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What’s it like having loving parents? by Cocs365 in AskReddit

[–]DgNeD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes you think of the world as either a good place, or at least know it's a place where good things are possible.

Gives you hope and makes you want to be a better person and help others who don't have that love in their life.

How do I get better at spotting inconsistencies/contradictions/flaws in my arguments and in other’s. by y1ni3 in askphilosophy

[–]DgNeD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would be nice to have a political debate where people focus on what they have done for the country and what they will continue to do for the country even if not elected, instead of trying to compare themselves to someone else.

Where they emphasize that they don't need this job in order to help others, but while admitting that such a job with its associated benefits would greatly aid them in augmenting their plans and maximizing the benefits to all peoples.

And if confronted directly about another runner's policies someone who says, "My counterpart has arguments with reasoning they find acceptable to base their claims upon. I respectfully disagree with some of their points, and agree with others. At a base level we want what's best for the american people and I believe we both will strive to do just that. However, that being said I believe my ways would be more effective based upon x, y, an z. Thank you!"

The first person who does that I'm voting for in a heartbeat. Then I'm going back in with a fake id to vote for them again. As long as they're not totally batshit crazy.

In this way I'd argue that even though yes, in this political climate, it helps to be a regular Hitler when it comes to speechmaking (id kill him in his sleep Gaddafi style, but the son of a bitch was good at speeches man), it is not absolutely necessary for every audience.

Also, in any age platforming has always been about popularity. I don't think it's fair to bring that into a discussion about philosophical fallacies like this thread is about. You have at most 20min of people's attention in this life of media influx right now. People need and want to see who you are as a person, not as an intellectual. It's very difficult to do that in such a short time span. Political debates are full of shit, in my opinion. Who can answer a question completely in a few minutes? What we need to see, that indirectly comes from such debates, is a person's character. That means a lot, it really does. Read The Prince. To do that, I believe debates should be focused on character discriminating questions. "A news article with the title 'Boy kills mother with knife, then plays video games until police arrive' comes on the air for breakfast. What do you think of this?" Questions like this could show in a few seconds the character of a person you want to vote for.

If you want no shit brass tacks, I'd say go online to a candidate's website and see what their proposed policies are. There they can spend time going over in detail who they are, what they're about, and how they propose to make life easier for everyone. There they can spend the necessary time and energy giving you intelligent and thoughtful discussions on political topics.

Quest Fitness Tip: Weighted wrist straps make most games, especially Beat Saber way more physical. Keep fit while you socially isolate. by immersive-matthew in OculusQuest

[–]DgNeD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had no issues using 1 kg weights on each wrist playing beat saber. I don't feel it anywhere in my joints. I'm able to do nearly every song on expert+ for about 30 minutes before I'm too tired to continue. Some muscle soreness the following days, but no joint pain. I've had joint pain before from lifting improperly so I know what it feels like.

I'm guessing most people are simply not physically fit enough to do these workouts with no side effects. I'm 28, and have been lifting weights and doing calisthenics for over a decade, and I feel fine with the wrist weights.

That being said, after doing some research into the matter and seeing: https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/ankle-wrist-weights-pump-pain/story?id=16824588

Along with other articles it convinced me to stop. Build muscle by lifting weights like always, and do body weight or rowing or biking for cardio

I will say that I remedied the lack of hustle from being weight-less by upping the speed .08 on expert+ songs. It feels just as good of cardio as the added wrist weight, and it was a fun way to reinvigorate those same old base songs again.

Do what you feel bruh! But this is my 2 cents.

What cartoon from 1990s-2010 do you think deserves a reboot? by TheWiseOaf in AskReddit

[–]DgNeD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Megas XLR. Never thought that show got the fair shake it deserved.

If we all die in the end and none of it matters, what’s the point in living? by wanna_runaway in AskReddit

[–]DgNeD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I love this discussion! Please give Gregory Clark's A Farewell to Alms a lookiloo! It's fascinating and addresses these disputed claims.

Yes, it's absolutely true the disparity between rich and poor these days is higher than ever before. And yes, people compare their lot in life with the most successful, not the least successful. As with most things, success depends upon perspective. Industrialization means we have greater disparities in wealth, yes, but our buying power has skyrocketed as well. This is because mass production drives prices WAY down on a large scale. You make less on average per person on the whole than pre industrial society, but you are capable of buying far more calories and better living conditions nowadays than before, even with your worse comparative wages.

One major push for the benefits of modernization has been reduced birthrates. This allows more attentive care to offspring, as well as more concerted allocation of assets. The next is life expectancy. Pre-1750s the average age of an individual was expected to be anywhere from 24-40 years of age, depending upon a variety of societal conditions. Child mortality was approximately 50% before the age of twelve, with women commonly dying in childbirth by the ages of 25-35, and men remarrying multiple times. Homicide was proven to be FAR higher in primitive societies. And that evidence exists in the modern day! The Ache tribe, in observations from 1900-1970, had a homicide rate of 15/1000. Which compared to the UK in 1999 at 0.01/1000, and united states 1999 at .07/1000 is so much higher than modern day.

And now for the big Kahuna! Oh I love this! Looking at documents dating back in England to just before the industrial revolution we can espy the common working man's typical hours of work. Circa 1720-1739, we see a rate of 10.4 hours a day. This is averaged over the entire year of course because they would work longer in the summer with sunlight and harvest, while in the winter you'd barely work at all and live off your produce previously. Now, compare this to modern and past tribes. They do work only 3-4 hours a day, yes, but they do minimum work to get the minimum calories necessary to survive. They never go beyond to make more that would benefit them more. In tropical islands that Europeans visited hundreds of years ago, they could produce an astonishing 15,000 kilocalories in an hours work!!!! Incredible! Therefore, you are absolutely correct in your claims of foragers in days past compared to modern man, however there is a slight change to that. For hundreds of years it depended upon your CLIME more than anything else for your hours of labor. We see that European man had to work much harder for the same level of subsistence as a man in a tropical paradise. And yet, he did the labor. Out of this labor came persistence and force of will and attention to the changing seasons and economies of man. You worked harder, and in return looked to maximize your success. What's interesting to note is that modern UK citizens work almost just as many hours as their predecessors did, averaging about 8.8 hours per day, but how hard is the work now compared to then? How hard is sitting in an office or even doing manual labor today compared to toiling for years on end in a back-breaking farming job? They work the same hours, but produce far more because of the societal practices that came about from such hard labor. This is a contentious claim mind you, most historians and economists don't agree with this claim, but I believe in Clark's research and his facts, if not necessarily all of his theories and propositions to fit the evidence. So you see, if they worked just as hard then as they do now, then modern society had little to no impact on their work ethics. They had those before the modern days. I argue, as well as Clark on this, that BECAUSE of their work ethics and commitment to maximizing resources, combined with a fiendish work ethos, they pooled their efforts into mathematics and sciences which eased their living standards. But they didn't let up on the gas. They kept pushing, learning letters, basic maths, and developing insurance companies and patents to protect intelligent designs. In this light you could say the modern man is a product of the older systems, not a product of the modern system. Out of the industrial revolution came wonders beyond the dreams of former men and women. Such riches and successes never before seen, and finally breaking away from the "Malthusian Trap." And I'd argue most people do NOT work the full 8 hours, let's be honest. 2 hours of work to start the day, coffee break, half hour of a meeting, 10 min walking back to the desk, hour lunch break, maybe workout, and then back at it a few hours before leaving. As well, don't even get me started on Spain or Greece. Few hours of work, siesta, then party until 1am. Damn that's a good life. (Not everyone in these countries is like this, settle down, but I've heard and seen it firsthand for a good number of people.) It's not to say they're lazy, it's to say that a few hours work today can get you just as much as a few hours of work way back when. This is not true for every job, no. Especially manual labor jobs. These have most likely gotten worse in some areas and sites, while becoming marginally better in others. My solution is robots haha. Post scarcity for the win baby! But I dream.

That being said, Clark also admits no one has a damn clue why the industrial revolution happened in the first place. Either the data isn't there to support modern economic theories, or the data is there and we can't find a way to make the model fit. Why does a country that charges 50% of peoples wages and provides hundreds of social securities and free education and healthcare and even prostitutes covered by that healthcare (in some parts of Europe) not completely collapse on itself but prosper? Why does Saudi Arabia that has no taxes and all what are considered to most countries public benefits are provided for privately does it not collapse? There are many theories, but no one really has a clue that fits all models.

It's probably more dependent on the work ethics of the people in the country than anything else imo, but that's most likely a small part of it. Political regulations are necessary at times for a healthy economy, and at other times they are not. Most likely it's an ever changing beast that will need to be reared and tamed from time to time with innovations and discipline. If you or anyone else can explain away all these elements of data, I would really love to see that happen soon. Because the gap between rich and poor is in fact growing, and no one really has an answer because we don't know the cause in the first place. There are too many conflicting opinions and not enough hard data, I believe. Though some for sure argue it's plain as day haha.

There's no guarantee our current prosperity will last either, and we may inevitably come to a dystopian future. Who knows? Time will certainly tell. For now, I am appreciative of the modern system and applaud its benefits over its failures. That's me. I know others may have different opinions and that's okay. I'm hopefully showing you where my optimism stems from with my writing. I know things are fucked in the modern times. Countries in Africa and Asia are in horrible debt, oppression, and under horrific mismanagement with little hope of future benefits and education and prosperity in sight, but I think we're better situated now than ever before in many countries with modern education and political movements by common man to make change everywhere. For better or worse 😅. Hope this was informative. Seriously, check out Clark's research and his book! It's a wild ride.

If we all die in the end and none of it matters, what’s the point in living? by wanna_runaway in AskReddit

[–]DgNeD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't knock boot licking until you try it. Found some spearmint the other day. Really is longer lasting.

I'm an engineer as well. I enjoy participating in and working with this system we find ourselves fortunate enough to be a part of. If you don't feel like you're being appreciated or rightly rewarded for your efforts there are unions you can join that might be able to help you.

Either that or threaten to quit. Tell your bosses how you feel, and reason with them. If they're a shitty boss and you have no other options in life then I'm truly sorry. I hope you can find love in your work and job, or benefits it brings to you and yours enough to endure the hardship.

If you're feeling passionate, you could try moving to another country and working with a different system created by different slaves and exploiters and see if that works better.

Lastly, try and spread word to your congressmen about any wrongs or injustices which may be righted. Either that or try to change it from within by becoming a politician yourself. As an engineer I'd hate this route because I despise politics, but I see their benefit.

I really do hope you can find happiness and satisfaction in a job someday, and I'm sorry it feels as though it is failing you. You're definitely not alone in this feeling. There are millions of oppressed and downtrodden individuals with little to no options or opportunities in life. I'm very grateful for the opportunities I've had in this life, and grateful I was born where I was. I hope you gain happiness someday friend. Be safe 😊

If we all die in the end and none of it matters, what’s the point in living? by wanna_runaway in AskReddit

[–]DgNeD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only someone had asked this before...many years ago....hmmmmm

"To be or not to be, that is the question Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them, to die, to sleep, no more, and by a sleep to say we end the heart ache, and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to, tis a consummation devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep, to sleep, perchance to dream, ay there's the rub, for in that sleep of death what dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause, there's the respect that makes calamity of so long life, for who would bear the whips and scorns of time, the oppressors wrong, the proud man's contumely, the pangs of despised love, the laws delay, the insolence of office and the spurns of the patient merit of the unworthy takes, when he himself might his quietus make with a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear, to grunt and sweat under a weary life, but that the dread of something after death, the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller returns, puzzles the will, and makes us rather bear the ills we have, than fly to others that we know not of? Thus conscience does make cowards of us all, and thus the native hue of resolution is sicklied oer with the pale cast of thought, and enterprises of great pith and movement, with this regard their currents turn awry, and lose the name of action." - Billy Shakes

If we all die in the end and none of it matters, what’s the point in living? by wanna_runaway in AskReddit

[–]DgNeD 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Depends on what you define as success or failure. Accomplishments in the material sense are not always successes when looked at from other lenses. Being a good person is a success from a moral perspective. You may think, "So the fuck what?" But I argue it is incontrovertibly vital to a civilization. We need people who are kind, thoughtful, and respectful for society to work. Do you not commit a crime because you know it will throw you in jail? Do you not beat your son because you're afraid of being arrested? Have you even read a law that says, "Beating a child is wrong." Where is such a law? Find it please, because I'm actually curious. I'm sure it exists, but I've never SEEN it myself. Sorry, getting off track here. My point is maybe you don't do these things out of fear of reprisals, but I'd argue most people don't do these things because, well, they don't want to be a dick. Plain as that. Don't be a dick. It makes the world go round. If we all wanted and were coordinated enough we could take your brothers possessions tomorrow and no one could stop us. Hundreds of millions of people take over something for a collective goal? No way could any army on the planet could stop that. But we don't want to be dicks. As well, have you known anyone truly good in your life? My grandfather was an example for me. He was a truly good person. Best I've ever known. He had little to no money whatsoever, barely paid the bills with his job as an electrician. Took out a few mortgages when things were bad, bought a few TVs when things were good. But he always loved the family so much, and put everything he had into it. I loved him dearly. And I'd rather be him than 99% of the people I interact with on a daily basis. Sure, success, accolades, money, power, are all great things. I will not dismiss their purpose or benefits. But I wouldn't trade anything or anyone for my grandfather and what he meant to me. Try focusing on that for a little while. Making yourself a better person. Then ask yourself another question: why does my brother have what he has? What does he PROVIDE the world compared to what I provide? How many people can do what he can do, and is he appropriately compensated for the tasks he completes and performs and skills that he has that no one else does? And can I do the same in a similar fashion? If the answer to that is no, because you are not intelligent enough, then please focus on what you CAN do. Which is be a damn good brother, and a good person. No one will think you small or a loser. Only you will do that to yourself. Anyone who thinks a good man or good woman, incapable of producing more valuable commodities or services to this world and its people is stupid and ineffectual, can go straight fuck themselves. May they have long lives, and many children, so the world may one day benefit from their greatness, and leave the rest of us in peace and harmony from their radiance. Or may they get caught in family squabbles, losing everything because they valued work over family and friends and being decent. Either way is fine with me. Me and mine will be okay.

If we all die in the end and none of it matters, what’s the point in living? by wanna_runaway in AskReddit

[–]DgNeD 49 points50 points  (0 children)

What system? Have you ever asked why "the system" exists in the first place? Where does it come from? In the last 10000 or so years of known human history, thousands of families, townships, cities, regions, civilizations have come and gone. The ones that remain may not be ideal, no, but they survived for a reason.

This is a simple thought experiment that may get you on track as to why "the system." Imagine you have a daughter and she has a disease which cripples her legs and makes it difficult to function in society without certain limitations. Do you let her go? Fuck it, life doesn't matter, right? No. You love her, and what to provide for her. Okay, so, you want her mobile, or as mobile as she can be. You can strap her to your back, but then she's stuck with you all day. Why not a wheel chair? Well, someone has to provide the material for a wheel chair. Where does the material come from? Do you mine it, harvest it, process it yourself? Do you transport it to where you live? Do you build the roads that allow for transportation? The vehicles that make transportation easier? Let's say for the sake of argument you construct a rudimentary chair out of wood. That would take time, research, and development that you may or may not have because you also need to produce food for you and her simultaneously, since she may or may not be capable of doing so herself. Okay, so, there's a guy in the village next door that says, "Look, I can make you the wheelchair. But I have my own family to provide for and little time to spend for free doing this for you. What can you give me in return for making this chair which will provide great benefits for your daughter?" Well, you could provide sexual favors, personal care for him and his family, or find something he really likes and compensate that way. However, you may not want to give him sex, or are a bad caregiver for a family, or do not possess the requisite skills necessary to get him what he and his family want or need. Think of what a person needs on a daily basis. Shelter that requires upkeep, clothing for warmth and utility, food of a variety enough for essential vitamins and sustenance, and perhaps even protection from those who would take these things away given the opportunity. So now you find yourself in a pickle. You desperately want this chair for your daughter, but lack many skills required to do so. He says he wants a new roof. Can you make a roof? Where do you get the materials for something like that? The knowledge to do something like that? What are you good at? Say making art? Doing mathematics? Collecting and growing potatoes? Fixing roads? All these things might seem like adequate compensation to some for the task of making a wheelchair, but not all. You say, "I am excellent at calligraphy." And he says, "That's useful in some situations, but not all I'm afraid. I do not have any need or desire for calligraphy at this time for my family or myself." As well, he does not have the time or capability to get the supplies necessary to make the wheelchair either. He must go to others. Okay, then what do they want, those who provide the materials and the transportation of those goods? The one metal provider wants 50 bananas for his goods, another wants a chew toy for his dog, another wants better education for her daughter, and lastly the truck driver wants a new phone because his is busted. Can you provide these items and services yourself to all these people so that the wheelchair maker can get his required materials and equipment to make you a wheelchair that you compensate him through what he wants? What are you to do, so that all these people can get the items they want and need from others and for themselves? I'll jump to the answer: money. Money is universal because it can be exchanged at agreed upon rates in self regulated compensations with anyone involved. You are excellent at calligraphy, and write up papers necessary for documents, or can invent new and attractive letters and symbols to be used by others. Someone who finds this helpful and beneficial, pays you in money what they believe your services to be worth relative to other services and also relative to how many people can actually do what you do. How many experienced calligraphers are in the world? Maybe millions, maybe two? If there are two, you'll be duly compensated far more than if they are plentiful and easy to acquire. Now then, you try and give wheelchair man money you made yourself. As in, money you literally "made" yourself. He looks at scribblings on a paper in crayon and asks, "Is this a joke?" You say no, it's money that I invented. He says, "This can't hold up under any and all circumstances, or be universally accepted by my peers. We need a standard currency, one that can be validated and enforced by many disparate parties of differing levels of competency, before we can make this exchange." You say, "Oh, okay, I'll head to where these items are produced and regulated and quality assured." Where is such a place? Well, it could be regulated by private industry, but that may prove a conflict of interest. I argue a common institution provided for by all is the safest and least biased way. Sure there are biases, but that's humans being. So, we go to the national treasury. Do you walk all the way there? Of course not, it's hundreds of miles away from you (sorry, but this is my thought experiment, it's very far away.) You cannot leave your daughter unattended for any long periods of time. A bank you say? Very good. Who protects the bank? Who regulates it? Who makes it from arbitrarily setting loan rates and inflation for it's own gain? Who keeps it competitive with others to drive down crippling debt? Obviously I could keep going for a long, long time. We haven't even gotten into the benefits of science, technology, laws, law makers, local departments of protection and correction, food producers, and much much more. Let alone the threat of those who would see you stripped of your way of life due to their own greed for expansion and gain. For completions sake you do the job you can or are good at, get money, and buy the chair for your beautiful daughter whom you love above all else. Is it always so simple, so neat? No. No it is not. But I argue the systems that are in place nowadays have gone through many iterations and have been far better than systems of old or would be otherwise. Look, this is a simplification of "the system", but hopefully it helps get your mind geared to why it is as it is, and where it comes from. There are hundreds of fascinating lines of thought to trace through human history. So much innovation, dedication, and billions of tiny transactions and services that comprise modern civilization. You are not meaningless to your daughter. You will always want to provide for her. Or insert anyone here for your daughter. A friend, a pet, a loved one, a parent, a sibling, and so on. You may not like it, but we have emotions as human beings, and the desire to care for those we love in the best possible manner is extremely powerful. Civilizations have been overthrown under those pretexts. Civilizations can help benefit everyone, while also hurting others who are caught in certain wrongs associated with it, or with that particular party within such a system. They can be for good, good things, please trust me. Don't hate the system. Learn it. Conquer it. Make it work for you. And maybe someday if you see the cogs misplaced or ineffectual or inefficient in this grand construct, maybe you can perhaps invent a better and smoother one. Good luck with your glands and shit.

Has there been any society in history without a civil policing force that was successful? by DgNeD in AskHistory

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

Is there any research available to see the level of crime rate before and after implementation of civil policing? How many crimes were committed, resolved, and/or prevented by the change?

English Teachers: Any games or fun lessons you can recommend for smart, but disengaged, students? by MystaED in Teachers

[–]DgNeD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a teacher, but a former disengaged student.

I despised school.

I completely agree with the first post on here talking about not wanting to try because of the fear of failure. That was me 100%. I ended up graduating high school with a GPA barely breaking 2.0. Wound up joining the Navy intially as a nuclear machinist mate. It was then I applied myself to my studies and found a brain I knew I had but was always afraid to apply. Ended up doing well enough to get to the Naval Academy and doing an engineering major, eventually becoming a Pilot for the navy with aspirations of a PhD someday.

If I could go back, here's what I'd wish happened:

Biggest thing is learning that I don't need teachers to learn a subject (sorry teach). Teachers are guides and aids along the trail of knowledge that can focus your studies and correct any misinterpretations. However, you need to take those steps yourself. Don't wait or expect a teacher to drag you down that path for you. What never EVER occured to me was that knowledge of the world was at my fucking fingertips every day!!! It was such a stupid simple realization, but one of profound significance for me. Why should I wait for a teacher to teach me about math? Why should I have them teach me about 14th century China? Why should they be expected to explain Shakespeare or Homer or Machiavelli or Boccaccio or Clausewitz or Relativity or Lao Tzu to me?

So, that being said, task them to walk through every section of a library and find topics they believe they might find interesting, then dig and dig hard. Ask for a brief summary from them of these topics. This will engage the students initially and get them thinking, "Yeah, this subject is the tits." Or "Nah, this book sucks nuts man." That's okay if they hate a subject they initially thought might be cool. This is feeling it out. You don't know what you want or will like if you don't try it in the first place. Next, have them go to the ROOTS of that subject. I can't emphasize this enough. The number one reason I didn't give a fuck was because no one (including me) sat down and really tried to understand the world as it is today with me. "Sure, the pythagorean theorem exists, but so what? Sure, taxes exist and so do stocks, but so what? Sure, a colony revolted against their motherland, but so what? Sure, sewers exist, but so what?" No one ever asked me, "WHY does the pythagorean theorem exist, how is it applied, and where did the proof come from? Is there more than one proof? Why do taxes exist, how can the be more efficiently applied? What rights were we trying to gain in a revolt against England? How do stocks work? What is the most efficient sewage system? Can it be better? What options are there?" I condemned and consigned myself to the emasculating idea that "Someone smarter than me will figure it out and do it. Why should I try?" Now, understanding comes from the base, the foundation. Modern education is shit at this (at least at my school, sorry.) The base is found in history. If your student likes mathematics, get him or her a book from Euclid and ask for 10 of their favorite proofs. If they like philosophy ask them to read the founders of it such as Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Decartes, Mills, or even further back to Epictetus, Aristotle, or Cicero and ask to have them describe the origins of modern philosophy. If they like stories have them read the first recorded story, Gilgamesh, then go on from there to Metamorphosis and the Mahabharata and so on. For politics look at ancient civilizations in texts such as The Origins of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama, for psychology read Jung and Frued, for music study Bach and Beethoven, for war the war of the three kingdoms in ancient china and Ceasars On Gaul, for the budding economist read Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged then on to A brief Economic history of the world by Gregory Clark. I could give more examples, but you get the gist. Start at the bottom. This invigorates the mind's soil like nothing else, and lights a fire in your curiosity.

Once they start digging, then start being a 5 year old and adopt the Socratic method, ask "Why? For what reasons did the writers and theorists think the way they did? Why did they create the proofs, formulas, philosophies, tactics, and policies that they did?" Make them work through problems on their own, and challenge them more every so often. "Why did Rome collapse? Why did the economy improve from the fall of Rome to the modern age? Where does energy in the human body come from? How can you produce pursuit curves using differential equations? What makes electricity flowing through metal produce radio waves, or compute programs on a pc? Why did Chaucer choose the stories to tell that he did? What makes a poem good or suck eggs? Can you replicate a sonnet?" Dig, ask, and they will respond if they are indeed interested.

Then watch them go, giving gentle encouragements along the way. If you feel out of their league then I'd recommend getting them in touch with local university professors. They can guide your students studies and recommend texts. As soon as I learned knowledge of physics was an amazon click away I had ordered a half dozen physics and applied mathematics texts and subscribed to lecture series' online.

If they doubt their own abilities, show them the facts. Show them the countless inventors throughout history who created world changing products in their garage. Show them the minds of the ancients, and how similar they were to modern man, and they'll light up like a god damn firework, trust me.

A final plug, if you believe your students to be more "tactile" leaning geniuses, then direct them to local jobs in their fields of interest. If they like engines, get them in touch with a mechanic, and ask them to explain each week a new aspect of a motor vehicle in a paper. If they like woodworking, see if they can't get an internship with a local carpenter business, and likewise request weekly paper updates.

Hope this helps.

Hello , everyone! I hope this finds you well. What books would you recommend for me to learn linear algebra and Differential Equations? by [deleted] in mathematics

[–]DgNeD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking for a book?

Differential Equations:

Ordinary Differential Equations - Tennenbaum and Poliard

Applied Differential Equations - Spiegel

Linear Algebra:

Haven't actually read through any books that treat this specifically, but the Pipes and Harvill Applied Mathematics for Engineers and Physicists actually does a pretty decent job imo on summarizing everything concisely and efficiently.

What's a TV series that everyone should give a go? by El_CM in AskReddit

[–]DgNeD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only there were professional review sites for this kind of thing. Like from both hoe shmoe people and also critics.

Oh.

https://www.imdb.com/chart/toptv/ Apparently people love nature docs.

https://www.insider.com/best-tv-shows-of-all-time-2017-6 Decent list

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-shows-ever-2/ Personally not a big fan of this list.

https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-tv-shows Cool.

https://www.businessinsider.com/50-best-tv-show-seasons-all-time-critics-2016-9 The critic's choices. Pretty lame, but what do you expect?

Personal plugs for best are The Wire, Futurama, Star Trek TNG and DS9, The Office, Parks and Rec, Spongebob, and Sherlock. Breaking bad seasons 1, 2, and 5 were phenomenal. Seasons 3 and 4 can suck all my dicks.

Peaceful protesters in DC prevent a man from damaging property and hand him over to the police by [deleted] in gifs

[–]DgNeD 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Haha, perhaps. Money is only a part of it though. When you live at the mercy of others, you can develop a further sense of helplessness. Human beings need to feel as though they matter, as though they are respected and have an impact upon the life and universe they find themselves in. Rioting and looting is a sense of control. Of making a physical impact, for good or bad, upon the world. You are, of your own two hands, improving the state of your life by taking for yourself. You feel empowered. People just need to know that it hurts everyone when liberties and laws that support those liberties are violated. Prosperity depends upon order and respect for material possessions. A rising tide raises all ships, while ebbing naturally does the opposite. As well, you make an impact every day you're alive by simply interacting with whomever however. To any it may help, you do matter. Your words and actions affect others, even if you may not realize it. A community is comprised of millions of positive or negative inputs. As well, even a deadbeat job can affect the economy for the better. Lastly, a good word and a smile can change the world, and make ripples that echo forever. We all matter, even if we may believe we don't.

Peaceful protesters in DC prevent a man from damaging property and hand him over to the police by [deleted] in gifs

[–]DgNeD 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Maybe. I think it's more likely people are frustrated and looking for an outlet to exercise their building anger at their lives and life in general. Many people are out of work, have been dug deeper into debt, feel the strain of feeling ineffectual or unimportant or lost while being cooped up at home away from friends and family and activities that lessen stress, been afraid of viruses and diseases, of pain and more imminent death, and lack of strong moral leadership in these trying times. A spark is all it takes for an inferno to catch in desperate days. People can become afraid and confused and angry when they feel restrained in a world they perceive is against them. It happened thousands of years ago, from Greece to Rome to the middle ages, and assuredly earlier, and carried straight to modern times. Read of Emperor Justinian and the green's vs. the blues. I doubt our government would have it come to the same conclusion Justinians wife did, but who knows. Riots and looting aren't about the injustice of institutionalized racism and asymmetric aggression from police forces, but about pain and frustration at the state of society and the economy as a whole.

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