“Magic” has many definitions. There’s fantasy magic, stage magic, Hollywood magic.

Magick has had a consistent definition of “the science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with will” for a century. The “mysticism” is a very potent system of exploiting the associative nature of the mind to focus one’s will, and train the subconscious.

I think of anarchy like a guiding ideal: flatten hierarchies.

You can’t eliminate hierarchies. If you eliminate “official” hierarchies, you lack measures to prevent individuals from exerting their will over other individuals by force, which is just another hierarchy. As long as one person can swing a club at another, you have a naturally emergent hierarchy. Once you’ve created a group of people to stop people from swinging clubs at other people, you’ve invented a hierarchy.

The anarchic ideal would be a system of organization to minimize the club-swinging. The proverbial sweet spot between preventing oppression without being oppressive. But it all ultimately comes down to club-swinging, you can’t have a purely anarchic system without enabling private power. The best you can do is aim for the flattest possible hierarchy.

I thought about this recently and it does make sense. You’ve gotta test the spring so you can use the right amount of force

Eh, the 80s and 90s were a marked shift towards usefulness. Gotta maximize shareholder value, dontcha know.

You and me both buddy, although “sprinkling” somewhat understates my general approach.

if it ain’t broke

Ironic choice of words

There’s just really not a very useful reason outside of “because we can”, so it hasn’t really been a priority. Still, that’s kinda the point of the Artemis program, so we’re getting there.

There are a few that you can buy, they just aren’t cheap. KAT Walk is a usable omni-“treadmill”, FreeAim has their motorized shoes. Again, not cheap, but still within the budget of a motivated enthusiast.

Seems like stamp collecting to me

There’s one continent, it’s called the crust of the Earth. There’s some water on top of it in some places.

Please, you think this question is some kind of honeypot?

If it was, that wouldn’t work. 80% of his most loyal staff (especially the secret service) are part of the revolution, playing the long game to undermine his administration from within. Basically, everyone he truly relies on is plotting against him.

It’s funny you mention the math because i hear english is bizarrely efficient as a language

Maybe, but I think it’s mostly just that it’s my native language and I was a voracious reader in my childhood so I got really good at it. I do appreciate the Germanic composite nature, but I didn’t, like, actively choose English.

Given how long it takes you might want to get started tomorrow!

Eh, like I said, that’s a future me problem. I think the “fun” way is going to be learning along with my kids. Start with the basics, consume simple media, immersion, all that. I’m not too worried about it, if I need to supplement with other methods I’ll supplement. But I think the time it takes the kids to become fluent will be long and gradual enough to work for me.

English, and quite well.

I’ve tried Spanish, German, Japanese, Esperanto, and a smattering of others. I just don’t have the mental temperament for language learning, I’m a math guy. I’m already very proficient in arguably the most useful one, and I just can’t justify the time and effort that I could be using to learn other more broadly useful topics.

I promised my wife I’d learn her native language alongside our future children, but that’s a future me problem.

Have you seen a superhighway? It’s still accurate.

People who prefer using a spoon for (non ice cream) cake are the type of people who make a song and dance out of succumbing to temptation when they order it.

Capitalism excels at breeding innovation. Not in like, useful technology or anything, but in constructing labyrinthine bureaucratic structures to bypass regulations.

“Your opinion has no value”, or some variety thereof. Then get on with your day.

Harry Coin

Ah, scarcity leads to price inflation