Chad Money

Ex-academic, compulsive songwriter, curmudgeonly Luddite, mindful ne'er-do-well, and zealous skeptic

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Vegan gummy bears are 100 times better than regular gummy bears. That is all.

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I will inconvenience a million beings before allowing any one to suffer.

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Here's a neat little self-awareness exercise: pretend you're 90 and write a list of your regrets. Here's mine:

"Life, like poker, is a game of incomplete information. If I knew for certain that my 'bad' choices have led to no good consequences, I'd regret them. But I don't."

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@theericarachel @Tn_Brando Crunch which is sufficiently responsive to touch that I don't have to switch between rhythm & lead channels. Kind of a cross between Mike Campbell and Mark Knopfler.

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@Booker4KY Hold the debate anyway. He'll make about as much sense whether he shows up or not -- but he doesn't get to decide whether you get to be heard.

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In case you didn't know, this is a thing:

https://t.co/TDh6J4Issq

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If we're going to reward content based on number of views, we should probably also punish content specifically and solely designed to accumulate a high number of views. #signalvsnoise

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Stigma Our Culture Has: See that person with no money? She isn't working hard enough.

Stigma Our Culture Doesn't Have: See that person with lots of money? He isn't working meaningfully enough! All he does is hoard more money, thereby keeping it from being put to better use.

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One of the commonest Appalachian stereotypes is that we incest it up down in the holler, etc. Easy jokes to make; not sure why they're funny.

But I wonder: does anyone have data that actually indicates such goings-on are more common among hill folk than, say, European royalty?

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I'm probably quite late to the party on this, but is the game aptly described as "beanbag toss" more commonly known as "Cornhole" because the playing surface vaguely resembles Beavis with his shirt pulled over his head?

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All good games have good rules. If a rule is stupid, break it; if everyone breaks it, that's called progress. And if someone cheats at a good game, don't lose honorably -- do what it takes to beat them.

Fun fact: like it or not, every aspect of your life is some kind of game.

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Our debates are almost always a two-player game. Thus every issue that doesn't involve a binary choice is automatically distorted.

Even with a yes/no topic, the two-player limitation ensures that each side will be represented by an extremist. Why do we keep doing this wrong?

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If you never admit you're wrong, your image is as good as it will ever get.

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Toilet paper math is hard, but "estimated time remaining" math blows it away.

While uploading a video, my computer estimated 1 minute remaining, revised that to 22 days (!!), and then stabilized at 5-6 min. Actual time remaining: 17 min.

A blank screen would have been better.

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I was standing in line at the Philadelphia airport in 2008 when I found the first white hair in my beard. I have not forgotten that moment.

So I imagine I will always remember today too, because I just found the first white hair on my head. Hey, at least it didn't fall out.

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I'm putting my compositions on iTunes, Spotify, and the like. Today I uploaded the most recent Fextonia album, and soon I'll go back and pick a few "singles" from the pre-Bandcamp days. If that's your cup of tea, click this:

https://t.co/66KJBvHNvg (powered by @distrokid)

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A relationship is a new car with a full tank of gas (infatuation). Couples get in, head down the highway, and suddenly things fall apart. "What went wrong?" they bemoan. Then they abandon the car and go invest in a new one.

You have to keep filling that tank. Both of you.

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I think I've finally figured life out. Do these, in order:

1. If you see someone harming someone else, stop them.

2. If you need self-care, care for yourself.

3. If someone else needs help, help them.

Forget the big picture. Make small changes. There are billions of us.

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What? People are whining because the president did something? If only he had done some other thing! Then they would have whined about that instead!

Most people aren't problem solvers. They're sports fans. They can be safely ignored and, if necessary, easily dispersed.