bolido_sentimental
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bolido_sentimental
9mo ago
Adding to the pile - please do, it would be awesome.
bolido_sentimental
10mo ago
This is a good point that I had not thought of.
bolido_sentimental
10mo ago
Last week, a lady at work asked me to read The Brothers Karamazov with her. Perhaps we could get some Motte book club action going.
bolido_sentimental
11mo ago
Yeah, definitely. Depending on the forum, I'd probably pay a lot more than that if I had to.
bolido_sentimental
10mo ago
I definitely did have that thought while researching this topic, hehe. I see that one can buy 1-gram gold bars that are worth roughly $100. I suppose silver coins would be much more straightforward to use in such a situation; a 1-gram bar of silver is worth like 3 dollars right now.
bolido_sentimental
10mo ago
Do any Motters buy gold or other precious metals, to store at your dwelling?
If so: why do you do this? How much of it do you have? (E.g., one month's salary worth, or some other relative figure that can just give a sense.)
This has come up frequently in conversation among my friends lately, for some reason. I am asking with an open mind.
bolido_sentimental
10mo ago
Can you tell me some of your favorite games from the last few years?
I usually enjoy indie games I have played, but I don't go to the online places where I would hear about them. Really, I've been hosed on discovering new games since Tips and Tricks magazine went out of business.
bolido_sentimental
11mo ago
Every day I wake up and lament that Mark Martin never won the Cup.
bolido_sentimental
11mo ago
Does anyone know of a good tool or method that could be used to archive all the pages of a given Substack?
I know this is paranoid, but there are some that I'd like to save locally, in case the site is taken down or something.
bolido_sentimental
2mo ago
I would commend to you El Astillero (The Shipyard) by Juan Carlos Onetti. One of my personal favorite books.
bolido_sentimental
3mo ago
I just started The Warden by Anthony Trollope. Hits some of the same humorous notes as e.g. Dickens, but in an attractively smaller package that I can realistically finish in a week.
Prior to this I read The White Nile by Alan Moorehead, which describes the hunt for the source of the Nile River and the subsequent efforts of Europeans to open up the region to trade and civilization. Really enjoyable to read, and now I understand who Dr. Livingstone from the famous quote was, what he was up to, etc.
bolido_sentimental
5mo ago
I've felt that way ever since I read The Picture of Dorian Gray.
bolido_sentimental
6mo ago
Many years ago, I visited the town of Smithland, Kentucky; I was there to possibly buy a Lincoln Continental. I ended up not buying it - I have slight regrets about that - but while there I thought, "This would be a nice place to retire to." Just a little tiny town in the total end of nowhere, with houses still being sold for less than 100k in 2024. I wonder if that will still be a viable option when I go to retire in 2058 or so. All I'm really hoping to do in retirement is run a stall in a flea market, play chess, and maybe dig into some really hefty books like City of God.
bolido_sentimental
7mo ago
It will be a pleasure.
bolido_sentimental
8mo ago
Gonna be giving out candy. My neighborhood is full of kids. Something I've noticed: they hardly ever remember to say "trick or treat" these days. Halloween has fallen.
bolido_sentimental
9mo ago
It does. I don't know if he knew that, though.
bolido_sentimental
9mo ago
Lol, that would be nice. Unfortunately it must be purchased with money.
bolido_sentimental
9mo ago
Did you get his book yet? It's a very handsome volume.
bolido_sentimental
10mo ago
Do you intend to acquire more silver bullion? What proportion of your holdings is in this form?
This conversation is partially inspired by a relative of mine, who is holding several thousands of dollars in the form of wads of cash, stashed behind a bureau in his house. I told him that I thought this may be the very worst method possible of storing one's wealth, and advised him to at least go buy some gold that he could hide more securely.
bolido_sentimental
10mo ago
Currently going through Will Durant's The Study of Philosophy, in which he explores and explains the ideas of great philosophers from Plato through to the 20th century. If I stick with it and read it all the way, I can gain exposure to the ideas of thinkers like Spinoza and Spencer, who never came up in philosophy intro classes in college. In general it's of course not as intensive as reading the primary sources, but I think it can give me an idea of which ones interest me the most to pursue later.
I've had to face this problem a lot during my adult life, and I've basically concluded that I can't form relationships of real depth with people like that; nor do I especially want to. I know there's always the possibility that I am the one who is deluded, but I sincerely maintain intellectual curiosity and humility as a core value, and select for it in friendships. I guess I have the "abundance mentality" around these kind of entry-level relationships: I can always make more of them, because people like being around me for whatever reasons - I am not forced to offer my actual friendship to people that I don't want to.
This problem is distinct from the ability to get along with such people, which I think is a critical skill of adulthood. Being able to steer conversations to safe topics is something everyone should be able to do. But regarding the feelings of alienation and frustration, you just have to accept that not all people will be your people. You can choose to continue to get to know them as much as you want to, but don't imagine you'll make converts or something - you have to keep looking if you want to find your people. I have had this experience many times in my life, and indeed I'm still looking for a place where I can feel safe and happy among like-thinking people.
(Perhaps this relates to the voice vs. exit dichotomy as well, and maybe it's my personality: rather than spend energy on "voice," I usually choose "exit." Maybe I've missed out on some things as a result. A related question: if you could just flip a switch to honestly, sincerely believe in your mind the mainstream view about everything, would you? Imagine how much less friction your life would have.)
bolido_sentimental
11mo ago
Note that Moby Dick came out in 1851.
bolido_sentimental
11mo ago
For that matter, the Barsoom novels occur on a Mars which was previously much more inhabited.
That sub has fallen off tremendously in terms of activity from 6-8 years ago, which is a somewhat unusual thing to see on Reddit. I often wonder why that occurred.
Ahahaha I'm not there yet if it is. Can't wait lmao.
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