@tasshinfogleman “Whereas some brahmans [..] are addicted to talking about lowly topics such as these — talking about kings, robbers, ministers of state; armies, alarms, and battles; food and drink; clothing, furniture, garlands, and scents; relatives; vehicles;
@tasshinfogleman villages, towns, cities, the countryside; women and heroes; the gossip of the street and the well; tales of the dead; tales of diversity [philosophical discussions of the past and future], the creation of the world and of the sea, and talk of whether things exist or not"
@tasshinfogleman 😅😅😅 what will become of Twitter Discourse without NYC vs SF vs rural beauty ... whether or not ASI exists and if so will kill everyone ... Elon our king ... etc
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Reply · Oct 20, 2024@RealSelimShady yeah haha i totally agree, money SHOULD be super boring & uneventful so we focus on the real stuff insteadReply · Nov 16, 2022@samswoora See this is an underrated argument in favor of Current Thing- gives us all a common topic when we’re not feeling particularly interesting…Reply · Feb 9, 2023@tetranomos @gptbrooke @b_wilderson tbh I sometimes hesitate to engage with you bec I don't identity as intellectual or philosopher and don't have the…Reply · May 4, 2023what are your favorite three hot discourse topics, b3rduck?