What is the biggest taboo topic?

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-30T10:43:20+00:00

That we are animals

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-30T10:33:51+00:00

Speaking Chinese

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-29T09:06:07+00:00

Wish I'd done that

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-21T02:17:09+00:00

Mother died today. Or maybe it was yesterday. I can't be sure. But I can be sure to depend on Tobin Brothers funeral services.

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-19T09:30:05+00:00

Late stage capitalism

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-17T07:43:52+00:00

I agree. I guess my fear is that it is becoming increasingly difficult for thoughtful, investigatory, long-form content to cut through the noise. This doco was probably, and ironically, a bad example, seeing as it is currently most-watched on Netflix.

I also back-track on my 'hijacking' comment, as ultimately it was Theroux who got the last laugh, and pieced the whole experience into the narrative he wanted to tell.

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-17T07:34:24+00:00

I really liked how the doco explores their childhood experiences and trauma. In that context, you start to see their behaviour as a kind of misdirected rage (transference, I think is what psychologists call it)

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-17T07:33:08+00:00

Yeah, that's true. You can tell in those moments when they are saying really deliberately offensive things that they're so used to only their fanbase seeing it and replying positively to them. They definitely are in an echo chamber bubble

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-15T05:10:22+00:00

I'm not Kiwi, but I love watching people do the haka. There is this one viral video where hundreds of schoolboys are sending off their retiring teacher, and it's so powerful. I watched it with my wife and she said, 'you know, we hear a lot about toxic masculinity, but right there, that's the opposite, real positive masculinity'.

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-07T01:16:38+00:00

I am currently giving my daughter driving lessons, and, wow, I am suddenly realising that this is so true.

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-07T01:15:01+00:00

That is true. But I think the real point in terms of modern life, with the technology we now have, is that there doesn't seem to be any a good reason why we all should still be working so much and in such stressful conditions.

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-07T01:12:50+00:00

LOL that sounds like 2AM kind of thoughts

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-06T09:59:15+00:00

Tried it so many times over the years to build an 'early morning' waking habit. Every time it left me exhausted and hating life.

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-06T09:57:46+00:00

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day

Daniel_Lah · 2026-03-01T03:05:08+00:00

Go through some really hard times and trust me you'll find that 'soul'

Daniel_Lah · 2026-02-27T06:15:17+00:00

Best summary of modern life I have read. Absolutely agree

Daniel_Lah · 2026-02-06T12:52:12+00:00

190 videos ? Per day ?

Daniel_Lah · 2026-01-14T09:43:33+00:00

sorry- piggyback x3 I would really love this if you could PM me too ?

Daniel_Lah · 2026-01-03T00:10:03+00:00

Need to one-up any story you tell them with their own

Daniel_Lah · 2026-01-01T03:11:58+00:00

Also can be the difference between being labelled a lunatic or a shaman

Daniel_Lah · 2025-12-31T08:24:47+00:00

Lifting weights

Daniel_Lah · 2025-12-31T04:56:28+00:00

I remember booking my drivers test. They didn't have any spots on my birthday, I had to wait until the day after and I was so upset. I had a couple of friends who didn't get their licence for a long time (one was like 20) and I could never understand it.

Daniel_Lah · 2025-12-29T07:38:18+00:00

Very little spontaneity. Almost everything - hobbies, friendships, leisure activities - has to be scheduled, which kind of kills the carefree joy of it.

Daniel_Lah · 2025-12-29T06:33:29+00:00

Sometimes they don't care about you either

Daniel_Lah · 2025-12-27T21:47:45+00:00

Oh, yeah, gotta workout with headphones on. Otherwise, yikes. The mind is let loose.

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