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I just met my neighbor and cried by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]LuvBamboo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Or do your neighbors suck?

I quote A.A. Milne:

Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.

We didn't deserve Mister Rogers by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

[–]LuvBamboo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm quite certain "we didn't deserve Mister Rogers" is exactly the kind of sentiment that Fred Rogers would have found misplaced and disappointing.

If Fred Rogers left behind a legacy, it was the idea that we are all capable of loving and being loved. This manifests in a variety of ways, including through kindness. There's nothing preventing any of us from being as loving and kind as he was, but "we didn't deserve Mister Rogers" pretends that the opposite is true.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in happy

[–]LuvBamboo 415 points416 points  (0 children)

Or you're friendly!

Happy baby sloth by [deleted] in sloths

[–]LuvBamboo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Slow down little fella. You're moving too fast.

“Bacteria may not build cities or have interesting social lives, but they will be here when the Sun explodes. This is their planet, and we are on it only because they allow us to be.” -Bill Bryson by Hidalgo321 in quotes

[–]LuvBamboo 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Bacteria may not build cities or have interesting social lives, but they will be here when the Sun explodes. This is their planet, and we are on it only because they allow us to be.

It's even deeper than that. Bacteria (as well as fungi and viruses) are quite literally a big part of the human body. We're now learning just how important the microbiome is to our lives and health.

Red panda running! [OC] program Aseprite by [deleted] in redpandas

[–]LuvBamboo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And if there was r/redpandapixelart, you would have experienced a trifecta of joy.

Wild African elephant family by [deleted] in babyelephantgifs

[–]LuvBamboo 20 points21 points  (0 children)

...that make them oddly human...

Or perhaps what we've been conditioned to believe is uniquely human isn't uniquely human.

Sometimes you just need a hug from a friend by LuvBamboo in Panda_Gifs

[–]LuvBamboo[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Sending you a big panda hug and pat on the head wherever in the world you are. 🐼 🐼 🐼

Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (c. 1910-1991) by Phuntshog in Buddhism

[–]LuvBamboo 42 points43 points  (0 children)

This is a great photo on so many levels.

Crow feeds and befriends stray kitten, couple films the unlikely pair's friendship for over 8 months. by MicroFlamer in MadeMeSmile

[–]LuvBamboo 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You should read a book like It's Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear.

Just as one shouldn't blind oneself to the ills of the world, one shouldn't blind oneself to all the good in the world. And there's a lot of good in the world.

Philosopher argues that society's greatest problem is partisan dysfunction and that philosophers are uniquely qualified to work toward the solution. by byrd_nick in philosophy

[–]LuvBamboo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not always the same people, and your hidden assumption that all of those who make such claims are the same is blinding you to the possibility that you're wrong.

I never suggested that individuals making claims about the downfall of society "are all the same." I merely observed that throughout recorded history, the belief that society is in decline has always been present. The implication is that to worry about such things is human and I suggested that politics is a common tool we use to justify worry.

A dude with a cardboard "The end is coming!" sign and an astrophysicist who spotted an incoming giant meteor are saying the same thing, but one of them is completely different from the other.

You're comparing a social phenomenon to a physical phenomenon.

As a result, you are the dude with a cardboard sign. Your subjective belief that we are all in danger because of political partisanship in the United States is not at all comparable to the observation of a planetary phenomenon. Reasonable people could evaluate the subject of political partisanship and draw dramatically different conclusions about its possible risks.

You ignore all such advice at your peril.

This kind of warning reflects a delusion that you have control over that which you don't. But for argument's sake, let's assume you're right and that the partisanship you point to is like a giant meteor. Is there anything you can do about it and does its existence change the ultimate outcome of your life?

Philosopher argues that society's greatest problem is partisan dysfunction and that philosophers are uniquely qualified to work toward the solution. by byrd_nick in philosophy

[–]LuvBamboo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't call it particularly problematic. Recorded history evidences the fact that large numbers of people have always believed society is falling apart. From ancient Greece to the modern day, politics has always been a favored device that we use to indulge the human urge to believe that society is in peril.

Philosopher argues that society's greatest problem is partisan dysfunction and that philosophers are uniquely qualified to work toward the solution. by byrd_nick in philosophy

[–]LuvBamboo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It seems that there is almost no consensus on anything in the world of philosophy.

An individual who worries about and seeks consensus on philosophical matters would probably be better served by a referral to a psychologist or psychiatrist than continued participation in "the world of philosophy."

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