nostr:npub1hemdxvjcfz0zt39ymgxwv77k5vrr4tkk25zzg486e4t8sw5rwyksafrq92 one popular trick in shopping psychology is to maintain an appearance of abundance. people are less likely to buy stuff if there doesn't seem to be many left.
nostr:npub1hemdxvjcfz0zt39ymgxwv77k5vrr4tkk25zzg486e4t8sw5rwyksafrq92 an apparently well-stocked store is also a more inviting sight, like finding a particularly fertile fruit tree.
nostr:npub1hemdxvjcfz0zt39ymgxwv77k5vrr4tkk25zzg486e4t8sw5rwyksafrq92 one popular trick in shopping psychology is to maintain an appearance of abundance. people are less likely to buy stuff if there doesn't seem to be many left.
nostr:npub12d7rkvctcj8h0rasyswure9n4rmxu0j7wtpepuu37qhm62mgrr3q2j56e2 i know this artist but is there anything significant about this picture?
nostr:npub1apkt7j2qyxarx6gr07sr8feu4sl70aqt9lygw2f2q6asn8tsc2fs4e0ux6 nostr:npub19nu6shp5qgt33vc920l8kw9lqhty3t85jac85hjhx9t7lsljagusph5455 ja, men det betyr at du ikke kan jukse.
inventor: i have to fuck with the knobs to make it work
elite bastards: i have to fuck with the knobs to make it work
thought i mindsynced with a woman for a fleeting moment there
nope
pretty sure by now that i was ghosted. also pretty devastating. first time i've felt alive in years.
either someone died or i just got ghosted
nostr:npub1l64cdp3m0grhkqxwlxxp2cypew58407xedv9vxrmh8588awh4y0qjn5dkt fashion advice from the world of word nerds:
lying is what you do
laying is what you do to stuff
not really that important but something to decorate with.
there are two sides to every argument, and seeing as i'm feeling a little hungry right now, i'm hoping that one of them is a side of ham.
kind of getting Cicero vibes from what i'm writing, like that speech that formed the basis of the Lorem Ipsum text that typographers and web designers use. if you read the translation, he's mostly stating platitudes, but he chooses his words well, so it's still enjoyable to read.
and following from this, one might say that an authoritarian figure is someone who feels that the entire country is a child that they feel responsible for as a kind of parent, and the citizens are just being unruly because they don't know what's good for them. an overly authoritarian approach might result in the opposite of what one hopes for (rebellion and chaos instead of safety), but there's also the option of extreme application of authority, to quench the revolt, and rule with an iron fist.
so, in a way, a strict parent is not so much an example of self control to be followed, but rather someone who struggles with feelings of worry and exhaustion, and lacks the self restraint to hold back and let the child be free. but too much of this self restraint would put the child in danger. so where do you strike the balance?
as a child, you perceive parental control as malicious, and you're not expected to have a bigger perspective
as an adult, the challenge isn't so much that you're trying to control the child, but more that you are yourself a bit tired, sleepy and exhausted, and you worry, and worry is suffering, so you try to relieve it, and with how humans are put together by nature, controlling the child is how to alleviate this suffering.
the never-ending conflict of the parental/authority figure going "i'm only trying to protect you" versus the rebellious child going "you're constraining my freedom, leave me alone" - but applied in almost any context when humans have interactions and relationships, across all historical periods
nostr:npub1c6lp2aesfrwxkwdtc60qzemg9xfk378ttv80pwsq983wckq0r8lsnnkgmu Ubuntu does have the curse of being the most mainstream Linux distribution, much like Windows has the curse of being the most mainstream operating system overall
nostr:npub1c6lp2aesfrwxkwdtc60qzemg9xfk378ttv80pwsq983wckq0r8lsnnkgmu in other words, since people are actually using these OSes casually and aren't religious about updating, their maintainers feel the need to apply a bit of gentle pressure to nudge people into doing it.
nostr:npub1c6lp2aesfrwxkwdtc60qzemg9xfk378ttv80pwsq983wckq0r8lsnnkgmu Ubuntu does have the curse of being the most mainstream Linux distribution, much like Windows has the curse of being the most mainstream operating system overall
nostr:npub13devv9ue5lg6j4xx7ucftp2zdwwv6ur2aln422j5uh3fkddfq8yqshjquu when you want to talk to someone online and there's an age gap, you're left wondering if they died in their sleep