“And the only way to reboot history is to figure out new beings to be. Because that’s ultimately what beefing is about: a way to avoid being, without allowing time itself to end.”
on forgetting the internet culture war by remembering purpose:
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I'm not sure this is bad though? Are we sure that "beefing" isn't just the sign of people having more leisure and using it in the way people like best, by squabbling, relatively bloodlessly?
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Well it’s destroyed careers and mental health for a lot of people so bloodless != harmless
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I guess you’d feel those were bigger deals if you’re close to the people harmed. I know that stuff happens but I’m comparing to worse alternatives. What do you think of the theory that entertainment absorbs energy that might be otherwise used for war or civil unrest?
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I think that’s plausible, but there are still-less-harmful alternatives. Football comes to mind.
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Replying to @HenryPorters @vgr and @peternlimberg
Always interesting, yes, but not always enjoyable or productive.
We can make choices, as individuals and as societies, about how to compete for status. Good choices produce the best humans are capable of; bad choices produce the worst. vividness.live/2015/10/05/bud
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I’ve thought about getting into football but last time I tried the theory was too intricate for me to grasp and there weren’t any discernible feelings. Fiction/art seems more my speed for “leisure & social engagement not easily confused with objective truth.”
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Any Given Sunday and Friday Night Lights are supposed to be the movie/tv holy grails for appreciating that. The real thing still leaves me Meh.


