2/ pretending to start a riding mower: - turn the key. it didn't start? oh well. nothing to be done
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3/ actually starting a riding mower: - turn key - monitor result - if engine starts, great - if not, check fuel - if fuel is ok, check battery - if battery is ok, check fuel filter - if fuel filter is OK, check spark - if spark is ok ...
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4/ the riding mower isn't started until the riding mower is started do you want to start the riding mower, or do you want to be able to tell people "I tried, but it was impossible, so it's not really my fault, so I'm allowed to walk away and play video games now" ?
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5/ related: "do you want to be a cop, or do you want to appear to be a cop?"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vInFuLgwR1U …
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6/ I've got a scythe. AS PER MY LAST e̵m̵a̵i̵l̵ BOOK !https://twitter.com/VFM8445/status/1453387076473327619 …
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Good essay about this #2.https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/WLJwTJ7uGPA5Qphbp/trying-to-try …
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Is this a farmhand tale? Haven’t seen one of those from you in a while.
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I often wonder what the impetus for these mini-threads/life-lessons is (i.e the context of the "elsewhere"). Is it Morlock frustrated at something online or irl? With somebody else or himself? All of the above?
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