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The problem is if enough people go full-nihilist, society crumbles. Same for minimising one's suffering. A healthy society requires a lot of sacrifice from individuals, even with today's technology.
Where's the evidence that lies are better to prevent this nihilistic crumbling of society?
I dont like the idea of replacing the time spend compulsively procrastinating with "learning a new language, getting a pet, going to the gym" is the right way. I see the root cause (for me atleast (used to read HN and blogs for 4 hours everyday)) is that i cant stand being with myself. During the last two months ive been trying to not panic when i'm idle. And not take out my phone or read the nearest material i can l…
You might like the book "4000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals." It's about this precise idea of valuing idleness (there's no quick way to change that mindset, it's a process).
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How modern is modern? I have sources back to at least the 1490s which clearly use the word 'religion' (and many more, earlier, sources that use the latin 'religionem') ...
The word has been changing for a long time. For lack of a better way to put it, think of it as the difference between an insider's word and an outsiders. Older texts almost always have an implicit reference to a particular faith in it. A 16th writer who says "he is a religious man" means that "he is an observant $SECT". In modern uses, it almost always means "he believes in this class of beliefs and practices". The r…
All that shift in meaning seems to do is that it determines which belief systems are considered appropriate by a speaker, and which aren't...
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Lucy Stoner on Soundcloud has been good for me. I've been putting https://soundcloud.com/lucystoner/bangface# on pretty much on loop. Before that it was DJ Sharpnel's Youtube channel. It's an open question for me what the best ratio of beats to memes is; I like when the music makes me smile a few times over a track, but is mostly fast, melodic rhythm without voice - or voice without content; remixes with japanese sam…
Holy crap, someone knows about DJ Sharpnel—who are of course in fact a duo and are producers, not DJs. The music is truly a ‘cure for ADHD’, though (in the spirit of https://youtu.be/DDFNgs7gp8M ). Plus they have a whole label of friendly producers with similar taste and were around actively for more than a decade, so there's plenty of goodness.
Shit is WAY too spazzy for me to focus though, I guess you guys got different brainwaves than I do. It's funny because in the suggestions I got this, titled pov: you have adhd (breakcore mix) [1]
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Same, or mostly just mixes that go on for an hour or two which I can put on so I don't end up distracted clicking through tracks and discovering shit I want to get. I also have to remind myself to set time aside for checking tracklists on tracks. Helps I got a side gig playing music haha but my bookmarks on that are gargantuan. The dancehall reggae section alone is massive. I never listen to that and get stuff done,…
> hard techno shit out of Europe lately I'm gonna need names.
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Holy crap, someone knows about DJ Sharpnel—who are of course in fact a duo and are producers, not DJs. The music is truly a ‘cure for ADHD’, though (in the spirit of https://youtu.be/DDFNgs7gp8M ). Plus they have a whole label of friendly producers with similar taste and were around actively for more than a decade, so there's plenty of goodness.
That's funny, haven't heard that name in ages. I remember in like 2005 when you could get some mixes in low quality mp3s of japanese makina (that's what they called it before nightcore or anything) but to get them shipped on high quality cd-r's stateside you'd be paying like 100-200$. It's a weird musical tradition that traces itself all the way back to spain's take on early happy hardcore out of scotland (Check newt…
I think personally what I like about them is as much as they're not above taking some sample and running it into the ground, they have a really good ear for melody and pathos. IMO all their best songs start by them going "this anime soundtrack is great, but it could be about 25% faster and more high pitched and backed by a really hard beat." And you know, they're usually right.
A really good example for me is [2], Jersey*Spirit, which is a remix of Try Unite! [3], some anime opening. I think depending on which you listen to first you're going to have a totally different idea of how that melody is supposed to go, because as far as I can tell without a music education, by inserting a break with a slowed down voice sample and leaving out some parts, Sharpnel's version puts the verse emphasis on a totally different measure than the original (the "fly away" part is the "B" measure in the original, and the "A" measure in Jersey*Spirit). Would you have heard that was in there? I wouldn't! And I'm not making a statement on which take is better, but to me, having heard Sharpnel's take first, the just original seems unbearably slow, and also they should put that melodic idea in the center instead.
edit: And that's how I learnt that HNews strips unicode symbols...
edit: Also I challenge you to listen to Watashi wa Maid without getting it stuck permanently in your head. [4] but note that the album art is very nsfw. (Yes this was the only version I could find. Youtube probably keeps taking it down, can't imagine why.) Then compare to the [5] original - if you can, without falling asleep!
edit: Also that's from a hentai OVA. I should note that. Fucking Sharpnel, how do they find this stuff... but you can't argue they don't elevate it above the source material.
edit: As a final link, here's a (VR) DJ set they did recently that I like a lot. [6] It's less of their own songs and also a bit slower and less hyper. Might be more to your liking.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjpHgH8a8IY
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4x9W7kKl_k
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaKXIxnon_8
[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=996u-54Fscs NSFW album cover!
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That's funny, haven't heard that name in ages. I remember in like 2005 when you could get some mixes in low quality mp3s of japanese makina (that's what they called it before nightcore or anything) but to get them shipped on high quality cd-r's stateside you'd be paying like 100-200$. It's a weird musical tradition that traces itself all the way back to spain's take on early happy hardcore out of scotland (Check newt…
It's a bit too spazzy for me as well. Sharpnel isn't always like that though. (Skip any songs by killingscum (alias) if you don't like that style. :P) I mean, take something like Invisible Trigger [1], it's a lot more melodically and thematically stable. I think personally what I like about them is as much as they're not above taking some sample and running it into the ground, they have a really good ear for melody a…
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It's a bit too spazzy for me as well. Sharpnel isn't always like that though. (Skip any songs by killingscum (alias) if you don't like that style. :P) I mean, take something like Invisible Trigger [1], it's a lot more melodically and thematically stable. I think personally what I like about them is as much as they're not above taking some sample and running it into the ground, they have a really good ear for melody a…
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This. I’m a recovered amphetamine (Adderall) addict. I was enslaved to amphetamines for over 10 years. I started taking pills in college because they helped me focus and get things done, but I quickly fell into addiction and abuse. Talked my psychiatrist into giving me ever higher doses. Frequently stole my wife’s ADHD medication after burning through all of my own. I couldn’t stop. It all started (somewhat) innocent…
I wonder how often that happens. Could you elaborate on why you increased your dose? Was there a loss of effectiveness?
I started taking ADHD medication during a time in my life where I was exploring and challenging boundaries. I had been a good rule following kid until college. In college I started experimenting with drugs in general. So naturally I wanted to experiment with taking more to see what it would be like.
I didn’t realize by chasing the high provided by Adderall that I would become addicted. Sounds dumb when I write it out like that…
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I would strongly argue against having kids as a solution for any of life‘s problems. Kids are an incredibly demanding venture and can exacerbate existing problems. Speaking from experience here.
I mean from a purely evolutionary perspective, the point of life is to pass on your genes to your offspring, so having kids would be winning at this game we call life…