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Any moderator who lets me spew my paranoid rants in the Lounge is cool with me. I think they do a great job here. :100:

So the term “disturbed” wasn’t directed at me? Do you know the history of stigma the mentally ill have gone through? Yes, you’re a bully, too.

You don't deny the bully boy tactic, then ? — Amity

You’re a bully, too. That’s the thing. Even bullies have bullies. No one is innocent in this world, and nobody asked you to stick your nose in.

:100:

I predict Ariana Grande will be president in 40 years.

I think we will get along then. Poets are cool.

It's quality, not quantity. You could have a hundred, but you'll never be as smart as me. — S

Smartass

Come now, we all know you don't have a brain. — S

I have more than one, but at least mine aren’t up my ass! :lol:

Sometimes? :brow: — S

I was being charitable. (My left brain is yelling at my right brain right now.) You’re still a dick. :kiss:

:lol: My vagina is now dry. Thanks.

LOL

@S may be a dick sometimes, but at least I have respect for him. Others, not so much.

I'm not here to be friends with anyone. — Amity

Good for you! Just letting you know where you and I stand.

The title itself I simply rolled my eyes at and felt utter contempt at such expression. — Amity

Anyone who would stick up for someone as purely evil as Ayn Rand is no friend of mine. Besides, the title of the thread was directed at Ron Johnson’s clan more so than the evil witch herself. If you only knew what I’ve been through in the 15 years since leaving his factory and the eight years since he became a US senator, then you might begin to understand.

Am I disturbed? Probably but that’s besides the point.

And so it all comes back to this. Pleasure in the short term. Hedonism without the work of creating the world of a hedonist.

I don't see myself ever being happy just sitting back and waiting. I've seen too many smart people do that and face the consequences.

I suppose if you can relax, you probably should. — TogetherTurtle

I’m sorry but I don’t see any solutions to an impossible situation. Hug your loved ones is all I can say.

You seem nice

Get in great shape, build an arsenal, build a bunker and stock it with stuffs, etc.

Naw, I’m fucking kidding. Have a beer, smoke a joint, snort some OxyContin, play a little Muddy Waters ...

Whatever makes the pain go away.

Naw. I would ask you to lead a reading group on a symbolic logic text, but you’re probably already too busy. Perhaps @andrewk?

You should really post more often. :up:

Do you have a maths degree or are you self-taught?

Thanks. I will read that later.

I guess “c+c=c” is nonsense as a logical string.

I don’t remember if “c+c=c” shows up in the paper, but one of the things shown was that the speed of light is constant, hence “c”.

You could read Einstein’s paper on Special Relativity. It’s short.

yes, automated production; either 3d printing, and/or robots etc, is really going to change the way society works. — wax

I just postulated to my wife a couple of months ago that in a few years everyone is going to have 3D printers in their home. You will go to Amazon.com for example and click on a product you want, and instead of it being shipped to your house, it will be printed out in your home.

I was being facetious. I don’t know if civilization collapse will happen in my lifetime, but I suspect whenever it comes it will be hell.

Shit, unenlightened. I’d like to get physically fit enough before the upcoming free-for-all at the end of civilization. I reckon there will be a lot of running and fighting involved. LOL

I’m perhaps going to cross a line. Does it have to do with hacking and identity theft?

Now I’m wondering if it was by illegal or unethical means.

Well, your ignoring me is just plain rude. Is Objectivism your religion and you didn’t like what I said about your beloved Ayn Rand in the lounge? It was directed at a very specific group of people based in Wisconsin, and they know who they are.

You don’t have to defend your wealth if you are truly wealthy (unless it is in the billions of dollars, then I would say you’re treading on the people and institutions who made your wealth possible). May I ask how you made your money? You don’t have to answer if it makes you uncomfortable.

For me it depends on what you mean by “wealthy”. I would like to have $1 million of cash, but I don’t need to be like Jeff Bezos. A lot of people think $1 million is a lot of money, but to someone like Bezos, it is chump change.

You should hear the jabs between me and my 18 year-old son. We take shit-talking to whole new levels. I love that shit-head! Love you, William, pussy that you are! :heart:

LOL. You don’t have to wear the headgear. I don’t.

Cool. I make you an honorary cheesehead. :wink: :up:

“2+2=4” is universally true but isn’t a property of matter outside of a mind observing it. Something like that.

I don’t know how to link the thread here.

Yeah, I worked toward that conclusion in the course of the thread, but I also worked in the materialism/idealism false dichotomy.

Is 2 + 2 = 4 universally true?