UnthinkingClunk
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tumblr finally broke me. i am here now. my name is sixty.
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There's a technical term for this negative self-definition - "schismogenesis" - and while it's pervasive and unavoidable in human societies (and always has been, you can even see it in prehistoric archaeology) we can move past the default mode of identity formation to something better
Something I've been trying to do lately is formulate my principles and beliefs in positive rather than negative terms - "I believe X" rather than "I'm not like those fucking guys" - and it's been a useful and (I think) healthy little reorientation
March 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
There's a technical term for this negative self-definition - "schismogenesis" - and while it's pervasive and unavoidable in human societies (and always has been, you can even see it in prehistoric archaeology) we can move past the default mode of identity formation to something better
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formsmashing is a popular trend in virtuemaxxing in which you hit yourself in the head with a hammer of reason until your soul remembers its innate knowledge
March 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
formsmashing is a popular trend in virtuemaxxing in which you hit yourself in the head with a hammer of reason until your soul remembers its innate knowledge
how does the explore tab work on here? Are more people using that? does bluesky randomly show people no-interaction posts from people with approximately zero followers?
March 17, 2026 at 4:02 AM
how does the explore tab work on here? Are more people using that? does bluesky randomly show people no-interaction posts from people with approximately zero followers?
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bad news everyone i just found out that VERY few famous millionaires are the same kind of communist as me :(
March 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM
bad news everyone i just found out that VERY few famous millionaires are the same kind of communist as me :(
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These Pernicious Gambling Apps Will Embed Themselves Deeper and Deeper Into Public Life, Disintegrating Social Trust In Unpredictable and Dangerous Ways vs. No It Won't
Crazy crazy story. Times of Israel reporter ( English language Israeli news site ) gets escalating death threats to change story that’s at center of big polymarket bet. www.timesofisrael.com/gamblers-try...
Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don’t rewrite an Iran missile story
Bettors are using death threats to try to get The Times of Israel's military correspondent to change his report on a missile impact in central Israel. This is his alarming account
www.timesofisrael.com
March 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
These Pernicious Gambling Apps Will Embed Themselves Deeper and Deeper Into Public Life, Disintegrating Social Trust In Unpredictable and Dangerous Ways vs. No It Won't