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sanityengine
@sanityengine
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Neuroscience researcher & writer. Dream and hallucination analyst.
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2018-03-12 13:42
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sanityengine
abuse
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RE: The curious case of vote investment. Vote buying, there is no problem.
No, I totally get ya… Trying to get my platform going/followers following, is proving to be a total grind. Would I spend a few bucks to ease that along, knowing that the content speaks for itself? Totally.
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abuse
8y
RE: The curious case of vote investment. Vote buying, there is no problem.
Very interesting!! I am new to this, and still working it out. At the risk of sounding totally naive, the only problem I can spot is a speculation one. People up-voting mediocre content, that they know
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anarchy
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RE: Post-scarcity
Interesting about the Mona Lisa and duplicators. I'd never run that thought experiment but I suspect you are right: the original might even increase in value, after suddenly being the "one and true
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psychology
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RE: Understanding Ourselves and Figuring Out Why We Do What We Do
Yeah, I have settled on introspection, it works very well for that. I would say study of psychology and Neuroscience, but this can be a very mixed bag, and can mislead as much as illuminate. (Think the
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psychology
8y
RE: Understanding Ourselves and Figuring Out Why We Do What We Do
I would agree with this. Do you think there is a preferable way to gain self-insight? The world is flooded with competing strategies, and it may turn out that there are multiple ways of getting there,
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health
8y
RE: Protein-rich Foods Needed For Bone Protection
This is very true 😄 Don't forget Vitamin D, the body cannot properly absorb Calcium without that as well.
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anarchy
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RE: Post-scarcity
Interesting. What would you say of the psychological need to "create" scarcity as a way of instilling meaning, and giving people something to compete over? I speak as somebody who just found
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philosophy
8y
RE: Your Will, Influence and Choice.
Would you say delusionally confident people, simply gamble currency they cannot afford to spend? This is the paradox I keep facing when I think about this subject. The so-called "fools confidence"...
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science
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RE: Stephen Hawking was here
Very sad 😢
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philosophy
8y
RE: Your Will, Influence and Choice.
Interesting. Would you say the pool of "available" willpower can grow and contract, as a function of how well you invest it? That has been my conclusion, when exploring this issue as a philosophical
sanityengine
introduceyourself
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RE: Introducing myself...
Thanks Byrn. Looking forward to sharing the writing on a new medium and seeing what comes 😊
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introduceyourself
8y
RE: Introducing myself...
Thanks! I'm contemplating what a good first entry would be. I might put up some dissociative anesthetic analysis I've done. Could be fun?
