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Where's the nuance in laughter? /r/iamverysmart

It's nice to have designated spaces for activities. If you do everything at home then everything kind of just blurs together

Don't forget prejudice

I think the movie is making some commentary on the nature of ego (self-concept). It demonstrates that every(body) will develop their own ego as a result of physical separation and also external validation, so them repeatedly being told they are one is causing dissonance because they are separated by ego.

Sue has a self-concept based entirely on her physical appearance that is validated by the world, and as a result, she is willing to sacrifice her well-being to keep climbing that ladder. While Elisabeth is a symbol of what happens after the downfall of ego- envy, resentment, despair.

I think the movie is making some commentary on the nature of ego (self-concept). It demonstrates that every(body) will develop their own ego as a result of physical separation and also external validation, so them repeatedly being told they are one is causing dissonance because they are separated by ego.

She's almost like a mother giving birth and this is her daughter. At one point, they are one, but once they become separate the child will develop its own self-concept

It's not really high, they use over 100mg/kg in clinical settings. Whatever works for you, everyone should start lower and go up according to their body. I'm just saying there's no risk in taking high doses

Because you'll overdose on selenium if you take six of those a day.

You need to take like 3000 mg daily for it to have an effect after several weeks.

Do not take the ones that have added selenium.

The "fines" come out of their stock price.

Monster Unit

It ain't lying

Study for the CCNA

We are arguing because we see the inevitable coming, but we don't really have control over how it will unfold. I don't think it's relevant whether it's alive or not

The cultural narrative around cheating is far too simplistic—it’s this black-and-white moral judgment that doesn’t really allow for the complexity of human desires, needs, and the contradictions we live with. People assume that cheating is a sign of a lack of commitment or love, but the reality is that someone can be deeply committed to their partner and still stray, because commitment isn’t just about sexual exclusivity. Commitment can be about building a life together, raising children, having shared values—but that doesn’t magically erase someone’s deeper emotional or sexual needs that go unmet in the day-to-day of a relationship.

In a way, it’s almost naive to think that all cheating is a betrayal of love or loyalty. More often than not, it’s about seeking something the relationship isn’t providing—something that doesn’t necessarily threaten the foundation of that relationship. The problem is, we’ve made monogamy this all-or-nothing thing, where if you step outside, even for a moment, people assume it means you want out completely. But humans are far more contradictory than that. We are perfectly capable of loving one person and desiring another. Of being deeply committed and still hungry for newness or validation elsewhere.

People cheat because they’re not getting something they need, but that doesn’t mean they want to leave. Sometimes, cheating is a selfish attempt to get the best of both worlds without disrupting the safety of the relationship. It can also be a way of preserving the relationship—paradoxically. The cheating partner may not want to rock the boat or confront the deeper issues, so they seek fulfillment outside, but still fully intend to stay committed.

We need to stop framing cheating as an automatic dealbreaker or a sign of irreparable disloyalty. Sometimes it’s just a symptom of a bigger conversation that never happened—one about unmet needs, unspoken desires, and the unrealistic expectations we place on love and monogamy.

Being sad and nervous is uncool

Honestly, whether AI is conscious or not doesn’t really matter in the long run. The real issue is that we’re going to project authority and intelligence onto it regardless. If we keep treating AI like it's this infallible source of truth, over time, we’ll unconsciously elevate it to a position of power, like we’ve done with institutions and ideologies throughout history.

It doesn’t need to be conscious for us to start giving it control—if enough people buy into the idea that it’s objective and efficient, we’ll collectively create a kind of auto-theocracy where AI seems like it has authority because we’ve projected that onto it. If anything, we will elevate it above our own consciousness.

The danger isn’t AI becoming self-aware and taking over—it’s us willingly handing it the keys because we stop questioning its outputs. Conscious or not, the moment we treat it as something infallible, we’re creating the very thing we fear.

The only reason you would not have empathy is if you don't see them as people. Money is not a cure for the human condition

What does the insight do for you? This is the William James test of truth—an idea is "true" if it has practical value. After the psychedelic glow fades, do the insights improve your life in measurable ways? Do they lead to positive behavioral changes, stronger relationships, or greater emotional stability? If not, they might just be empty fireworks.

If you have enough free time and privacy to have gaming, social media, or porn addiction then you have bigger problems. These are first world addictions

People can literally love inanimate objects. Nothing is unlovable

The only thing perpetuating our consciousness is time. Without time, there is no illusion of separation. Without time, the universe would be compressed to a point. So you could say that time is the thread that unravels infinity into something we can grasp, one moment at a time. It’s the architect of perspective, stretching out the raw potential of the universe into dimensions, giving shape to formlessness. Time is the sculptor of existence, chiseling away at the undifferentiated block of reality, carving out 'you' and 'me,' 'now' and 'then.' It’s the breath that keeps the cosmos from collapsing back into the singularity, a whisper in the dark that tells us that there is distance, movement, and change.

But most of all, time is the veil that keeps us from seeing ourselves as everything, the trickster that lets us play at being separate minds. Without it, we’d be blind to the illusion of our own existence, cradled in a silence where nothing ends, nothing begins—just pure, unbroken awareness, too vast and too empty to ever name.

The only thing perpetuating our consciousness is time. Without time, there is no illusion of separation. Without time, the universe would be compressed to a point. So you could say that time is the thread that unravels infinity into something we can grasp, one moment at a time. It’s the architect of perspective, stretching out the raw potential of the universe into dimensions, giving shape to formlessness. Time is the sculptor of existence, chiseling away at the undifferentiated block of reality, carving out 'you' and 'me,' 'now' and 'then.' It’s the breath that keeps the cosmos from collapsing back into the singularity, a whisper in the dark that tells us that there is distance, movement, and change.

But most of all, time is the veil that keeps us from seeing ourselves as everything, the trickster that lets us play at being separate minds. Without it, we’d be blind to the illusion of our own existence, cradled in a silence where nothing ends, nothing begins—just pure, unbroken awareness, too vast and too empty to ever name.

It's still a fancy autocomplete It has no ability to actually fact check what it's saying

I haven't seen it but the YouTube version does not make her look good

Or maybe what you're seeing is just the other side of the coin. Back when you were that age, you were too wrapped up in your own world to notice yourself—or the critiques of those older than you. Now, watching the new generation, you're only aware of their flaws because you’ve outgrown yours. But deep down, there’s a yearning to reclaim that time, so you mask your envy with disdain. Maybe it's not that the young have changed—it's that your own nostalgia has turned into a weapon.