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Chapter 1: Starting

Indeed, you’re right! I genuflect in your general direction, my good man. Thank you

People who care about inequality watch PBS instead of CNN. CNN is like ESPN for politics. You’re watching to see who wins, not to learn and grow. It’s like eating ice cream instead of broccoli. Go to public news for healthy inputs… at least while you still can as they get their funding gutted by ideologues and grifters.

I’m tired and potentially missing it, but did the Mark All Topics as Read option disappear?

Wow. You lasted almost 4-1/2 whole hours

I’ve not yet snatched the pebble

Try not to sound so surprised 😄

He runs things like a reality tv show. Everything is about shocking the audience and going bigger and being more shocking and over the top than the last bombshell. See also: WWE and the way wrestling keeps the audience engaged.

Being in nature is restorative. Being well rested is restorative. Being tired from exercise is restorative. Being around people we care about is restorative. Being involved in meaningful work is restorative. Being helpful to others is restorative. Being accepting of things as they are is restorative. Being restored is the way to escape depression, or at least blunt its impact. Happiness isn’t the goal. It’s too short lived. Too ephemeral. Focus instead on restoring yourself. From there comes strength.

Flood the zone

You may perhaps be right. Thanks for clarifying

Perhaps, but more so it’s part of his MO to control where everyone focuses their attention, specifically away from his more important priorities that he wants able to proceed in the shadows.

Securities Exchange Commission multiplied by time equals less market manipulation, so we’ll call it the consumer protection formula.

Can you help me understand the mechanism here? How does him becoming pope help Vatican financial health? Is the assumption he’s better at managing money bc he’s from the US?

If we wanted to determine whether we were making progress and to see if our efforts were worth or paying, what sorts of things could we measure to compare the current state today against the future state later? How would we know earth was better, worse, or the same?

Ok

Best… for whom, or what? What’s good for the fox isn’t necessarily good for the rabbit.

I do, though, but I also understand that you don’t seem like the type to be able to handle such a situation effectively were it presented to you IRL

I can’t help but feel I’ve been misinterpreted above. The poster explicitly said they use LLMs to help them when posting. They then asked if that was breaking the rules. My response? No. It’s fine to use those tools for research and better formulating posts, but the posts themselves should be written by you… “in your own voice.” It was genuine guidance, not an accusation. Yes, I am sometimes damned sure we’re dealing with bots or pure unedited LLM outputs pasted in scattershot fashion, no denial there. Guilty as charged. That’s NOT what was happening in my post 49 minutes ago, though. With respect, you’ve made a mistake my good man. You’ve misinterpreted my intent and my message. That’s your right and it happens. No biggie. Just clarifying my own point without aggression or attitude.

This seems a bit pollyanish. Easy is relative... and often rather costly

Nope. No bad faith here. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

You should speak with your own voice, even if it's supplemented by a prompt to the LLM. You should not copy/paste words that are not your own. Maybe that helps?

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Yes

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