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The only power I have is that I believe we can do better.

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To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Jimmy Carr nailed something a lot of us feel but can’t explain.

We’re living better than 99.9% of humans who ever walked the earth, hot showers, modern medicine, endless entertainment, kids that actually survive infancy, yet so many of us feel miserable.

He calls it “life dysmorphia.” We get used to how good we have it (the hedonic treadmill), then compare ourselves to everyone else and tank our own happiness.

As he puts it: happiness = quality of life minus envy.

Marcus Aurelius put it perfectly: “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.”

When was the last time you caught yourself feeling unhappy despite objectively having it pretty damn good?

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@adamD255143688 @JohnFugelsang They are literally in the “other” category. So they’re labeled as “CO” where I would be “OR”

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@RemyTheRedVT @tafphorisms I’m late gen X, my undergrad is literally creative writing (I know I know) and every email I’ve sent in the last *since the beginning of email* has ended with an em dash and my first name

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@judejon_ @zuserow You sure about that?

“We don’t care if you’re girls
We don’t care if you’re dudes
We don’t care if you’re both
That’s up to you.”

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@KenjiCapital @jamesonhaslam https://t.co/iqNZVWN6Ws

This is what homeboy wanted

[syrian princess اشلي @LupeVirgilMom]

by thomas wykes. had me crying laughing

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@UncleHODL @nickythegood A clear conspiracy hatched by our lizard-person politicians to distract us from the cloud-based brain drain tech they’ve been using to form a neural-net of computational power to calculate hyperdrive variables in order to transwarp the armada to enslave us all!! Wake up sheeple!

[Ben Stiller @BenStiller]

The start of the comeback

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@GeneralChaos42 @stephen_richer @JTLonsdale Physical ballots are counted. It’s (confusingly) called “canvassing” (at least where I am).

Seriously. Volunteer at your SOE. Support your nation and our elections.

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@GeneralChaos42 @stephen_richer @JTLonsdale Threw a Gemini at it.

Consider volunteering for your local SoE. There’s still time for this election year. It’s a great way to perform civic duty, you’ll see how the system works first-hand, and it is (usually) paid. Win / win!

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Cmon y’all sleeping on CP and Sampson fr

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

Hercules and Nessus, by Giambologna, 1599

[Charlie Cummings @klaytheist11]

An insurance company is trying to kill my life partner. Felt it was appropriate to write down the rage I feel

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1-52 on 82-0 😂

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@TruBluCatherine @realphilhendrie I would add 19.8% more to your number

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@PokerNews @HCLPokerShow People throw around this “laundering money” term — I feel like this would be the *least* efficient way to launder money — explain how doing this on stream is less risky than, say, a private art sale.

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@justalexoki https://t.co/hovjIu8c9N

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@lowstakesdre Hopefully you’ll get enough engagement to offset this loss and we can watch you donut again 😂

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@CruzControl2k @MoustacheBarnes Omg cricket with a tennis ball hilarious

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@dustinrybka I wonder if this cohort of young male losers watched “Always Sunny” and didn’t realize the gang is all assholes?

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@AllenKessler Thought it was Godzilla Minus One but it won wrong category and I suppose not considered a sequel