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Month: December 2023

Photo essay / Dec 29, 2023

Plato is Wrong

Ruler vs subject Uniformity is bad Impractiable Private property makes man happier — cultivate virtues of generosity Natural affection Differentiation is truth. Among theorists, Plato in the Republic raises the mostfundamental questions. He desires …

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2023

Household Management

Manage people — most critical not things. In household management persons call for more attention than things; free persons for more than slaves. Slaves are only capable of an inferior kind of virtue. Socrates …

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2023

Anti Chivalry

History etymology of chivalry The etymology of “chivalry” reveals a fascinating journey from medieval battlefields to modern conceptions of gentlemanly behavior. The word “chivalry” comes from the Old French term “chevalerie,” which itself derives …

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2023

THE IRONY OF EXERCISE

Funny enough when you’re tired, it is precisely the best time to exercise in order to *GAIN* energy! Think askesis, training.

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2023

LAYER UP!

When cold, 3x merino wool tshirts… 2 goretex jackets? A lot of down.

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2023

Unnatural Finance

But we do not need that form of finance which accumulates wealth for its own sake. This is unnatural finance. ll has been made possible by the invention of coined money. It accumulates money …

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2023

THINK HORMONES

Biological effect of cocaine Blood constriction — heart rate up. Cocaine natural form Why temperature up

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I AM A MASTER

My fury — when slaves speak up, or talk denigrating things against me?

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ARISTOTLE POLITICS

The state aims at satisfying all the needs of man The ultimate object of the state is the good life Natural impulse towards political association Household economy. The Slave. Property. Children and Wives. The …

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2023

Born to Rule, or Marked out for Subjection?

ARISTOTLE POLITICS Aristotle argues, “For that some should rule and others be ruled is a thing not only necessary, but expedient; from the hour of their birth, some are marked out for subjection, others …

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2023

How to say “slave” in ancient Greek

doulos— slave, *dewo- — which means “to bind”. Bondage, servitude. Don’t be bound, tied up… doulos etymology history In Ancient Greek, the word for “slave” is δοῦλος (doulos). This term has a rich and …

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2023

SO UGLY, SO UN-AESTHETIC?

My new optimization: The world’s best function in the world ain’t worth it if it is ugly! It has to be, it *must* be blissfully simple!

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2023

SHAME?

Maybe from darkness? *skamo— Etymology Uncertain, but probably from pre-Germanic *skh₃méhâ‚‚, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“dark(ness)”) + *-méhâ‚‚.[1] Related to Proto-Germanic*skandō. Where or what is the origin of shame, regret? The etymology and history of the word “shame” are indeed fascinating, reflecting its deep-rooted …

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Photo essay / Dec 29, 2023

Heavy vs Fat

Let us stop calling it “heavy”— instead, call it fat? Even the new MacBook Pro 14 inch M3 Pro chip… even heavier? 3.4 pounds, 1.55 kg to 3.5 pounds, 1.61 kg (M3 Pro), or …

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