Eupraxias

Aphantasia?

Close - how about compassion?

I feel pretty confident that I have a deep understanding of what they are and how they can be used. And to me, they are pure garbage. Regarding use, they definitely fit my uses, though I would never use one. I was very active on several forums and such before these platforms appeared. I'm all about social networking - it's mostly the technology behind the platforms that I... don't like.

It's awesome that you met your wife on MySpace - that's great! It's also totally possible to meet your future SO at the local dump, but that doesn't make the location any less of a garbage pit.

Heck, even garbage itself can be useful while still being garbage. I'm sure some excellent installation artists have made impressive art with refuse, etc. But that doesn't make the medium less garbage-like; if anything, it emphasizes its garbage nature.

If you want me to be honest, the term "garbage" is far too kind when it comes to describing social networking sites, IMO. "Poison" may be a more accurate word to describe my sentiment.

I mean never have even created an account.

How many of you have _never_ used any of these central-platform Social Media sites?

My purpose is not to virtue signal or brag about how I've never owned a TV etc, but I'm genuinely curious about how many people who are reading this never once signed up for or spent more than a minute on any of these garbage platforms?

Let's leave LinkedIn aside, for various reasons. I'm thinking here of Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.

Anyone interested in Einstein's ontological and epistemological beliefs should read Arthur Fine's excellent "The Shaky Game - Einstein, Realism, and the Quantum Theory".

One of the most rewarding books I have ever read.

Hello again! I have tried to send you an email, but it says your address does not exist. I would very much like to connect!

Is the address correct, and I have made an error? Perhaps it's .net?

Thank you!

We need to connect - we are of the same mind. How do we do that? I have composed a 'book' on the topic and would love your thoughts.

As a restless sleeper, I use a headband-like bluetooth headset for ambient sound to help me sleep.

I can imagine a slightly larger one that extends over the eyes - if I can find one, I will buy it.

Agreed, and I think you've put your finger on the thing that no one is talking about.

Further, the complexity of creation with a complete lack of creativity is... really creepy to me, and does the opposite of inspire.

Great read. What conclusions should we draw? What should we do, if "money is no longer money"?

It seems like most normal people operate as though money... is money. What should change in the way most normal people do what they do with... whatever it's called now?

The bottom-line tangles a weave of right-of-force and rule-of-law.

When I see sites like this, I want to give them money and support them, whether the content is worth it or not.

This made my day.