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I guess as an artist (I make music) it's part of my nature to seek new perspectives in understanding people and things. I have to be totally open to infinite amount of possibilities to have the creative channel open. And I can't stand seeing life and human relationships just from a cold means to an end-perspective.you do not think that male virgins of the age of 29 generally have the need and motive to have sex for the first time, and that single women who want to have kids generally have the need and motive to get with a man who has set up his life to do so?
if we are completely unable to generalize, we just have no basis whatsoever for discussion
Yeah me neither. Good for you that you make music btw. Thats a nice halo. You think you would have made the same experiences and had the same perspectives if you were entering data in a database for 40 hours a week?I guess as an artist (I make music) it's part of my nature to seek new perspectives in understanding people and things. I have to be totally open to infinite amount of possibilities to have the creative channel open. And I can't stand seeing life and human relationships just from a cold means to an end-perspective.
You cant make this up.I am tall, but my wife dated me despite tha
brutalYou cant make this up.
“I always liked short men, IT JUST SO HAPPENS that my husband is above average height. I like him for his personality, teehehe”
Memes inform reality.
I think you are diving right into the heart of RP's comment about digital culture. A lot of people hear that and think "oh, he thinks I should quit social media".I guess as an artist (I make music) it's part of my nature to seek new perspectives in understanding people and things. I have to be totally open to infinite amount of possibilities to have the creative channel open. And I can't stand seeing life and human relationships just from a cold means to an end-perspective.
Reality is not analog. Quanta of light for example. When you perceive a sound, there is a minimal excitatory volume, below which no sound will be registered, this minimal volume is tightly related to the resolutive capacities of the human perceptive systems, which are not infinite. This is due to the all-or-nothing nature of the neuronal action potential, which is more "digital" than analog.
Finally, digital does not mean 0 or 1. It means a system of counting in base two. By extending the digits in your binary number, you get arbitrarily close to an "analog" scale.
I think you are diving right into the heart of RP's comment about digital culture. A lot of people hear that and think "oh, he thinks I should quit social media".
But, as usual, he is (IMHO) saying something much deeper, very Marshall McLuhan like. Digital is 1 or 0. Good looking, or not. Tall/Short. etc. Your musical background helps you no doubt see continua and nuance. Even digital music is not necessarily "digital" in this sense (although live music can be "digital" it is hard to imagine someone choosing to experience that).
There is no doubt that social media DOES promote and teach "digital culture" as RP called it. But it is not because of the bits and bytes and binaries underlying it. It is because of the dehumanizing qualities. Many feel free to call someone libtard or a deplorable online because it is just some avatar--a stand in for a person. Not a person. Swing a sword in p2p game, or launch insults on raypeatforum
Lol that anecdote wasn't a basis for my worldview.. Just an example that popped into my mind pointing towards the fact that reality doesn't fit in the small box you try to put it in. I think you should spend more time on figuring out what a person is trying to communicate instead of sticking to your first impression. Your overconfidence in your grand conclusions about what a person thinks based on a couple of words is astonishing. Humble yourself. The arrogance, impatience, rudeness and lack of curiosity you have demonstrated is a perfect example of why I rarely bother to take part in the conversation here anymore.or the next guy: "I'm not so sure about that man. I have heard of this unattractive guy losing his virginity. At 29."
I also think he's saying something much more deeper. And William Blake has been a huuuuge influence for Peat in this whole thing..I think you are diving right into the heart of RP's comment about digital culture. A lot of people hear that and think "oh, he thinks I should quit social media".
But, as usual, he is (IMHO) saying something much deeper, very Marshall McLuhan like. Digital is 1 or 0. Good looking, or not. Tall/Short. etc. Your musical background helps you no doubt see continua and nuance. Even digital music is not necessarily "digital" in this sense (although live music can be "digital" it is hard to imagine someone choosing to experience that).
There is no doubt that social media DOES promote and teach "digital culture" as RP called it. But it is not because of the bits and bytes and binaries underlying it. It is because of the dehumanizing qualities. Many feel free to call someone libtard or a deplorable online because it is just some avatar--a stand in for a person. Not a person. Swing a sword in p2p game, or launch insults on raypeatforum
You have posted another post since.Lol that anecdote wasn't a basis for my worldview.. Just an example that popped into my mind pointing towards the fact that reality doesn't fit in the small box you try to put it in. I think you should spend more time on figuring out what a person is trying to communicate instead of sticking to your first impression. Your overconfidence in your grand conclusions about what a person thinks based on a couple of words is astonishing. Humble yourself. The arrogance, impatience, rudeness and lack of curiosity you have demonstrated is a perfect example of why I rarely bother to take part in the conversation here anymore.
Oh the struggle! I guess I have to give up, you win, bold men aren't sexy.the one you are currently struggling to hold on to
Not sure if you meant this as a reply to me or not. This is all true, and aside from my points.Reality is not analog. Quanta of light for example. When you perceive a sound, there is a minimal excitatory volume, below which no sound will be registered, this minimal volume is tightly related to the resolutive capacities of the human perceptive systems, which are not infinite. This is due to the all-or-nothing nature of the neuronal action potential, which is more "digital" than analog.
Finally, digital does not mean 0 or 1. It means a system of counting in base two. By extending the digits in your binary number, you get arbitrarily close to an "analog" scale.
I bet you are right. I'd love to hear more about the tie in to William Blake. Not my expertise.I also think he's saying something much more deeper. And William Blake has been a huuuuge influence for Peat in this whole thing..
I once asked Peat a question relating to the interpretation of the Bible, his answer would be absolutely perfect for this thread but for some reason I don't have the email in my folder anymore. The answer was profoundly profoundly influential and liberating for me.
It took awhile before Blake's work touched me but when it did, it rocked my world. Here's a couple of quotes by him:I bet you are right. I'd love to hear more about the tie in to William Blake. Not my expertise.
I also think he's saying something much more deeper. And William Blake has been a huuuuge influence for Peat in this whole thing..
I once asked Peat a question relating to the interpretation of the Bible, his answer would be absolutely perfect for this thread but for some reason I don't have the email in my folder anymore. The answer was profoundly profoundly influential and liberating for me.
No sorry, it's been over two years and it was more then a couple of words. I think I actually promised him I won't forward the answer ('cause I wanted as deep answer as possible and I think he's aware people forward his responses so he can be a little wary ). Maybe I deleted the email so that I wouldn't forward it in the future, I don't remember.Can you remember his reply, paraphrased?
Why oligarchy and not authoritarianism? Everything is political, it seems. Seems to me it implies a long slog. Perhaps an almost impossible situation to overcome. Sisyphean.Me: What would you like your legacy to be?
Peat: Ending oligarchy and ending the digital culture are important goals.