The Gnostic Pessimist

There is no meaning, no rationale for our useless existence, nor any dogma or illusion that can rectify this. Follow me for more info.

[The Gnostic Pessimist @ArthurNihil]

@LayyLow__ @BlockClubCHI I had that thought as well. I know people who grew up in Logan Square who could no longer afford to live there because of gentrification. I don’t want to make huge assumptions, but it’s reasonable to think these tenants are transplants who contributed to gentrification.

[The Gnostic Pessimist @ArthurNihil]

@ecrevix @SoveyX Interesting. So there are confounds to the elegantly designed animated graph. I believe there is an adage they teach in high school statistics: correlation does not equal _________.

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@beyoncegarden The only people not having fun at a pride festival.

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@KameronBennett That drink they give you before a colonoscopy.

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@RepRickShepherd @jeremyscahill Not a fan or supporter of Trump by any stretch of the imagination, but this is kind of amazing. His transactionalism and amorality sometimes puts him outside the bounds of polite society.

[The Gnostic Pessimist @ArthurNihil]

@LauraLoomer @Comey The number 86 can mean more than one thing. But, as always, the gnostic conspiracists among us will latch onto one reductive interpretation and call it truth. Arguing with them is as futile as yelling into the void—satisfying for a moment, but ultimately pointless.

[The Gnostic Pessimist @ArthurNihil]

@diabolicalpree White men are full of shit.

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@dom_lucre IMO an upgrade from your average naked criminal bleeding out on a cross. Polytheists are also much more interesting people.

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@realrawnews1776 @libsoftiktok If you do not trust anything made by humans then do you forgo living in a shelter, wearing clothes, or modern transportation of any means? Just curious where you draw the lines.

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@TheDamnSkippy @elonmusk @PaintressApril @realDonaldTrump This is a dangerous idea. While transitions between leaders should be peaceful and cooperative in a democracy, effectively prohibiting the government from operating for several months between these transfers of power could impact people in very real ways.

[The Gnostic Pessimist @ArthurNihil]

@wolfofx That would be $176 when inflation is accounted for. Still probably better than today but not astronomically so.

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@RichardHanania Not sure if he actually did it, but now I will forever think of him as a man who enjoys coitus with a couch cushion.

[The Gnostic Pessimist @ArthurNihil]

@ibramxk This is a great explication of what’s going on and the need for some kind of universal level of care. Thanks for posting it.

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

So we went from an entire hospital with 500 hundred people inside being destroyed to a partially damaged parking lot?

[The Gnostic Pessimist @ArthurNihil]

@ChicagoCritter I am a fan of this man wearing an 8 ball jacket.

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@GothicXRose90 I feel there is a clear irony in tweeting that you would like to be left alone.

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@USDOT Received this text at 11:02pm. Flight was at 7:05am. My protestations obviously fell on deaf ears.

[The Gnostic Pessimist @ArthurNihil]

@mikeytime414 @USDOT I guess I can’t complain. We got the cancellation message 4 and half hours after the flight was supposed to take off. It was utter confusion.

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@EndWokeness Anti-natalism has been around for millennia, so the idea is not “progressive.” If we stop procreating we end suffering. In a universe impervious to the plight of homo sapiens, this seems a reasoned position. However, I don’t blame anyone for wanting to procreate. We are animals.

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@JimNasiun @libsoftiktok Good point. Just like a lot of tweets, it seemed insightful at the moment. It is, however, a fascinating sociological experiment to see others reactions to this (yours was the only rational one).