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@wabinab · 2 weeks ago

The Youth Is Our Future? No Longer True: You Adults Had Killed It

"The Youth Is Our Future", says the teacher, says the ministry of education (government), says whoever. Yeah, OK, whatever. Alas, now, one is no longer a Youth, so one is no longer your Future. Beca...

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@wabinab · 3 weeks ago

All Of It Makes Sense!

AI, Drones, Robots; these are starting to take over our lives. While they haven't replace every single corner of the world, we see in developed countries like US, UK, and China that they replaced work...

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@wabinab · 1 month ago

Some Findings On Norland

Norland the game that is. Ignore the lead image; there's no 'free' non-copyright image one could use without infringement. Ok, let's get started. The game itself is very difficult to play. Even try...

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@wabinab · 2 months ago

Rewriting Life Stories

Now, another thing one read from the book How to Know a Person by David Brooks. He spoke of "rewriting your life stories to be coherent". This rewriting, in fact, is done in your subconscious . You...

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@wabinab · 3 months ago

The Lack of Viewing People's Soul

One could have made closer friends in the past; but one confide, one felt scared. In fact, currently just started reading "How to Know a Person" by David Brooks, it reminds me of something one never s...

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@wabinab · 3 months ago

A Little Opinion About Climate Change

Some people say it's real, some people not. Use data or feelings to convince, it doesn't matter much here. The thing is, climate change is real , even without human intervention. If our history is co...

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@wabinab · 3 months ago

Speaking About News

You guys probably had known that news distorts the reality of what actually happens by various ways, including: speaking of opinions as if they're facts, often in subtle ways that hinted without the...

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@wabinab · 4 months ago

Afterthought: Simple Truth By Kent Nerburn

Now, a really short book that shares wisdom is always worth. We don't necessarily need to listen to what he says, but in a world where too little of us listen to what our grandpa and grandma had to sa...

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@wabinab · 5 months ago

The Diary: A Trip On The Road

The alarm rang. Snuff! It snapped one's dream in half. Grudgingly getting up, one made for the clock. Right, 5 in the morning. Not the time to go back to sleep, at least not today. Meditations, checke...

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@wabinab · 5 months ago

Afterthought: The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt by Andrea Wulf

With clear and illustrative words, author took one to travel with Humboldt, through his pains and agony, his worries and disagreements, and most importantly, his adventures. One was fascinated by adve...

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@wabinab · 5 months ago

Teaching Children Outdated Information

Parents teach their children to be successful; but not every parent are very successful at their teaching. The only teachings that proves useful are time-invariant principles that don't get outdated;...

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@wabinab · 5 months ago

Let's Speak About Xenoblade A Bit...

No story ever leaves such lasting emptiness in one's heart as that of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, not even its prequel. The writer's animate the story with a twist that leaves intense emptiness in its wat...

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@wabinab · 6 months ago

Afterthought: The Discovery of France by Graham Robb

Wait, France wasn’t a single country several centuries ago? Several years ago, one was interested in the language of French, but never learned the history of France, until one read this book. The pros...

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@wabinab · 6 months ago

It's A Dream 25042024

The door opens to the one-person-capacity balcony. Overlooking the meadow, the breeze, the smell of grass from the distant, it was relaxing. The neighbor to the left has a longer and larger balcony, a...

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@wabinab · 6 months ago

Difference Between Trading Cryptocurrency And Common Stocks

One day, a friend ask, if one could justify the price of stocks by the value of its company, how do one judge the value of Bitcoin? There are no price/earnings ratio. Like fiat, Bitcoin derived its...

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@wabinab · 6 months ago

Exploring Life On Mars

“Three, Two, One, Expunge.” The lock releases, the lander detached from the spacecraft, heading toward Mars. It all started, when a mad scientist really think that a lighthouse is a great idea for pl...

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@wabinab · 6 months ago

Afterthought: Clear Thinking By Shane Parrish

The author himself mentioned, this book is a mesh of many books, articles, podcasts, and ideas he read, heard, and learn from others; with a few examples that share his experiences. The style of writi...

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@wabinab · 6 months ago

We Live Longer Than Our Ancestors?

You ever heard that our ancestors lived an average age of 30+? Gradually with Industrial and Medicine Revolution, our average age increased to 50+, 60+, then around 80+, 90+ today. Is it really due to...

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@wabinab · 6 months ago

What Do You Mean By "Most"?

What does "most" actually means? By definition, there are no exact definition. Everyone has their own understanding of "most". Let's discuss. For each of these example, only some of you would agree wi...

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@wabinab · 6 months ago

The Irreplacable Role of Utopia, and The Awakening of Awareness

The Irreplacable Role of Utopia Human beings always adapt to their surroundings, if they're not killed immediately. Such adaptations means we could never feel happy if we're always pursuing the futur...

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@wabinab · 7 months ago

Longevitology: The Secrets To A Healthy Life

“Unbelievable! That’s impossible! It’s not backed by science!” one thought. Yet, if one was to rethink one’s assumption, whether science backed everything. “No, because science is the search for thi...

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@wabinab · 7 months ago

Is cryptocurrency antifragile, with its volatility; compared to fragile fiat currency with its pseudostability? Something worth thinking about...

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@wabinab · 7 months ago

If Money Is Fictitious, Then Why Not Trust Crypto?

Yuval Noah Harari, in Sapiens , introduced that Gods, Mythology, Limited Liability Companies (like Boeing, Adidas, Tesla), and money (the dollar, euro, etc.) were fictitious entities that we made the...

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@wabinab · 7 months ago

No Title 1.5

如果是时代在推进我们，而不是我们在推进时代。。。 and if we have a calling... Calling is probably a result of 时代 pushing forward... The thing is, one really really want to cry when being challen...

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@wabinab · 8 months ago

Not Always Grit

The inner strength to persevere, when faced with difficult challenges, and see it through the end, not giving up. That's grit. First popularized by Angela Duckworth, her research shows how it correlat...

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@wabinab · 8 months ago

The Stars

"Papa, Papa, how many stars are there?" There was a moment. He was lost in thought. It feels like eternity, until... "As many as there are ideas." It was by a hillside. The distant city lights fl...

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@wabinab · 8 months ago

A Payment System On Near Protocol

While QR code scanning for wallet addresses are quite popular, it isn't clear; how do we let the money receivers define the amount of money to receive, rather than the person doing the payment? Here...

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@wabinab · 9 months ago

No Title 1.3

Do one lose faith in present day humanity, because things are getting difficult? Economy getting worse, war periods are outbreaking (the cycle of WWI and WWII is probably repeating in the next 3 decad...

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@wabinab · 9 months ago

Loneliness Exist Far Longer Than We Think

Assuming we just heard from most other people talking about loneliness, that we are the loneliest generation of them all. Ok, one isn't a psychologist, but indeed, one do feel lonely, so it may be tru...

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@wabinab · 9 months ago

No Title 1.2

One's reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, translated by George Hays . Some thoughts. Really, be grateful one lived in this age, and not his age. He has to recede to logos due to a lack of boo...

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