Taking the time to learn things that others can’t be bothered with
299 sats \ 7 replies \ @k00b 8 Oct 2023
Avoiding pursuit of status.
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64 sats \ 5 replies \ @elvismercury 8 Oct 2023
Is this an actual thing you think about and act on, or just that, following your nose, you have wound up pursuing things other than status?
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187 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b 8 Oct 2023
Both but more so following my nose I'd guess. Pursuing status is conforming ambitiously ... and I find conforming really disappointing for some reason. It gives me none of the feelings I want to have about myself.
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196 sats \ 3 replies \ @elvismercury 8 Oct 2023
It's funny where you can wind up, if you just keep taking small steps toward things that seem harmless, e.g., enjoying that you're a big deal and doing stuff that would make you an even slightly bigger deal. Years later you look at yourself and find that you've become a monster. Or, less dramatically, a douchebag.
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154 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 8 Oct 2023
With some pain, I'm imagining being a big deal and wanting to be a bigger deal ... but holy shit I'm in a prison made of other people's perceptions.
Terrifying!
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121 sats \ 1 reply \ @elvismercury 8 Oct 2023
We all are prisoners. The only question is how well we recognize which prisons hold us.
Or, as DFW said, everybody worships.
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154 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 8 Oct 2023
You're right! I have not shaken off worship, nor would I want to.
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460 sats \ 0 replies \ @bataroot 11 Oct 2023
made me think of this article https://freemansperspective.com/status-evolution-and-human-nature/
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64 sats \ 0 replies \ @NoStranger 8 Oct 2023
Experiment everyday on everything.
As long as you have even a little spec of interest just jump in and try what you want until you're exhausted.
Every little skill, good or bad, useless or not, become a weapon at your arsenal when you need it.
If it goes well, a day of fun on something seemingly stupid might turn in a life changing opportunity.
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82 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 8 Oct 2023
By using torque
I'll see myself out
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @bzzzt 8 Oct 2023
This is the joke i was trying to come up with, ty 😂
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @Natalia 8 Oct 2023
Keep learning what interests me and then share my experience with others.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 8 Oct 2023
simple curiosity. goes a long way.
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71 sats \ 2 replies \ @Tjacten 8 Oct 2023
By maxing out your credit cards then find ways to pay it back before you get audited.
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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @TwoLargePizzas 9 Oct 2023
I knew a guy that would take advantage of the zero interest balance transfer. He kept spreadsheets of all the credit cards he had to manage. I don't know how exactly he did it but after a few years he told me he managed pay off his home loan.
Unfortunately, he lost most of it in a bad divorce, spending it on lawyers.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 8 Oct 2023
this is the way.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @bzzzt 8 Oct 2023
A web of lies. See Uncut Gems for an example 😅
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @wingalt 8 Oct 2023
Only hiring people much smarter than me
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @birdeye21 OP 8 Oct 2023
wise
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Tjacten 8 Oct 2023
Making ends meet by setting goals for yourself and write them down.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @NcsKoi20301 8 Oct 2023 outlawed
stackers have outlawed this. turn on wild west mode in your /settings to see outlawed content.
88 sats \ 3 replies \ @nemo 8 Oct 2023
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44 sats \ 1 reply \ @birdeye21 OP 8 Oct 2023
I’m like his substitute teacher
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @nemo 8 Oct 2023
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75 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 8 Oct 2023
hahaha good one
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