reactions are not caused due to your actions. They may encourage me or attempt to incite me, but any offense I may have is my own doing.

[–] logen@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

True, but this was in kandahar, I expect not much as changed....Except perhaps the selection.

[–] logen@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Used to be? As late as 2011 I saw entire businesses dedicated to selling pirated movies.

[–] logen@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, I don't know about that. I think Musk as a unique ability to spend money.

 

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[–] logen@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah thanks for the response!

I was actually thinking it as something like: For every 1btu produced by a standard electric heating unit, 3btu of heat would be produced by a heat pump.

Which, is basically what I understand you to claim. Every 100 watts of energy generates the equivalant of 300 watts of energy.

[–] logen@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ah, that makes sense.

But that aside, 300% of what? 300% of electric without the heat pump? It's also my understand that heat pumps aren't that great for heating if they are basic above ground units. Have to be the extra expensive dug in ones.

[–] logen@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

On the low end I haven't seen wages increase, if anything they've fallen, but they may be more to do with the whole of 2020 craziness that resulted in even greater worker shortages amongst the laborers, and the system comming back to equilibrium.

Foreign policy blunders? Pretty sure that's the first thing Biden did. Jump out of Afghanistan so fast we abandoned Europe and trampled some of our own.

Then there's the whole, cripple the European economy thing. I know there's more to it than that, but with the Ukraine thing, America really pressured Europe into crippling itself.

But I digress. I'm not trying to defend trump, nor attack Biden. Just note my casual observinces of my local economy.

[–] logen@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago

I feel that the (crazy) leftists would support this.

[–] logen@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

Well, the standing president isn't exactly the ideal picture of someone who isn't facist...

[–] logen@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Most people I meet seem reasonable until they get behind a keyboard... Or a wheel.

[–] logen@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago
[–] logen@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Making something obviously shameful is to do so with reason. Telling people they are stupid and being manipulated is not people reacting by digging in, they are just responding to personal attacks. That falls to self-defense. Rational discussions about your own beliefs give others a chance to accept them. Trying to force them is just... Well... Facisim.

[–] logen@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Policies of Trump... I don't know. About year two into his presidency, wages went up quite a bit in areas I lived in. Jobs became more available. General craziness was down, except for all those spouting hate at Trump the entire time.

I'm not saying I particularly paid much attention or attribute community growth due to his presidency, but things were getting better while he was president and dramatically tanked a year or two after Biden took over.

Just the general feel of places I've lived over the past 8 years or so.

For reference, I lived in low density suburban/rural areas during this time. May be way different in proper cities.

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