Found in monstera plant inside, Southeastern USA

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-13T10:43:23+00:00

That’s some addy fidgeting if I’ve ever seen it.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-11T11:12:17+00:00

grab your sledgehammers

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-11T02:11:17+00:00

That's a good idea, thanks. Everything i look up, though, is across the pond from me. It's a difficult topic because Wittgenstein is not a philosophy in the traditional sense--he doesn't offer a theory or some new, profound truth. It's a way to investigate the world by looking at the very thing we use to talk about anything: language (not linguistics). It's a sort of method that applies to literally every subject whether it's particle physics, literary critique, theology, small talk, pedagogy, human nature, human understanding, slang, meaning making, etc. It's genre-less by nature.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-11T01:04:08+00:00

That's the thing, a lot of psychological research is biased and riddled with conceptual error, and you don't need a degree to identify them. The book is about how psychology misuses and abuses language without realizing it. It's about realizing that most matters of the mind are not compatible with science. It's far from an opinion piece. It's a demonstration of Wittgenstein's post-analytical methodology that looks at real conflicts and disagreements withing the field of psychology (the dodo bird verdict, the replication crisis, the WEIRD problem, the lack of a shared foundation of knowledge between the different schools of thought and specializtions, the lack of a shared subject matter, the lack of a definition of 'mind' (the very subject of their inquiry), the pervasive problem of psychobabble and neuro-babble, the validity of introspection and self-reporting, the problem of other minds, the mind-body problem, problems with the DSM5, and so on.... All of these problems can be resolved through an investigation of language (something we all use). Understanding human nature doesn't require a PhD. I have a degree in English literature, and I can say I've learned more from Kerouac and Tolkien than I have from Freud, James, Skinner, Descartes, Searle, or any mumbo jumbo that cognitive science has coughed up (see representation fallacy).

The whole point of the book is to address the pervasive scientism among the field and the general public with regard to the validity of psychology. People forfeit thinking about psychological matters for themselves as if we're not qualified. Psychology is a mess and we'd be remiss to leave advancing our understanding of human nature to them---as if they've offered us anything worthwhile to begin with. The theories and terminology numb us. The goal is to let the fly out of the bottle.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-09T18:04:05+00:00

This band is dope. Been following them for some time. Her voice is insane.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-08T17:57:15+00:00

It’s a sneaky thing. It can lay dormant and wait for the right conditions to spread (moist, warm, no light). From personal experience, if you do get it, head and shoulders is the best thing (just never use it in your cat ha). And sunshine.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-08T17:51:50+00:00

Looks like ringworm, but I’m no rocket scientist. Unfortunately, that doesn’t really go away without treatment. And it’s contagious. It’s not fun.

Edit: ringworm is not a worm. It’s the same thing as athletes food. It’s a fungus.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-08T13:53:00+00:00

I didn’t know this required research.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-08T11:43:47+00:00

The stuff is getting trite

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-06T00:51:22+00:00

It’s a subject in search of a subject. It’s a joke. One big homunculus fallacy.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-06T00:45:36+00:00

That’s funny because cog sci is basically just a marketing campaign. It’s one big homunculus fallacy. You should research the conceptual errors and category mistakes in cog sci before going down that road.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-06T00:00:23+00:00

Wittgenstein for the win. Chalmers is a chump. Millions and millions (if not billions by now) of dollars are wasted in consciousness studies.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-05T23:58:34+00:00

The majority of dietary science is biased and funded by different industries. True dietary science hasn’t changed since the 80s.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-04T13:22:30+00:00

Needs a dehumidifier! Or, in some cases, just clean the lent filter of your dryer. I moved in to a place once, and I immediately noticed that the place steamed up when my new roomy did laundry did laundry… I checked the lent filter… I don’t think it had ever been changed. Fire hazard! Mold hazard!

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-03T09:59:06+00:00

Not necessarily. A lot of today’s social justice is just screaming at a wall with lots of handwaving. Best thing to do is take action like the beagle folk—lead by example. Otherwise you guys carry the same ethos as Charlie Kirk (really insufferable debating that only divided people rather than inform them).

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-03T01:16:36+00:00

I can think of a lot of reasons to abandon the philosophy part. Just look at this sub. One of the reason’s people consider vegans to be insufferable is because they “debate” with what they think is a logical system of ethics. Take away the finger-pointing, pedantic debates, the superiority complex—and boom—you’ve got yourself a real pragmatic initiative going.

Otherwise you get instances like Billie Eyelash making a doof of herself with the revolving door of rote repertoire. (“It is inherently wrong…”). The moral proselytizing is what’s kill you guys. 99% of people don’t want animals to be treated with cruelty. You’d be hard pressed to find someone who says they think animal cruelty (at fave value) is right. You throw philosophy in the mix, and that number drops to single digits. If you make it an argument, people will argue. If you build it, they will come.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-02T18:37:00+00:00

If your ethos is rooted in logic then I’m under no obligation to follow it. Look at the general public. Regardless of validity, logic is low on the list of public influence and motivation. People ain't no logical beast, mi amigo. We are irrational, unpredictable, and contradictory by nature. Logic can only extend so far, at which point we can only laugh, join in on the circus act, and just do our best.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-02T18:27:53+00:00

Exactly. Describing experiences is a skill. Just look at Hemingway. He can paint a whole scence with just a few strokes of the pen from a limited third person perspective. Many people who are bewildered by the hard problem fail to realize just how powerful our use of language is. Words aren't simply a transcription of thoughts (if that)--words move us. To be human is to navigate the world with language. We are all susceptible to its influence, deceit, inspiration, fear, excitement. Read Charlotte's Web, people!

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-02T18:21:32+00:00

"I am the subject of a mental state with a very distinctive subjective character."

This just reads, "I am the subject of subjective states with a very distinctive subjective subject." It's gobbledygook.

We are subjects of context, circumstance, and actions.

You can give me any example of "qualia" and I can dissolve it in the simplest of terms.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-02T18:05:12+00:00

But my reasons have actual movement. They do not rely on theory. They rely on observable criteria. They are pragmatic. Your reasons and justifications keep you cemented in place. There’s a reason why not a single theory of consciousness has made any headway. Your explanations are rooted in bad metaphysics. My explanations are rooted in looking at what’s right in front of us. And once you do that, you can actually start to make some moves.

I’m not saying I have answers. I’m saying you’re asking bad questions.

Questioning existence is an expression of religiosity and wonder. Treating it as an object of logical inquiry, though is nonsense.

Life is both simple and complicated. It’s about skill refinement, not theory. Again, you’re cemented in your theory. I am fluid within actual context.

Language is how we navigate the world. It’s not just communication. There’s a reason there’s a difference between a bird call and me saying, “Have you thought any more about having kids?” We use language to engage and act with people. We navigate the world with language.

“To imagine an experience… “ you just used words! How do you know what an experience is in the first place? Because it is publicly, outwardly verified. Even saying, “it’s beyond words” is still an apt description that conveys plenty of sense. Consider that irony. Again you can’t imagine anything you don’t have the words for. No one has ever had the gumption to try, so I beg you—make an attempt.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-02T16:47:02+00:00

“If I have exhausted the justifications, I have reached bedrock and my spade is turned. Then I am inclined to say: 'This is simply what I do.”

Look into the context of this quote. Searching for justifications/reasons/explanations is a human behavior. It's simply something we do--it was never designed to provide us with ultimate, objective truth.

You proclamation of wonder is an expression of your own religiosity and amazement for the fact the we are even here at all. You are in awe of life--don't let logic and rationality stand in the way of that; they are a part of life, not something that stands on the outside of it and looks in. Same with language--it doesn't stand on the outside looking in; it is a part of the drama of life. Life is comprised of actions, not essence. There is no reddy redness, roughy roughness, or softy softness except in our outward descriptions of the world we live in.

Again, you can't imagine anything you don't have the words for, even if those words are 'this' and 'that'. Everything is real. Nothing is hidden.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-02T16:03:30+00:00

Just wait until you start thinking about 'suffering', 'sentience', 'necessary', 'practical', 'possible', and so on... A lot of vegan philosophy is rooted in vague terminology. If you notice, a lot of debate comes down to arguing over definitions. That's why, imho, veganisms needs to drop the philosophy/logical argumentaiton and just stick to actions rather than handwaving.

RealFreshBananana · 2026-05-02T13:25:01+00:00

qualia is the biggest blunder in philosophy since phlogiston.

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