Interesting that there's no word in English for this. There is one in Yiddish: fargin
Root for your friends
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I'm not sure I understand this question. If I hand someone a book, we're both interacting with the book as well as each other, so why wouldn't this also hold true for particles?
Is it particle turtles all the way down?
I don't see why the answer to that question affects whether particles can interact by exchanging particles with each other. To be clear, I'm not taking a stance on whether that's an accurate description of how particles work, but I don't think that it's somehow logically incoherent.
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#163I’ve found my way into a small group of incredibly supportive dads. And one of the ways in which we exercise rooting for our friends is to basically commandeer “jealousy” into a positive thing. “Ah man I’m so jealous that your kids sleep so well!” “Jealousy” in a non-toxic manner feels kind of right for the task of describing wins that we all know are largely just up to random chance. Being jealous of someone’s hard…
Yes. Also envy may be the right word. You can both have something you are envious of. That's pedantic of me.
What I rly wanted to say is admitting jealousy vs showing signs of it are two diff things and you guys nailed it. Glad you have a good support group.
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#164I root for my friends, but it's hard since the ones who mattered are all abroad. I haven’t seen most school friends in a decade, and college friends since 2020—except one, who’s now in Australia. A relationship ended badly last year, and I haven’t had the energy to start another. I’ve made a few surface-level connections through running/cycling clubs, with one solid bond. Feel bummed to keep rooting for other people,…
Have you made any friends online? A ton of my friends are people I interact with almost exclusively on discord
I've struggled to make any of those into one's where I'd DM the person if I was in a rough spot or felt I could count on them. You ever manage that?
For a short time in the 2000s with my wow guild I did but that was different. It was always TeamSpeak so I felt I knew the person v discord(where i only voice chat with irl friends... so far)
I'd love to be able to make that happen. Probably my own confidence is the issue.
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#165"Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little."
- Gore Vidal
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#166I've trimmed those in my life that don't root for me, doesn't matter loudly or quietly. I've deepened relationships that I've had for 10, 20, 30 years by rooting for them, loyally and unabashedly. I've foster new friendships by rooting for them, deservedly or undeservedly. I've realized that it makes my life more fulfilling and it's given me a solid reputation as a side benefit.
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#168Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is it particle turtles all the way down?
I don't see why the answer to that question affects whether particles can interact by exchanging particles with each other. To be clear, I'm not taking a stance on whether that's an accurate description of how particles work, but I don't think that it's somehow logically incoherent.
The point wasn't that particles can interact that way, but that that is how they interact. But that requires infinite regression. (That needn't necessarily be a problem, but it does need a justification.)
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#170Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't see why the answer to that question affects whether particles can interact by exchanging particles with each other. To be clear, I'm not taking a stance on whether that's an accurate description of how particles work, but I don't think that it's somehow logically incoherent.
The point wasn't that particles can interact that way, but that that is how they interact. But that requires infinite regression. (That needn't necessarily be a problem, but it does need a justification.)
We already have mathematical metaphors of such infinity compressed in finite regions. E.g. statistical self-similarity of mandelbrot fractal.