@JDunlap1974 modern "marriage license" evolved because the state wanted to regulate three specific things:
Property and Inheritance: The state needed clear legal lines to determine who legally owned land and wealth,
@IFLTV@ringmagazine "All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
@DankDrifter@HSTIKKYTOKKY4 Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate. Sun Tzu,
TAOW
@TheAusInstitute@MarkOgge Short answer: No. Australia does not give gas to Japan for free, and Japan does not then give it away for free.
That idea circulates online, but it’s a misunderstanding of how long-term gas contracts and pricing work.
@SeekingAnon Wow so is this you or is this a version of my future that hasn't happened. I Drove Uber and found even back then the app would suggest to all the drivers a surge effectively controlling humans through our greed the machines knew we'd all jump in are cars !!
@FinancialPhys The depressive has been wounded by internalized war. Depression is the sickness of a society that suffers from excessive positivity. It reflects a humanity waging war on itself.
Byung-Chul Han, The Burnout Society
@FinancialPhys The complaint of the depressive individual, “Nothing is possible,” can only occur in a society that thinks, “Nothing is impossible.” No-longer-being-able-to-be-able leads to destructive self-reproach and auto-aggression. The achievement-subject finds itself fighting with itself.
@elonmusk We are not mice
Do mice have culture, art, philosophy NO.
We are not slaves but free.
Think of what you have rather than of what you lack. Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you would have sought them if you did not have them.
Marcus Aurelius
@lew_arron55268@EstieMaddie It’s a Cold-War era pop anthem disguised as a catchy tune. Under the shiny production is a warning about the dangers of greed, political manipulation and moral compromise.