1️⃣ “Things could be so much better” 2⃣ “Things could be so much worse” These are both true statements, but there's an asymmetry between them. Improvement is a tightrope; ruin is the whole canyon. At any given moment there are only a handful of ways to make life better, but an infinite number of ways to shatter it... yet we sit and mope about the fraying thread of the tightrope instead of thanking gravity, and God, we’re not in free-fall.
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Replying to @MerriamWebster
Would you call someone "amiable" who asks what grammar/word hill people are willing to die on and then blocks/hides everyone who replies?
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Why are there "simply no circumstances under which" you would vote for Trump? Seems quite irrational.
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Replying to @sppeoples
Isn't Vance married to a non-white woman? Aren't his kids biracial?
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I still can't believe @kevinrose spent two years cancelling every single thing promised to @moonbirds minters popping in to the Discord once every 3 months to say he'd be in the Discord more soon ("just not, you know, now...I have a meeting to run to") before bailing on Proof/MBs entirely without even the respect or courtesy to leave holders with literally ANY idea of what's to come ("Art is proof of our collective humanity...also hey...maybe you'll be an avatar in an Ape metaverse...wouldn't that be cool?????") all to pivot to A PODCAST NAMED AFTER HIMSELF and we all collectively were just like, "yup, makes total sense, it's fine, no big deal at all in fact, nothing to talk about here" like, truly truly truly astonishing
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Replying to @MerriamWebster
Is it true the dictionary is blocking people for saying a woman is an adult human female? Because omg
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Replying to @drvolts
"undeniable moral imperative for solidarity" what a terrifying phrase
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Replying to @seerutkchawla
These are deeply hurt women and the hardest sort to extend grace to for how viciously and adamantly they seek to project their hurt onto others but, still, I see no other way. Understanding what drives someone to such a dehumanizing place, and empathizing, seems to be our task.
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Replying to @OrwellNGoode
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players"
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Replying to @ellaorten
Validation for your body as an object may not be the best long-term fix for mental health issues.
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We like the art #hoot @moonbirds
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Replying to @AngryBlackLady
Petition to, maybe, NOT condemn people based on characteristics over which they have no say. Crazy idea, I know.
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lol what an absurd thing to say must be so wild to have to assume (or pretend to assume) the worst about people in every instance to hold your religious worldview together
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RUNESTONE STARTED OUT AS AN INSCRIPTION COLLECTION THAT WAS AIRDROPPED TO OGS THIS WAS ON PURPOSE AND ALLOWED US TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR OUR MOVEMENT WE ARE NOW IN THE NEXT PHASE WHERE WE ARE ONBOARDING ETHEREUM AND SOLANA NFT COLLECTORS WHO WANT TO BUY A RUNESTONE BUT ONLY THE SAVY COLLECTORS WHO TAKE THE TIME TO GET OVER THE ORDINALS LEARNING CURVE WILL BE JOINING US WHICH FURTHER STRENGTHENS OUR RANKS THE FINAL PHASE IS AIRDROPPING A MEMECOIN TO RUNESTONE HOLDERS ON THE RUNES PROTOCOL AFTER THE HALVING TOGETHER WE WILL FORGE THE MOTHER OF ALL SHITCOINS ON THE MOTHER OF ALL BLOCKCHAINS WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO BRING MILLIONS OF MORE PEOPLE INTO OUR MOVEMENT BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE JUST WANT TO SMASH THE BUY BUTTON ON A CEX AND THAT IS OKAY WE WANT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO JOIN US THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF RUNESTONE IS TO ONBOARD PEOPLE TO BITCOIN AND CREATING THE TOP MEMECOIN ON PLANET EARTH IS THE MOST TANGIBLE PATH ANYONE HAS COME UP WITH FOR ONBOARDING TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO BITCOIN AND IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT IT MEANS THAT THE CURRENT 82,005 RUNESTONE HOLDERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCELERATE OUR CIVILIZATION'S TRANSITION TO FREEDOM MONEY WHICH COULD IMPROVE BILLIONS OF PEOPLE'S LIVES IF YOU THINK RUNESTONE IS AN NFT PROJECT YOU ARE SIMPLY NOT READY WE ARE THE DELTA FREE AND FAIR IS A MOVEMENT BITCOIN IS THE FUTURE ᛤ
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Me and my Runestone Other players are nervous as hell knowing my card protector is one of the most highly coveted Ordinals out
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Then why haven’t you?
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Do we think babies slept separate from their parents for the eons of our evolution? Seems like putting them in a separate room is a modern thing we convince ourselves is fine bc there’s no simple cause/effect to point to showing it isn’t. But maybe it isn’t.
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Stoked!!! Been a fan of @JoshBobrowsky’s measured takes since day one (especially as one of @moonbirds best critics). Can’t wait to see what develops with this community and honored to be a part.
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But I do like the art tho @uncut_hems @moonbirds
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Are you trying to say that 23k is not enough to open a deli anywhere in the world? Because that’s a really stupid thing to say.
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Replying to @zachxbt

ALT Surprised Sorprendido GIF

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Bull market rule/note to self #46: If you've heard about something more than 3 times you must immediately stop and go spend at least 15 minutes (seriously, set a timer) learning as much as you can about it. Dudn't matter that 15 min isn't enough. It's a start, and it will probably lead to more if there's a there there. Being knowledgable about something early is usually the difference between a 10x and a 100x. — Also remember that this means *literally any word/combo of words* you've been seeing or hearing repeatedly. It can sound as redacted as cryptodickbutts sounds to anyone not one of us (to whom they are obviously, like duh, generational grails). — You are not smart enough to fade things you haven't given 15 minutes.
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Replying to @debsoon
IT'S LIKE PINTEREST AND YELP BUT FOR NFTS WHERE WE COME TOGETHER TO CURATE AND REVIEW COOL SHIT WE LOVE, SO THAT WE CAN ELEVATE AND SPOTLIGHT CREATORS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND NOT BE LEFT OUT OF THE CONVERSATION BY THE ALGORITHM OR CIS WHITE MALES @thehugxyz
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Replying to @vetoshield
"little to no systematic self-criticism of the West"? are you unaware of entire academic departments that go by the name Critical Race Theory? where do those tend to be located?
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How do people think this is a valid comparison? Utterly bizarre to seriously compare something that increased 2-3x over the span of FIVE decades (and across all groups/demographics) to something that increased 4000% in ONE decade (and mostly amongst one very specific demographic)
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Replying to @waitbutwhy
that was harder than I expected
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SSRI’s are a problem and so is untreated depression. Unplugging the wire that illuminates the “check engine” light does not equal “treatment.”
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And this one? How does this affect your views on being the Minister of Truth?
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Replying to @blknoiz06
will never not be hilarious to me that you put every one of your photos through this faux-film filter bro why
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The term isn’t meaningless bc we haven’t heard of it. The term is meaningless bc it can be applied to literally ANY public figure disagreeing with ANYONE vehemently. It’s literally redefining “disagreement” as “terrorism.” Anyone not terrified by this hasn’t studied history.
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That was a hell of an evening. Your shit is sick @frankdegods
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“may permanently destroy their ability to enjoy sex as adults” do you read before replying
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lol at pretending people with real chronic ailments (and no, having never learned to deal with normal human emotions and the inevitable boredom/anxiety of human existence without being high does not count) is what the OP is referring to
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Replying to @kmoney
"that's a GREAT idea!" 🤣🤣🤣
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I agree, misinformation like this did make me extremely hesitant to take anything people like this said seriously
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Minted some REWORLD by @rainisto 🔥🔥🔥
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I honestly can't even make sense of this. It's like saying the internet was at risk of ngmi because there was lots of speculation and greed in the late 90's. NFTs are literally just a technological innovation. They aren't going anywhere.
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There literally isn’t anything more evasive in an argument than asking for someone’s “credentials” while completely failing to respond to their argument
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Replying to @Liathetrader
You spent $25k to on your trading education and you still aren't able to make money trading? People who can make money trading don't spend their time selling Discord memberships for $180...they just, you know, trade.
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Why do you have such a low opinion of minorities/tribe members/elderly people to think that they may lack the documentation the state will require or are unable to procure it?
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Replying to @syderature
lol what imagine thinking this is why people like to eat inside
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Replying to @thor_benson
I feel like you have forgotten that *your* experience isn’t at all indicative of the experience of most of the rest of us (and no I did not vote for Trump).
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Respectfully disagree. He was banned for Twitter's politicized interpretation of his words. He didn't incite violence, he didn't call for a riot. An oppositely partisan censor could silence Lightfoot for these tweets, couldn't they?
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“I just don’t understand.” No, no, Susan, you certainly do not.
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1/ Here's one of my go-to examples for when my friends ask me what web3 is all about and what the big deal is and why they should care:
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Replying to @roderickgraham
A brief reminder that saying this repeatedly does not make it true.
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Replying to @ThxtsDxnte
Am I clear on this? Your argument is that after people watched Darrell Brooks drive over and kill their mothers and children, they thought, “Now I care much more deeply about the pain and hurt of racism?”
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This is a joke, right?
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Replying to @drvolts
Huh? Do you mean the evidence he’s found and shown is fake? Or what she did is supposed to be normal/standard?
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yes, precisely! hence why most gender-affirming care is dangerous and irresponsible
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Replying to @the_wilderless
I told a friend about a tiff I’d had w another friend, but didn’t say who was who before asking who they thought was wrong, and they were like “which one were you?” I made them tell me who they thought was wrong first. Like, if you want the actual truth isn’t this the only way?
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First time?
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tell me you don't get laid without paying for it without telling me you don't get laid without paying for it
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Replying to @keraz37 @CoolMom169
Democracy is letting people think for themselves. You’re an authoritarian, own it.
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Absolutely. They are one of the best uses of incentives for arriving at truth.
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“it makes my blood boil for people to use the definition of a word correctly” is a BIZARRE take
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A civilizations ability (or inability) to point out pseudoscientific and cultish dogma as such affects everyone in that civilization.
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Very substantive argument you present here Justin. Kudos!
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A partisan divide in this case is that one side thinks it has the moral or epistemic authority to define “disinformation,” and the other does not.
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what's romantic about your partner getting banged by someone else?
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Wow. So wild that that’s the dichotomy you believe you have to choose from, and that this to you is a form of argument.
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What does the time it takes to become well-read have to do with going to university?
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Replying to @BestOneQuinns
Not a feminist, not a woman. But yeah, threatening to beat the shit out of women because you are jealous of them and furious over the fact that they’re aware of your actual sex… isn’t the best look.
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Do you think it’s weird that your definition of transphobe has expanded to mean “anyone who disagrees with the way I think this issue should be handled,” including thousands of literal trans people??
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Replying to @JeninYounesEsq
Protesting a war across the world at a house in California owned by the professor who invited you there for dinner is about the most pointless/insufferable thing I can imagine. Also I have no idea why you even mentioned free speech here.
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Replying to @JamesRehwald
Epic
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#NewProfilePic @moonbirds We do a little day one : )
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stranger than fiction
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What bonafides exactly does someone need to have conversations with people that others find interesting enough to listen to?
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God how miserable it must be to do these mental contortions because of being so deep in the dogma that you can’t just say, “Yeah this doesn’t make a lot of sense. Abortion bans don’t disproportionately affect LGBTQ people.”
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Replying to @iriskavanagh
People discussing things. So wrong.
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If a guy with a gun in your child’s school isn’t your business, what on earth is?
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“one party” eh
SUPERCUT! Dangerous Demagogues Spread 'Great Replacement Theory'
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So womens sports have been unfair to men all this time? Is this what you think?
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They requested that their work was made public?
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I take a nuanced view: I'd want to leave my children enough resources to achieve their potential but not so much that they have no incentive to. I think there's something to be said for the human experience of having "made it" yourself. Wonder what one loses if they lose that.
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Why do you believe this chart?
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Unless you think intersex is a third sex, how is this relevant? There are two sexes: male and female. That’s binary.
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btw I'm stilling rocking the pfp because @JustinMezzell (in spite of his proximity to KRO lol) is still goated and I simply like/have grown attached to this green mohawked owl but an OMB might be a nice change...
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Replying to @dwr
Little engagement Feels like everyone is playing some farming game ($degen) I’m not keyed in on I’m bad at being active
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Why is this so difficult for people? Cumulative and consecutive nesting time are two different measures and will be rewarded accordingly. The former rewards holders who want to sell. The latter rewards holders who are holding.
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Replying to @LoneliestMunk
Easy formula 1. Claim to be liberal 2. Due to disagreeing with humans about anything, call them far-right, fascist, or racist 3. Quickly come to the realization that anyone who disagrees with you is now far-right, fascist, or racist 4. Bask in righteousness and moral hubris
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wait, those kids at the music festival were oppressing the guys who flew in and raped and shot them while filming it? say more
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Genuine question: What do you suggest we call it when children are given hormones or surgeries which leave them infertile/unable to reproduce?
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Imagine pretending this is the cost lol
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Replying to @KlondikeNFT
Don’t confuse “getting sober” with “being sober.” It’s depressing bc you haven’t unlearned and relearned healthier ways of doing what alcohol was doing for you. Once you learn to check those boxes in healthier ways, “being sober” will just feel like life, but healthier, shinier.
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don't do what? share his thoughts?
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Is being health-centric the same as being fat-phobic?
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No “sorry to see you go”? No “thanks for writing a newsletter about our project for months on end”? What do Eightbits have to do with leaving the Proof/MB ecosystem?
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