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Aug 9 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
theres a 4chan post about how super intelligent characters on TV shows often make no sense, because its usually a normal writer imagining what its like to be super intelligent, which is impossible

likewise this type of comedy is normal people imagining what its like to be weird
"being weird" is characterized by being unintelligible or off-putting to the average normal person. so when a normal person tries to be weird, they naturally just become unintelligible and off-putting - because from their point of view (outside of it), thats what being weird is.
thats why in proto-internet "XD i'm so random" was how people presented as weird or interesting. being weird or interesting has an element of randomness or not adhering to strict social codes, from the outside. but thats not what it actually is.

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im sorry i did not like the eric andre show or tim and eric. i tried, about ten years ago. i know many upstanding great people who do. there is no ethical dimension to my feelings on this. Image

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Aug 5
[mormon creationism and parenting]

in Christian theology, God creates the universe from nothing. its called ‘creation ex nihilo’: God makes the universe ‘from scratch’ - literally from “no thing”. its basically the ultimate God like ability. its one of his defining features.

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here, you can see a great visual representation of this. theres nothing (black circle, i think thats what this is anyway), and God pokes in there and makes the universe out it. most people intuitively think of God this way. it just makes sense, what would the alternative be? Image
one alternative is creation “ex deo”, God making the universe from himself. we will not be exploring that here.

in mormonism, theres a third option, which i have generally not seen presented elsewhere. creation ex materia: God makes the universe from stuff thats … just there. Image
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Jul 31
semiotics is the study of signification, unpopular due to being too abstract

heres why it matters: you make a tech device, called ‘friend’. it provides companionship. but to wear this wouldnt signal “i have companionship”. it signals the opposite: it communicates your alone-ness



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products and social gear generally signal “the need” rather than “the aim”. this isnt intuitive, so unless you’re dealing with something already socially stigmatized, like smoking, you can just miss this entirely. smoking is a good example, a nicotine patch signals “addiction”.
this also isnt always bad. a tech-fitness bracelet signals “im the kind of person that needs to track fitness metrics”. it ostensibly could have been hidden, like an ankle monitor, or something, or it could look like a watch, but it’s a positive signal, so people like wearing it. Image
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Jul 28
[hyper low american church aesthetics]

the strip mall church. often presented online as the ultimate symbol of american christians dropping the ball somewhere along the historical timeline. plastic signs and conference room vibes. post it next to a cathedral. just do it.

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it writes itself. look at this, then look at this medieval basilica. you can draw whatever conclusion you want. these people don't care about aesthetics, relationship of beauty to the divine, maybe they mean well but their tradition has failed them. its a great box to stand on. Image
but is that really why it looks this way, and why this exists?

maybe. but perhaps there are other factors. complex historical social material aesthetic conditions that led us here, to the eternal life church next to an HR block with linoleum floors.

lets go, to... the amish. Image
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Jul 24
recently i was stuck somewhere and read through over 20 years straight of a single newspaper comic. newspaper comics are an interesting medium because theres simultaneously zero continuity (its 9000 isolated incidents) while also being one single line: one massive narrative

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this particular comic started in the 90s. this means you're about... 80% of the way in, the world and characters are established, and then tech world kicks in - suddenly they have phones, social media exists, it just opens up into their world. just like it did in real life.
this is an interesting case study for the interplay of tales, people, tech, social media - all that. you can feel the flattening effect. it feels somewhat cheap, but its also unavoidable. you cant just freeze time and pretend it doesnt exist, but it still flattens the characters
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Jul 17
i didnt read all this or watch the video. you can just look at the first paragraph.

the next big front, one of the next big things - at least online as a hot topic, will be the nexus of medicine, therapy, parenthood, and the state.

here is why its an extremely difficult topic:
my prediction is that most people will engage with this upon typical culture war lines, as you see above. perhaps this is correct or incorrect, its irrelevant to what i have to say - because, maybe uniquely, this confluence of issues really defies that sort of analysis, at all.
for example, look at the above first paragraph. twitter has recommended me like 1000 big posts about this. california passes a law that says schools dont have to tell parents if a kid says or does XYZ. in this case, identifies as trans. this guy says, that should not be the case
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Jun 5
heres some genuine esoteric psychology advice (for entertainment purposes only):

you have a job. we say “have” so, you think its “just there”. its something you got, and now you possess it. thats wrong. if you “have” something like a job, you are creating that job.

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things dont just exist eternally in a static state in this sphere: so, every day, you are creating that job. you don’t realize it, but you are. if you weren’t, it would just decay or go away or be destroyed. so, youre creating your job every day without realizing it.

next:
now, you get to a point where you dont like your job anymore. so, you think: now, i have to fix this. i have to create a solution. i have to create something to counter this problem in my job.

but, thats wrong: because youre still creating the job, every day. so, what happens?
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