*shrug* just bored and wanna play some games
i keep forgetting that all you Employed types have better things to do with your time lol. fair enough.
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sorry, i’ll stop haranguing you if it’s actually annoying.
dunno why i’m interested in beefing with you, really. you’ve occupied a good portion of my headspace for like 15 years now. maybe it’s some sort of cosmic justice
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You just laid out the best case for math investment. Math is the best way to occupy your own headspace and prevent that kind of Straussian pwnage by other minds 🙂
Even famous mathematicians can’t occupy your head because to understand what they did you have to redo it yourself
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i just got finished scrubbing my head of reigious thinking (on your advice!), and now you’re telling me it’s good again?
sigh
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I think a crux issue between math and organized religion is rhetoric strategies.
In organized religion you typically appeal to faith or authority (zen etc. notwithstanding)
In math you're on your own to derive Truth yourself, but there's others who went on the journey before u
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Crucially, in the latter, it’s easy to fool yourself that you’re being persuaded by “logic” when in fact you’re being persuaded by charismatic authority. The main value of math is that it’s easier to do the actual work than to fool yourself that you get it when you don’t.
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you have yet to give me a single plain english answer as to why i should give a shit about math or what possible good it could do in mine or anyone’s lives
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idk. i never thought i’d say this in a conversation with you but i’m quickly losing interest if you’re not going to read my words or engage with me seriously
still love ya, but if you want to know what i think, ask me questions instead of assuming things
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I’m now actually talking to your ex-housemate
Still interested in this Beef, by the way. One TV show each, whoever learns something loses. I don't think I'll have much time to watch TV for the next couple months, but when we both have time it sounds like fun :p. I've got my pick already.
Only condition: no USA Network shows


