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I wouldn't go so far as to say. I like Camus. I sometimes think I might have preferred to read PPE at university then remember I would have hated it. I am torn between loving to think, and hating the preposterous nature of much thinking. ( I have professional thinkers among dear friends ....i don't berate philosophy, I berate the nature it takes...)
Anyway. I don't think pessimism is always cowardice, certainly. I think it can be self protection. I certainly believe strongly in preparing for the worst and hoping for the best though. I share a dislike of totalitarianism with him, and enjoy the ideas of absurdism.
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Oh, I'm an amateur thinker. For the most part, I don't have time for philosophy. There's so much to read and so little time. And I agree with what you say about pessimism in particular cases, but in general, as a characteristic of society, I don't think it's good.
I like "The Plague" and Camus thoughts on violence.
It's good to talk to you! Thank you.
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I'm a little sad now that the only thing I've ever read by Camus was, of course, The Stranger. Maybe some day in the vague and nebulous future when I actually have/take time to do it (haha), I will.
My blurt:
I feel bad about this, but I have a friend who has a friend (whom I have never met and know nothing about) who has decided she wants to get into PSO. And my friend jumped right in with "Oh, I have a friend who does that, here's her name, you should totally talk to her, blah, blah, blah."
And, like...I don't want to help?
I know that's awful, but I don't. I've "helped" people in the past, and at best, they end up wasting your time by asking for all the advice they can get and then never doing anything at all with it. And at worst, it comes back to actively bite you in the ass in some way.
I got my start with the help of the lovely Netzach, who I owe so much to. She didn't have to do it, but she did, and I'll appreciate it forever. But even with Netz's assistance, I did my best to do my own research and learn all that I could about the job myself (the very least of which is the actual talking on the phone part). But most people expect to be spoon-fed, and I just don't have the time or the inclination to do that anymore. If you really want it, you'll get up off your ass and learn, rather than waiting for someone else to tell you what to do, IMO.
I'll do it for real, actual friends, yes. But I just don't want to do it for just anybody who asks anymore.
(I feel this way about people who ask me "how to get into freelance writing," too, BTW.)
My blurt:
I feel bad about this, but I have a friend who has a friend (whom I have never met and know nothing about) who has decided she wants to get into PSO. And my friend jumped right in with "Oh, I have a friend who does that, here's her name, you should totally talk to her, blah, blah, blah."
And, like...I don't want to help?
I know that's awful, but I don't. I've "helped" people in the past, and at best, they end up wasting your time by asking for all the advice they can get and then never doing anything at all with it. And at worst, it comes back to actively bite you in the ass in some way.
I got my start with the help of the lovely Netzach, who I owe so much to. She didn't have to do it, but she did, and I'll appreciate it forever. But even with Netz's assistance, I did my best to do my own research and learn all that I could about the job myself (the very least of which is the actual talking on the phone part). But most people expect to be spoon-fed, and I just don't have the time or the inclination to do that anymore. If you really want it, you'll get up off your ass and learn, rather than waiting for someone else to tell you what to do, IMO.
I'll do it for real, actual friends, yes. But I just don't want to do it for just anybody who asks anymore.
(I feel this way about people who ask me "how to get into freelance writing," too, BTW.)
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We read it in French in 9th or 10th grade. Not one of my favorite lessons.
My most memorable French classes were reading these stories about a mischievous little boy and his misadventures. I can't remember his name, but they were hilarious.
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I read it in college. I think the class was called Contemporary Literature or something to that effect. (The departments's definition of "contemporary" was apparently pretty flexible!) I didn't hate it, and I've read it a few times since then, just on my own. It's not a book I'd put on my favorites list, but it's kind of a fascinating psychological portrait.
Not my favorite, either. (I think we're still talking about "The Stranger.") "The Plague" is more accessible, and still on my bookshelf years later.
my other 2 cents-- people will ask for advice but never make use of it-- it's like all those unread self-help books.
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I'm adding that one to my ever-growing list of books I want to read, then. Thank you!
And, God, yes, you're right about the advice thing, too. Maybe I should write a book about this stuff and sell it. At least then, I could profit from my wasted time.
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I guess I will have to come here more often to visit you, then.
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I like The Stranger a lot. It's one of those books I read again, once in a while.
Bunny, if you're lucky they will not even take your friends advice to get in contact with you.
Bunny, if you're lucky they will not even take your friends advice to get in contact with you.
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Donuts are more satisfactory than almost anything.
Well, except bacon.
And most times, sex.
But not on the phone.
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Seriously, who the fuck--or, perhaps more importantly, where the fuck--are our mods? There's a thread that is (or at least started as) a personals ad on Jan. 11th, and it's still on the board?
Either we've got to get better about reporting stuff, or we need more mods.
*Sigh*
Either we've got to get better about reporting stuff, or we need more mods.
*Sigh*
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Aw, you're makin' me feel guilty!
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You've DONE your time! But who IS the mod now?
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Well, it sounds like you had a laugh at least. That's not too bad.
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NOOOOOOOO! I didn't mean to, I swear! I don't blame you in the least for relinquishing the mod duties.
I've just been salty about the mod situation for some time, is all.
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NOOOOOOOO! I didn't mean to, I swear! I don't blame you in the least for relinquishing the mod duties.
I've just been salty about the mod situation for some time, is all.
I've also noticed we have a new mod who seemed to moderate at least one thread in quite a weird way. Deleting posts that didn't break the rules but I guess weren't necessarily particularly helpful either.
I think it would be (or would have been) nice if the new mod at least introduced himself here, because I've never seen him post here.
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Thanks. I've even participated in the thread, but didn't remember it.
So looks like he's participated here at least a few times before.
I still think it would have been good form to at least let us know we have a new mod like it has been alway done in the past. I only noticed it when the posts started disappearing.
Edit: No wonder I didn't remeber ever seeing the mod's username here. He used a different one when he started the thread Iris linked to.
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