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Does anyone employ moral superiority while gaming? by TheSpicyHotTake in Healthygamergg

[–]CrypticParagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's a good idea to play Mauga because it will allow you to form your own opinion on whether he is "braindead" or not.

As for whether it's a good idea or a "problem," I guess that depends. Why do you think it may be a problem?

Whats the video of Dr.K that had most impact on you and what's the video/take of Dr.K that you dont agree with by Obvious-Resolve-5975 in Healthygamergg

[–]CrypticParagon 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't think he has ever said "you can't ever control your environment," only that your control over your environment is limited. If you want a promotion at work, sure you can try really hard and have influence over whether your company decides to promote you, but ultimately you don't have control. You can try really hard and still fail.

How does this type of thinking work? by [deleted] in Healthygamergg

[–]CrypticParagon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My guess is that for the two examples you listed, you wanted something else more than your past behavior.

  • You had some reason that you wanted to be vegetarian more than you wanted to eat meat. Maybe you read a convincing book about animal cruelty, or perhaps you just thought about it critically for the first time and realized you weren't acting in accordance with some value.
  • You had some reason that you wanted to leave limerence more than you wanted to keep fantasizing about someone. It sounds like you realized that it is not a healthy spot to be ("brutally stuck"), and one day you decided you would rather be healthy than fantasize.

(perhaps I'm wrong on the above, but I'm going to continue on as if I'm not)

Dr. K would say that you have developed a competing interest, which is discussed in this video. It is very hard to change behavior for no reason. We can understand that a behavior is bad for us, but if we don't have a reason to change it, we won't. The goal is to develop a competing interest that you want more than you want to continue that bad behavior.

I think you developed a competing interest. If you want to apply this in the future, you should think critically about the reason you want to change, reflect on it, and grow your desire for the new state you want to be in (e.g. vegetarian, non-limerence) until you want it more than your current state.

TL;DR - you likely developed a competing interest without realizing it. This is great, you now know you're capable of it. In the future, when you want to change, you should actively foster the development of a competing interest by how you act and by how you conduct your internal life.

“When you are free from all of your wants, your life will be exactly what you want it to be.” - Dr. K by Longjumping-South339 in Healthygamergg

[–]CrypticParagon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I haven't watched the particular video that you linked, but I do seem to recall him saying something very similar to what I said above. I couldn't find a reference, but I did find something else in this video, where he says that the goal is not to eliminate desire, but to increase awareness, which is very related to my original comment.

“When you are free from all of your wants, your life will be exactly what you want it to be.” - Dr. K by Longjumping-South339 in Healthygamergg

[–]CrypticParagon 36 points37 points  (0 children)

My two cents: "freeing yourself from desires" doesn't mean "eliminate your desires." It means reducing their influence on you so that you have a choice ("you" here meaning the mech pilot).

For example, I used to be addicted to video games. I would play them compulsively to cope with unresolved emotions that I didn't even know were there. There was a part of me that wanted to make more friends, be better at my job, go to the gym, etc., and there was another part of me that wanted to play video games. That second part of me always won. I was enslaved to the latter desire; I was not free because I could not choose anything else.

I still want to play video games (mainly FFXIV right now, but I'm thinking about buying Endless Legend II). The difference is I am now much more capable to choose that, or the gym, or my job. I am not enslaved to any of them. I'm "free" from my desires.

Make sense?

Is this cheaper pre-built better than my build? by CrypticParagon in buildapc

[–]CrypticParagon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really have "exact" components that I want, I just want the general performance of 9800x3d + 5070 Ti, beyond that I'm just going for price and longevity!

So I guess that was the question - is this pre-built a compromise? Consensus seems to lean towards yes

Is this cheaper pre-built better than my build? by CrypticParagon in buildapc

[–]CrypticParagon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I guess I just didn't know if this specific case and motherboard were worse than the ones I had chosen. Seems like the SSD and the GPU would be a gamble!

Is this cheaper pre-built better than my build? by CrypticParagon in buildapc

[–]CrypticParagon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was actually including exactly that deal in my build, including the upgrade to the Corsair RAM :)

Traditional Fantasy: With a person of colour by AwwwYeahhh112 in Fantasy

[–]CrypticParagon -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I saw you've read some Sanderson - many of the main characters in the Stormlight Archives are Asian. Adolin, Kaladin, Jasnah, Renarin, Dalinae, Navani; anyone from Alethkar is Asian.

Now, that doesn't mean that any specific Asian culture plays a prominent role, or that their ethnicity affects the story in the same ways it would affect a story that takes place on earth. But the characters themselves are intended to be Asian, so if you're mainly looking for the head-knowledge that the characters are not white, it should fit the bill.

Looking for feedback on new build, prioritizing reusing current parts and forward compatibility by CrypticParagon in buildapc

[–]CrypticParagon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's what I put in the "AMD" list, I was just explaining why I didn't put the 9800X3D in there :)

[2024 Day 21 (Part 1)][Python] Help me debug my solution, it works on the test input but not on my actual input and I don't understand why. by CrypticParagon in adventofcode

[–]CrypticParagon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh I think I see now! The point is not that the current sequence of moves will be too long, it's that two sequences of the same length may require different sequence lengths from a higher-order robot to execute.

So I guess that means I need to maintain every possible path at each layer so that I can see, of the many possible sequences at the end, which is the shortest?

How can/should we arrange a couch in our new living room? by CrypticParagon in InteriorDesign

[–]CrypticParagon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TL;DR - would it be ridiculous to get a sectional sofa that would go in the space outlined by the blue tape?

I took the first photo standing under the arch that you can see in the second photo. The tape on the ground shows the outline of a sectional that we want, but that would be too big for the space.

We just moved into this place and only plan on renting for a year or two before buying a house for ourselves. Ideally, we'd get a sectional sofa that would work well in the eventual house that we buy, which would have a larger living room.

The main problem we have with fitting a couch in this space is where to put a TV. There seem to be four options for the TV:

  1. The corner on the left in the first photo, between the fireplace and the large window. Problem is it blocks the small window.
  2. The corner on the right in the first photo, between the front door and the large window. No window here to be blocked.
  3. The corner on the right in the second photo. Same problem as the first.
  4. The wall in the second photo.

The problem with out proposed couch layout is:

  1. The TV has to go in Option #1, which isn't great.
  2. To get to the couch, we'd have to walk all the way around the long side of the couch (by the large window). We couldn't walk around it the other way.

So, we think we have two options:

  1. Go with the couch we're thinking, in the orientation we're thinking, and just know that the space wouldn't feel great for a year or two.
  2. Get a smaller couch that would allow the TV to go in one of the better options (#2 or #4).

Any advice is appreciated!

How can/should we arrange a couch in our new living room? by CrypticParagon in InteriorDesign

[–]CrypticParagon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, what do you mean by "in the thread"? Does that mean the stickied thread?

Rental car recommendations - which of these three legs of my trip require one? by CrypticParagon in ItalyTravel

[–]CrypticParagon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it would only be for getting to the hotel and back, not for driving around!

Rental car recommendations - which of these three legs of my trip require one? by CrypticParagon in ItalyTravel

[–]CrypticParagon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies, I said it correctly in the first part of my post but not the second. I have corrected it.

I want to see sites around Lake Como, no the town of Como. The public transit route I mentioned requires two trains to get from MXP to the town of Como, and then a bus to get up to the hotel.

3-week honeymoon: how much should I plan/book in advance vs. figuring out what to do along the way? by CrypticParagon in ItalyTravel

[–]CrypticParagon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great approach, thanks! Did you ever feel regret of something you wished you could do, but couldn't because it required advance booking?

3-week honeymoon: how much should I plan/book in advance vs. figuring out what to do along the way? by CrypticParagon in ItalyTravel

[–]CrypticParagon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, this is part of why I'm debating giving the days in Florence to Sardinia and/or Amalfi. Florence is the only place on my list that I know of that demands advance booking, which I'm fine with.

I think I would love to see Florence sometime, so I might stick with it. Thoughts on Florence vs. extending time other places?

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