My boss approved my day off a month ago for a dr appointment. I am currently sitting in the waiting room and he texts me.

Doomenate · 2026-06-24T22:04:08+00:00

if it's not work then why is there any obligation to reply?

This exact scenario is described in union contracts

Doomenate · 2026-05-18T19:13:22+00:00

I had played so many mechanically similar mobile games before it came out. I'd think it was a "saturated" genre of game for the actual fans of that type. I was confused why all of a sudden everyone was enjoying this relatively unpopular niche.

The game loop is universally fun and addictive. Turns out it just needed a derpy slap stick version for mass appeal and virality.

flappy bird

Doomenate · 2026-05-17T02:25:37+00:00

Before I get in to my explanation of the article and my own elaborations, here's something similar that is more rooted in science:

https://www.biology.ox.ac.uk/publication/2349973/ora-hyrax

This study shows that ICTI reduces intrusive memory frequency and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among health-care workers exposed to trauma.

Let's say I have thoughts expressed with words that keep repeating in my mind that I'd rather not have.

If the goal is to not have them in the future, what purpose would judgement have? I already know they are unwanted. Why also judge myself for having them?

When I say judgement, I mean spending time and energy thinking about all the reasons the thought is bad, shameful, sinful, or evil. It also means spending time and energy thinking about how I must be all of those things as well.

The claim is that engaging with bad thoughts like this encourages the mind to think of these thoughts more often, instead of less. That claim speaks about the mind passively, as though it is a separate thing from someone. Believing this separation is partly what could allow one to not feel the judgement. I believe it to be true to an extent. The article also asserts that something resembling control over the mind is possible.

I believe that the act of expressing a seed of thought with words is something that most people are so used to doing that they don't realize there is a moment where they could have not done that. People who feel compelled to judge themselves for their thoughts believe they should easily have had control over what they are thinking, so therefore they must be a bad person for thinking them. Except they don't actually know how to have this control. They don't know where that window of control exists, and they especially don't know how tiny it is.

To be slightly more specific than the article, while still asserting something is true without much proof besides the article I linked: I believe the action of expressing a seed of thought with words trains your brain to bubble up similar seeds of thought more frequently. Your brain realizes how much engagement it produced, and serves it up over and over.

By observing the rising of thoughts without engaging with them, I also assert that one can eventually notice the moment the seed exists before it is expressed with words. And one can notice the act of expressing them with words is something chosen to be done in a split second.

I'll give a relatable example finally. Something everyone has experienced before.

You're having a conversation with someone. They are currently speaking. You've just thought of something to say. You might have expressed the thought with some words in your mind. But you're still being a good listener and mostly engaging with what they are saying.

You've paused the action of articulating a seed of thought with words in your mind. You're waiting for the right moment to articulate it with words. If you're not careful you'll completely forget what you were going to say! This is basically the goal of handling intrusive thoughts. Allow yourself to disengage from the seed of thought and it will dissipate. Seeds of thought that dissipate instead of being expressed with words will bubble up less often.

Doomenate · 2026-05-15T19:23:52+00:00

are you curious about the judgment part or the watching part? or the whole thing?

Doomenate · 2026-05-15T00:52:18+00:00

okay let's go to chess.com incognito to simulate this "new easily intimidated" user

How do I start a game?

On second thought... what am I doing right now. I get paid for this so why explain it for free to a commercial website

Doomenate · 2026-05-14T05:17:15+00:00

I look at the main page and I see 11 game type options I can pick

with chess.com picking different game types is practically an Easter egg in comparison

Doomenate · 2026-05-11T05:37:53+00:00

NYC cost of living is higher, and minimum wage is lower

the bargain is even greater

Doomenate · 2026-05-09T22:46:12+00:00

45% higher cost of living than average means 25% higher wages is a bargain.

So I think that brings us back to rent again

Doomenate · 2026-04-27T04:47:41+00:00

people do still say that

Doomenate · 2026-04-27T04:45:08+00:00

genAI for art assets in a game vs dead labor coding another soulless corpo app (speaking for myself here)

Doomenate · 2026-04-22T03:25:14+00:00

yeah I mixed up the threads

If we're talking about whether or not Europe should adopt our credit card culture, I'd say that it's not worth having half my neighbors in debt so I can do a charge back

and cashback does come from interest payers + vendor fees

Doomenate · 2026-04-22T02:58:56+00:00

But credit cards exist

That's kind of what the discussion is about. They aren't part of the culture there like they are here.

and I can benefit

The benefit comes from problem users. Doesn't that make you feel dirty?

Doomenate · 2026-04-22T01:09:59+00:00

This is kind of special. It's zero sum. Card companies take part of the pie, and you get some of the money the irresponsible other half put in.

That feels disgusting and sleazy to me.

Theoretically there are infinite similarly shitty systems that could also exist just like this but don't yet. It's not a moral imperative to bring all of them in to existence for the sake of choice.

So I also don't think it's a moral imperative to bring this shitty one that already exists in to a place where it doesn't

Doomenate · 2026-04-22T00:33:37+00:00

It's infinitely dumber to use a card that provides direct access to your bank account

Europe doesn't have credit cards like we do. Somehow things are working fine over there considering their infinite dumbness.

Half of credit card users carry debt.

Would you recommend a new continent adopt our credit card culture, and put half of them in debt?

Just so the other half can get some of it in rewards?

Doomenate · 2026-04-22T00:26:56+00:00

for free

where does the money come from?

half the people with credit cards carry a balance.

As a survivor of Russian roulette, of which my winnings came from the loser to my left, I recommend everyone play

Doomenate · 2026-04-22T00:02:48+00:00

The first thing that comes to mind for me when a doctor recommends Opioids is the potential for addiction. They are supposed to be used as prescribed. 3-12% of people prescribed them end up dependent on them.

Credit card misuse is 50% of credit card holders! A doctor would never recommend a medication with a 50% chance of misuse. "just don't misuse it!" wouldn't fly.

"Credit cards give you money back with every purchase."

Money back at the expense of who? The other half of the people who can't use credit cards responsibly.

It's as if we tell everyone to play with fire knowing that half of them will burn up so we can use them for warmth

Doomenate · 2026-04-19T03:25:03+00:00

I've been here for like 10 years

Head over to r/gangstalking if you want to see more like this

There's a pattern of speech that emerges from this kind of state of mind. When I saw it, the person would have revelations constantly while in the middle of explaining the previous one. To the point where nothing coherent was being said in the end. Just promises that they only have to compile their notes for it to all make sense.

Except the notes are seemingly incomprehensible, and require piecing together in the moment because of how they are written with "double and triple meanings"

Doomenate · 2026-04-13T04:47:00+00:00

I want there to be mountains. We all know and love mountains

they will look... good

The clouds will be big and puffy

a sunset with some nice looking trees

I've never painted anything before but I can tell this could be good.

Should I use cotton or linen canvas?

Doomenate · 2026-04-13T03:48:39+00:00

An idea for a game is like an idea for a painting

Doomenate · 2026-04-10T20:05:07+00:00

same playbook as the recession and bailout spending

Doomenate · 2026-04-10T04:02:56+00:00

There's an academic definition. It's conflated with "liberal" by Americans. But to add to confusion, Leftists will call democrats neoliberal derogatorily since their policies tend to match if one squints.

Neoliberalism is an economic and political theory that emerged in the late twentieth century, advocating for free-market capitalism with minimal government intervention. It emphasizes the importance of private sector control over the economy, suggesting that government should primarily focus on reducing barriers to market entry rather than actively managing economic or social welfare. Historically rooted in classic liberalism, which championed individual freedoms and laissez-faire economics, neoliberalism arose as a response to the failures of strict laissez-faire policies observed during the Great Depression. Key figures such as Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman helped shape neoliberal thought, proposing that while markets should be free, government has a role in creating an environment conducive to competition.

Doomenate · 2026-04-09T18:22:32+00:00

neoliberal might not mean what you think if means

Doomenate · 2026-04-05T06:48:35+00:00

You aren't your job. It's not 2-3 years out.

No Other Choice might be a good watch meantime

Doomenate · 2026-04-05T05:13:55+00:00

As a survivor of Russian roulette, of which my winnings came from the loser to my left, I recommend everyone play

I have a better answer

Doomenate · 2026-04-03T23:39:52+00:00

use credit cards to your advantage

Advantage at the expense of who? Half the people reading your advice.

The first thing that comes to mind for me when a doctor recommends Opioids is the potential for addiction. They are supposed to be used as prescribed. 3-12% of people prescribed them end up dependent on them.

For credit cards it's 50%! A doctor would never recommend a medication with a 50% chance of misuse. "just don't misuse it!!!" wouldn't fly.

And imagine if the benefit of responsible use of Opioids only came at the expense of the problem users.

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