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Better ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—around problems of meaning and meaninglessness; self and society; ethics, purpose, and value.

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    David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 3 Dec 2017
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    “The Western Elite from a Chinese Perspective.“ Funny and insightful. ♻️@xuenay https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2017/11/western-elite-chinese-perspective/ …pic.twitter.com/gDGo7cf6ZZ

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      2. Venkatesh *atchoo* Rao‏ @vgr 11 Dec 2017
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        Replying to @Meaningness @MWStory @xuenay

        That was hilarious :)

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      3. David Chapman‏ @Meaningness 11 Dec 2017
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        Replying to @vgr @MWStory @xuenay

        I was tempted to write an analysis of his GSB Touchy-Feely experience in terms of your sociopaths/clueless/losers framework, but decided that explaining what was actually going on would get too many people too upset.

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      1. Michael Kevane‏ @mkevane 3 Dec 2017
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        An example of, "The examined life I lead is focused on amassing wealth while poking gentle fun at the examined or unexamined lives of those around me." Sounds like pretty much every nice well-educated investment banker I have ever met.

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      1. Ravi‏ @ForestRav 3 Dec 2017
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        Replying to @Meaningness @jaspergregory @xuenay

        And also sad.

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      1. Armen‏ @Armen 4 Dec 2017
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        Replying to @Meaningness @ScottHYoung @xuenay

        Differences in culture abound. The lack of presentation is taken as robotic in some western locations. Cultural adaptation is an effort

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      1. A pseudonymous liar‏ @thatyellowfog 11 Dec 2017
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        I'm no Chinese, but isn't the obvious explanation for why the Chinese didn't "have colonies", used gunpowder "only for fireworks", simply that they weren't a**holes? Far, far better than the supposed Christians https://iconicphotos.org/2013/07/16/congo-contd/ … ?

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      2. A pseudonymous liar‏ @thatyellowfog 11 Dec 2017
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        What a strange assumption that I've not read those. And Europe cannot claim that this but is European civilization, and that bit is not. Everything from Augustine to Auschwitz is European civilization and nothing can be separated out. China could easily have had colonies, and

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      3. A pseudonymous liar‏ @thatyellowfog 11 Dec 2017
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        chose not to. I'm using the terms which *you* used to judge civilizations. Colonies, and gunpowder "only for fireworks" (instead of for blowing people up, I assume?). Not everything Western was wretched, but the worst was fantastically so.

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        This is brilliant :) appreciate the reference

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