The real problem with regular cannabis use is that it makes you content with situations that you shouldn't be content with.

Anybody got a test flight invite for Damus 1.6 so my guy can zap? nostr:note1xa25p00esy7mwwxreravn7dcrvrfvqj2v8atfdal0vc3psxrhp3ss3wanc

So swagger, not crack?

Or a Vieux Carre.

He wishes he was that cool. nostr:note1sj46hzetfx6qks0w0w7lccma578avfq7rt7dugvn55gunqhwda7ss707pa

And that’s a wrap!

School’s out and works out(for a few days), time to celebrate 🍾🥂🎉

It’s now beginning to look at lots like Christmas 🎄

#christmas

Thanks Jac! I think we’re at a point where human natural selection is greatly impacted by the tech “advances,” like the COVID vaccine. I’m on vaccine conspiracies lately.

No, thanks. I have many, many male friends if decide go get one, most likely not.

You must live in Chicago? I’ve been to that venue to see a band. Someone whom I know.

We had three adults in the hospital, very sick with RSV. I’ve never seen adult patients this sick from RSV. I’m at one of my favorite burger joints and a Pfizer commercial comes on with a vaccine for RSV…

Doing nothing but playing little idle games on my phone this weekend. I am not well. There's nothing I can do about it right now.

So it is now Monday's problem.

Buying 0.01 BTC today, roughly a $400 investment at current prices, can assure one a top 13% holder position.

(When comparing the relative wealth concentration of the fiat and Bitcoin markets)

Bitcoin's top 13%, shares the same exclusivity as being a fiat millionaire.

CREEPY AS FUCK Vibe as in I considered getting a little 🔫 for my purse (and taking a class on how to use it SAFELY), and I am a VERY PEACEFUL 🕊️☮️ & CHILL person! 😡

Nice just bought the 3 book set by Yuval Noah Harari they are added to my list next up is tribe by sebastian junger

I like a mix of history biographies and economics

And then just some random stuff someone suggested to me the family roe I thought it was a great book on the history of most all of the people involved in the case

Titan - Ron chernow is great

Hershey - Michael D'Antonio also great

I'd like to find a well put together biography of George Westinghouse jr. Personally, I think he was one of the greatest inventors of all time along with an amazing businessman

I'm not depending on God or anyone else to mete out justice in my favor, I'm simply concerned with how I ought to act so as to be just and charitable to those I meet. Assuming the best of people, when possible, is a very good way to achieve that end.

Regarding sin, there really aren't that many acts that would be wrong by their nature. Look at the Ten Commandments, that's about all of them. Pretty much everything else we can conceive of doing is generally good, but may be made bad in certain circumstances.

Easy example: there is no case where theft is morally acceptable. Now work and earning goods, on the other hand? Generally good, though circumstances or intent may perhaps render it bad at times.

Given a well-formed conscience, guilt is actually a pretty good guardrail against bad acts. The intellect has to be the ultimate guide, but the gut feeling of guilt can kick in and give us a warning when we don't have time to deliberate.

For what it's worth, I don't personally think smoking is the worst thing. It's damaging to the health, yes, but so are a lot of things, including, say, alcohol and sugar. Arguably, smoking, drinking, and sweets also have their benefits as well. The key is moderation. The bigger problem with the cigarette addict isn't that he is engaging in a damaging habit, rather, the bigger problem is that he is an addict, that is, he is unable to moderate the habit. The same applies to the drunkard: his enjoyment of drink isn't the problem so much as his inability to control it.

This is why I am so convinced of the value of virtue ethics. Assuming our instincts are relatively healthy (not always the case, they can become damaged), then it is generally good to partake in that which we enjoy. However, partaking in excess, or rejecting the good altogether, are bad extremes. Enjoying a drink or two on occasion with friends, for example, is a good act, done for a good purpose, done in moderation, and with a positive outcome. Smoking a pack of cigarettes a day by yourself is an act done in excess, with a negative outcome. Maybe smoking a single cigarette on occasion, in a social setting, could be a good act. There are always a lot of factors to consider.

Obviously there are cases where the act in question is more serious by nature, such as murder. Having a smoke could, perhaps, go either way, but some acts, I think are always wrong.

One thing I wish I did more read

Unfortunately I'm a 🚛 driver

So I listen to a bunch of audio books. Most of them more than once. It is definitely not the same as actually reading a book

But I'm told 🚛 driving and reading don't mix😢

Anybody got any good suggestions on audiobooks?

It seems to me that if you believe in free will and that we can be held accountable for our actions, then you have to believe in sin, at least by a broad definition.

An excellent piece of advice that I try (and often fail) to live by is to always assume virtue of other people if at all possible. Usually that's way harder than assuming vice, but if you assume the best of people by default, it's way easier to treat them generously.