THE Philosopher
Among the ancient gods of Naucratis in Egypt there was one to whom the bird called the ibis is sacred. The name of that divinity was Theuth, and it was he who first discovered number and calculation, geometry and astronomy, as well as the games of checkers…
If you're not reactionary enough to be against writing, you're ngmi
I was buying some eggs from a little roadside self-help farm stand. They were $1 a dozen. Got my three dozen eggs out and was depositing my money in the little box.
The farmer then comes out, and we get to talking. Eventually, I ask why he doesn't raise the price, insisting that he could get more for his eggs.
"Well," he says, "I just sell da extras. And dat's da price dey've always been. Raisin' da price would mean I gotta change da sign, and dat'd be a lotta work, eh."
I've seldom heard a take so based.
The farmer then comes out, and we get to talking. Eventually, I ask why he doesn't raise the price, insisting that he could get more for his eggs.
"Well," he says, "I just sell da extras. And dat's da price dey've always been. Raisin' da price would mean I gotta change da sign, and dat'd be a lotta work, eh."
I've seldom heard a take so based.
Some Yooper boomers are talking about how Charlie Kirk is untrustworthy. Their justification for this? He's appeared on a podcast.
Unfathomably based. Anybody who's ever been on a podcast cannot be trusted.
Unfathomably based. Anybody who's ever been on a podcast cannot be trusted.
Ask yourself regularly how the activity you're doing would translate back in time.
You're mowing the grass; how would that have been done 100 years ago? A less sophisticated machine, perhaps. 200 years ago? Maybe you'd be cutting it with a scythe. These technologies are grounded; they relate you to the real world in a way that is engaging; the need for skill has decreased, but it's still present.
You're listening to music during other activities as a method of soothing your boredom. How would this translate back? It simply doesn't if you go back some 150 years; maybe a select few can entertain themselves via their own voice, but such is not normal. That behavior is modern and vicious, and you ought to cultivate better habits.
</Today's episode of Daily Poor on the road>
You're mowing the grass; how would that have been done 100 years ago? A less sophisticated machine, perhaps. 200 years ago? Maybe you'd be cutting it with a scythe. These technologies are grounded; they relate you to the real world in a way that is engaging; the need for skill has decreased, but it's still present.
You're listening to music during other activities as a method of soothing your boredom. How would this translate back? It simply doesn't if you go back some 150 years; maybe a select few can entertain themselves via their own voice, but such is not normal. That behavior is modern and vicious, and you ought to cultivate better habits.
</Today's episode of Daily Poor on the road>