abrake

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[–] abrake 3 points 3 days ago

I like the book a lot but I think you make a fair point. It was originally written as a work of journalism, a series of articles for the New Yorker.

[–] abrake 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My brother, have you heard about the benefits of diversification? If you want to retire at all, don't put all your eggs in one basket.

[–] abrake 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So it's kind of like a real life Food n' Stuff?

[–] abrake 8 points 2 months ago

What Nietzsche really meant in Thus Spoke Zarathustra is that we all just need to get along :)

[–] abrake 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

In America, a handjob is called a "Handy"

[–] abrake 8 points 2 months ago

And South Korea circa 2018. Unclear if South Korea circa 2024 will be a positive or negative lesson.

 

At least in my dialect/accent of English

[–] abrake 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Even by volume, he's number two with 94 million.

[–] abrake 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Ro Khanna is number one! Wtf?

[–] abrake 6 points 4 months ago

In the Republic, it basically goes: aristocracy (of philosophers) -> aristocracy (of warriors) -> oligarchy -> democracy -> tyranny

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