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What are you afraid of?

70 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fenix 8 May

I used to be afraid of taking a shit at my girlfriend's house and the turd not going down.

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1 sat \ 10 replies \ @ek 8 May

technology shocks

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Future shock?

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70 sats \ 8 replies \ @ek 8 May

I think humans haven’t even adapted to the internet yet, and now we’re adding AI to it. We’re in for a wild ride.

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What do you think makes it wild?

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70 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 9 May

It's a disruptive technology.

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Yeah, agree. I'm trying to hammer down most disruption I can personally suffer from it - ironically I am in about a third of my defenses using fire to fight fire, which feels a bit off, but I see no other way to deal with the spam in some cases.

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have you adapted?

how are the flying lessons going?

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1 sat \ 3 replies \ @ek 8 May
have you adapted?

No.

how are the flying lessons going?

Thanks for asking! They’re on pause until I have enough stable income again.

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I don't feel I have either. But stepping back from it is a good palliative.

Flying would be a great hobby. Hopefully I can afford it one day too.

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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @ek 8 May

To be honest, I was almost involved in a car accident recently, and it would have been my fault. It really made me wonder whether I have what it takes to be a pilot. But I'm still eager to find out. I hope my flight instructor will tell me if he thinks I shouldn't be flying.

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well, no cars in the air (yet), so you're probably good.

Border crossings.

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Ah, those damned invisible lines. Horrible.

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Yeah! And the twilight zone in between the two are packed with bullies w/ guns and you have nowhere to go but to walk into their trap.

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It's fricken true. Had an officer refuse to hand back all our passports once. I noticed only after I was some 300 metres off. Exitng my vehicle to face the bullies with guns to say, 'the fuck mans?' wasn't fun.

You just expect they return the same number of passports you give them, because, I guess, that's part of their job.

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boat accident

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I lost all my fears in a boating accident.
No fear = no worries

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I know others who say they are fearless. I always take their word for it, but most of them turned out to be lying.

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I also survived 20 years of pure communism atrocities, do you really think anything else in this world could scare me?

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I said I believe you. What reason do I have to distrust you? I try to take people at their word. But as you get to know people, sometimes the masks come off.

Don't you agree, most people are not enlightened as you are?

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I do not consider myself "enlightened", just a guy pointing out the truth.
People nowadays should be more critical thinking. Unfortunately the world is full of snowflakes and crybabies.

When I was a kid, I was literally eating dirt and my mother never scream out loud that I would die... just let me eat dirt so I will not be hungry. And I didn't died. Just made me stronger.

Look around you today: do you see kids in a park eating dirt anymore? You see only pussies, closed in an anti-septic bubble.

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No, the kids don't even play outside anymore because they are all glued to screens. They probably won't be eating dirt, but maybe ze bugs with a side of cloned or fake meat nonsense.

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after 3 NDE nothing can scare me: #277326
Also whatever can scare you is other's opportunity to control you. So don't let them have it.

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Anyways, I am writing this post already drunk (8+ beers already). Otherwise I would not have the balls to share this personal experience on SN.

I don't suppose you're afraid of what stackers think of you anymore? 😅

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what stackers think of you anymore?

Should I care?

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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @Wumbo 8 May

The Theme Song for @DarthCoin

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it's amazing your daughter was able to save your life. Powerful story.

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Was thinking about it earlier. I'm afraid of poverty and of being unloved. I know that as we are immortal souls, there is literally nothing we should be afraid of, but these 2 seem to be my biggest hurdles.

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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fenix 8 May
immortal souls

As Ivan Drago would say:

Thinking about how death comes for everyone can help you enjoy life more—not out of fear of dying, but because your time alive is short.

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100%

The soul is immortal, but this incarnation is not. This chance to live a good life and have a positive impact happens just once.

Something I wrote in my journal:

Yes, it's life and death. It's all life and death, brother. But not in a manic, fearful sense. It's all life and death in the sense that EVERYTHING MATTERS.
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The rational mind can always find something....

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