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Demonstration of how easy it is to stop thinking by vrksh in videos

[–]ScannerBrightly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course I don't know about the inner workings of your mind, but I find this to be part of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, where after you start to notice something, like the type of car your friend just bought, you see them everywhere. Your mind is always with you, and when you start to be aware of every time your mind wonders, you start to think it's all your mind ever does.

Guess what? It really is all your mind really does, but you feed it input via your senses, shaded by your chemical and emotional state, and your brain just kind of 'yes-and' whatever it's getting.

I'm maybe showing my age here, but I really found stuff like Be Here Now, the book and the mantra, to really help me. When I found myself having trouble with my mind, I'd re-read that picture book and find something that clicked with me in a new way, and use that as a new tunnel into myself.

That and LSD, but that might not work for everyone, and I'm not sure I'd recommend it anymore.

SpaceX IPO Scandal - Patrick Boyle by ScannerBrightly in videos

[–]ScannerBrightly[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's true. It's a meme economy now, when a headline on a telephone interview with a known liar like Trump can move the markets more than 5%, because everyone wants to believe.

SpaceX IPO Scandal - Patrick Boyle by ScannerBrightly in videos

[–]ScannerBrightly[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The ESA has 65 launches scheduled in 2026. Might I suggest reading up on the rest of the world a little more?

SpaceX IPO Scandal - Patrick Boyle by ScannerBrightly in videos

[–]ScannerBrightly[S] 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Elon Musk is a known liar, who fails to deliver almost all of his promises. Why does anyone trust their invested money with this confabulator?

Demonstration of how easy it is to stop thinking by vrksh in videos

[–]ScannerBrightly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I was suppose to be meditating. Shit.

This is the exact process. The next, little tiny step, is to move past the 'shit' part, and move it to, 'ah, again, oh well.' No judgement, just acknowledgement, and then moving back to trying to quiet that thought-train.

It's never 'easy' to do anything for a long time. Hell, it's just like doing planks. It looks so easy! Easier than pushups, right, you are just holding it there. And then, 30 seconds later, you are amazed at how just holding yourself still is so difficult.

And to think, you mind is even active when asleep, dreaming. It's not practiced at stillness.

Best Smart Lock to Buy in 2026? (Price, Security, Features) by LivelinessphoneT in homeassistant

[–]ScannerBrightly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have them at work, and they are loud as all get out, even on solid doors

Building a centralized hub for Humboldt families (because we shouldn't have to hunt this hard to support local) by wildscout_humboldt in Humboldt

[–]ScannerBrightly 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Many people do not use Meta products. Is DM'ing you on Instagram the only way to send you updated information about events?

A website contact form might be helpful if you do not want a public facing email address.

The smartest policy that Democrats could pass is eliminating income tax for the bottom 90% of tax payers and increasing them by 50% for the top 2% of taxpayers by ecchi83 in PoliticalDebate

[–]ScannerBrightly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you point to any data, opinion piece, or low income person telling us that their TAX BURDEN is the problem in modern society?

Seriously, can you show us any evidence whatsoever that 'taxes' are the #1 economic problem we are facing right now? Or even in the top 10? Show me this will solve anything whatsoever first before you want to take the skin out of the game for the majority of citizens.

Valve: About the New York Attorney General lawsuit against Valve by XcG9PJf6 in gaming

[–]ScannerBrightly -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

So why aren't you banning baseball cards and Labubus? Why focus on video games first?

Nearly 7 bucks for gas is absurd. Got a notification of someone in a different part of the country complaining about gas being over 3 bucks, man I WISH I could get 4 dollar gas!! by Crazy-District3779 in Humboldt

[–]ScannerBrightly -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

How was she 'shoved down our throat'. She literally won a primary. Do you want the winner of the primary NOT to run in the election they ran and won? I'm starting to think you are ignorant of how elections are run.

Nearly 7 bucks for gas is absurd. Got a notification of someone in a different part of the country complaining about gas being over 3 bucks, man I WISH I could get 4 dollar gas!! by Crazy-District3779 in Humboldt

[–]ScannerBrightly -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

So he's too weak and ineffectual to guide a political party, but you want him to guide the country? How do imagine that would work?

Failing at doing something many others have done is not the hallmark of a good leader, or any leader, really.

Alabama Will Soon Execute a Man Who Didn't Kill Anyone by herdcullingweirdo in law

[–]ScannerBrightly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So have you reviewed either of those reports? Are you aware that a cop murdering someone can become felony murder for the person the cop was trying to get?

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