Out of curiosity, have some sources for “most of the academic field”? It sounds like some sociology/psychology thing.

Besides, my guy had a PhD in physics. Either it was an elaborate prank, or a complete nutcase. And I’ve met more than one of that kind, sadly. Degrees are not a guarantee for intelligence or sanity, just a proof that at some point they wrote a thesis.

I had a physics professor tell me about free energy. Having a degree is not 100% effective in curing stupid.

Have you seen lemurs and stuff? They’re tiny.

Sure, and money grows on trees

Yeah, I don’t understand this either. If someone offered me to make me rich by paying him 10 bucks on the street, I’d tell him to fuck off and evaluate my chances in a fight and/or escape route. But as soon as a computer is involved, some people’s brain shuts off or something.

People != their government

Except that they’re still mostly a democracy, and they vote for the shit.

Lobbying from a small nation with no money, resources or military power, that doesn’t even buy our stuff and snuggles up to Russia for protection? I don’t really see how that would work. It doesn’t check out with the behaviour of US/EU other conflicts, like Israel or Armenia-Azerbaijan, where we immediately sided with the party that had oil/gas and bought our weapons.

I’m willing to have my mind changed, but the gut feeling doesn’t really point that way here

What the actual fuck. You know, I lock the screen because I don’t want people to see what I am doing.

Add telegram, threema, another matrix client for that other server and WhatsApp for some old friends to it

I just dislike suffering without a cause. That might be more my personal view on things, though.

If I am going to suffer, then I want it to be for a reason. Like doing a fulfilling job well, or working out to feel better. Otherwise I could just punch myself in the nuts and meditate on my aching crotch.

On a side note, I don’t seem to feel hunger as strongly as other people. I mostly get tired, while other people tend to get agitated / pissed off. Maybe I should try fasting for a while just to find out how I react. But, then it would be for a cause again…

Honestly, I’d bring water and food. Why starve and suffer when you can not suffer. I know, worldly attachments and shit, but I never got the part about intentionally suffering. That is just like those Christian zealots that self-flagellated for their sins, just more passive.

But other than that, it sounds like a dream vacation.

Hey, don’t be mean to your sysadmin!

Because a book is the prime method of conveying ideas way after you’re dead?

Markdown, I guess. You know, like you can do this or

this

Especially experts. I am good at $thing, so I must be good at everything.

I call it the engineer disease. Good to know that other fields have it as well…

The guy had practically unlimited money. He could have paid a world class doctor to clean his bathroom every week while giving health advice and playing the guitar at the same time.

I know people who are well off, have serious health issues and spend a lot of effort to go to doctors who are experts in their fields. I’d say part of the problem is that most doctors are really bad with humans.

At some points, people are adults and allowed to make their own bad decisions

Nah, by all accounts, if manned by competent and motivated people, they work quite well. However, that is a big if in recent conflicts.

If replacing the bike is a concern (I’m assuming due to theft etc), then buy used. Not only do they cost less, they also look cheaper. It does require you to put in some work if you want to be cheap. But that’s the same with a car, it won’t magically change its brakes either.

Auctions by municipalities, police and the like are a good tip if you have time and the skills to determine what is a hopeless trash pile and what is slightly rusted but good quality.

Online listings, but it requires patience.

Bike groups/coops/repair shops, if you have decent ones.