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Good news you probably didn't see: Andrew McAfee's post from Natalia's birthday. Excerpt: "Sea turtles are well outside the normal purview of this blog, so, why am I bringing them up? To spread holiday cheer with the news that their numbers are skyrocketing around the world's oceans."
Regarding Emptiness and Freedom, a reader writes:
Once I accepted determinism, I became more at peace. I stopped hating people and started hating beliefs. I became pretty agnostic in terms of “moral judgement” altogether. We are who we are – we should just try and increase the chances of everyone acting in ways that are ethical.
Well said!
At least at the moment, my greatest mindfulness challenge remains guys who trick out their cars to be maximally loud. My immediate reaction is still pretty negative.
I rationally know how hard it must be to be (relatively) alone and below-average intelligence in this world. Combine that with being full of testosterone / aggression / anger / resentment, it must be horrible. As hard as it is, I do feel sympathy for them, which tempers and shortens my anger.
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Ironically, your pity for them is probably the worst of punishments for their attention-seeking egos. So, don't go too hard on them, vent your anger and give a little reprieve from the crushing irrelevance they feel.
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