Anshumalee

that all deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea.

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

@PravatKafley They got the man that took Spurs to CL final. So I wouldn't be surprised even if they make it to semis.

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

Someone should genuinely start a petition to make Wavin' Flag the permanent FIFA World Cup anthem.

[DAVE @0xdajvid]

Memories

Waving flag 🏁

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

We've reached a point in history when everyone is trying to appear cool.

The richest man on earth, the most powerful one, that intellectual bloke on twitter, your high school teacher, your doctor, your plumber, your introvert office mate, your kid, your mom. Literally everyone.

Has it always been this way? I don't think so. Will it always be this way? I doubt it. But for the moment, we live through the age of performative cool. And I'm starting to get bored already.

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

Know ye, now, Bulkington? Glimpses do ye seem to see of that mortally intolerable truth; that all deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea; while the wildest winds of heaven and earth conspire to cast her on the treacherous, slavish shore?

But as in landlessness alone resides the highest truth, shoreless, indefinite as God—so, better is it to perish in that howling infinite, than be ingloriously dashed upon the lee, even if that were safety! For worm-like, then, oh! who would craven crawl to land! Terrors of the terrible! is all this agony so vain? Take heart, take heart, O Bulkington! Bear thee grimly, demigod! Up from the spray of thy ocean-perishing—straight up, leaps thy apotheosis!

-Moby Dick

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

@magurubinod I hope he does. But thanks for the heads up, bruh. I gotta check my insurance cover. Just in case.

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

This Nepali generation so ill educated that much of our idea of politics is shaped by South Indian masala movies and their over the top heros.

So much that our leader acts like one, talks like one, has built his entire persona around them and general folks behave either like fanboys or haters instead of actual citizens.

A long long way to go, even if we start now. If we start.

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

Well bruh, forgive my contradictions, mockery, imperliast worldview and elitist contempt. I leave you to your 'new politics' Quixotic folly.

Since we're wasting time in this meaningless convo anyway, lemme share a piece of wisdom I derived from the great book. The first intellectual task of the men of our time is to strip off romanticsm of all sorts. Then we can talk about change or whatnot.

God bless ya.

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

@ombdthk I wouldn't call it prioritise. I'd say dramatize poverty for literary effects. There's a difference, bruh. But I see what you mean.

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

@TripathiGu97446 Language, bruh! I would think twice before calling this an analysis. It's commentary at most. Largely superficial like your hero!

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

@yobalenyo *Quixote

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

Ah we've been rejecting 'old politics' almost every decade, haven't we?

Funny how rejecting old politics is a pattern in third world countries. Yet none seem to be break out of it. Wonder why?

Well, you wouldn't like the answer from an elite who quotes Don Quoxoite, would ya mate?

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

illness.

[Bright.web3 @brightafia]

what is it called when you’re too self aware

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

The Boys might be the greatest satirical take on capitalism, consumerism and Western modernity to date.

That alone, setting aside its brilliant storytelling and plotline, makes it one of the best TV shows of our time. A solid 10 on 10 series.

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

The further you move away from home, the deeper your roots grow.

[Princi Koirala @princi_koirala]

Some of my school/ highschool friends who have moved abroad are still so rooted to Nepal. 😍

Their lives were not perfect in Nepal. They found prosperity abroad, but never outgrew their roots.

There's something powerful about people who can embrace a new home without forgetting the old one.

Loyalty isn't limited. The people who stay true to their beginnings usually stay true to everything else too.

Its a testimony!

#loyalty #testimony #immigrants

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

Thats basically Advait Vedanta repackaged. But, wait, isn't Hoffman well educated on the Updnishads? He ofc is.

[American Alchemy @AmericanALCHMY]

MIT trained cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman says "embodied consciousness like ours has a probability of zero". This is a new finding discovered just weeks ago. The normal state of consciousness is not embodied. Hoffman frames the human condition as the worst possible interface. "We're like a marathon runner with weights, terrible shoes, and a backpack." We can't move a cup with intention alone. We move fingers and toes and arms, and from that narrow channel we have to scheme our way to doing anything physical.

"The normal case for consciousness in this framework is not to be embodied."

"In this mathematics, it's measure zero, probability zero."

"It dovetails with a lot of religious stories around the quote-unquote fall of man."

"To get to the moon, all I can do is move my fingers, my toes, my arms."

"It's low bandwidth and high latency."

"It's sort of like you can play the game of consciousness and move things around, but you're so restricted."

Episode dropping today.

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

Funny how one of the most accurate takes on Indian society you'll come across in SM comes from a Chinese bloke. Speaks volumes about India.

[Mao Keji | मुखर्जी @kejimao]

Obviously, Vijay Gokhale is ignorant about how Chinese people view Indian democracy and why they would never see it as an ideological threat. Here is the reasoning.

Even if democracy can be viewed as India’s foundational pillar, significantly preventing the worst outcomes, it has also brought about suffocating, if not deadly, costs.

India adopted universal suffrage democracy while still economically and socially underdeveloped, thereby legitimising many deeply entrenched pre-modern social structures, which have become institutionalised and integrated into India’s governance today.

Idealists like the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, and the early Congress party envisioned oppressed social groups utilising their numerical advantage through democratic elections to create pressure groups, driving gradual social reform and overcoming entrenched societal issues, thus paving the way for economic prosperity.

Unfortunately, this ideal scenario didn’t materialise. Instead, groups formed around identities such as religion, caste, sub-caste, and ethnic affiliations have engaged in “vertical mobilisation” through electoral mechanisms, reinforcing traditional social structures and preserving vested economic interests. This has resulted in an institutionalised system that further hinders social dynamism and reinforces social rigidity.

Consequently, vested interest groups representing antiquated social structures legitimately hijack democratic processes, obstructing reforms beneficial to the entire society, thus significantly hampering social progress and economic development over the long term. Nevertheless, most people have no better alternative than to tolerate this situation.

What type of mistakes are the most challenging to correct? Those that everyone perceives as “correct”. This encapsulates the most profound constraint that democracy imposes on India.

[Herman.fun @doomscroll_x]

I don't understand bro. I've experienced every single highly regarded piece of art and culture from the last 50 years why aren't I happy yet?!?

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

Moby Dick, finally. Here I go.

[Anshumalee @anshumalee_]

It'd be pretty cool if X added Goodreads style reading progress. At least start and finish updates. Fits well with its aim to become an everything app. @elonmusk