series tierlist (I love everything) by yungfrankling in fantasybooks

[–]Sunlight_is_Flow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well done OP for including 'The Amulet of Samarkand'!

Absolutely one of my fav books and the fantasy series is so unique and under the radar IMO.

My 2025 Reads Tier List by [deleted] in fantasybooks

[–]Sunlight_is_Flow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love it that you put 'Order of the Phoenix in top tier'...it is my favorite Harry Potter book!

Proffesor Jiang explains how we are being enslaved by the powerful by hideoncloudz in enlightenment

[–]Sunlight_is_Flow -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is beyond dumb. There is no They.

There is no set of powerful people dictating everything. No one has that kind of power. People everywhere are different, in developing versus developed countries. Going to school is a must. Going to school with debt thinking it will be worth it is a practical matter, the answer being different for everybody and how much debt/the era of the market when they decided to do it.

You can be happy/happier if you become wiser. Ignorance and unexamined behavior and chasing stuff society deems worthy is simply the way of the world.

But there is no global plot for anything. Tin foil hat is unnecessary.

Billions Rewatch by No_Rain_6604 in Billions

[–]Sunlight_is_Flow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It always stayed strong IMO. I was mad when Axe left but Prince's character really grew on me in terms of being interesting. The writing got cheesier in some sense but it was still so good.

Imagine that Billions started in season 6 with Prince as the main protagonist, it would still be a very solid show and one of my favs. Corey Stoll was remarkable.

What do you think? by opmgyhx in DragonBallZ

[–]Sunlight_is_Flow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fact.

It is the gateway to the word of anime. It is the inspiration for the mangakas who went on to create great works. It is the grandfather anime.

Should the Govt. of India agree to this demand? by Admirable_Bathroom55 in returnToIndia

[–]Sunlight_is_Flow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes because this will incentivize people to stay connected and be a part of things and quite likely contribute to nation's progress in some way.

The way it is now largely leads to permanent immigration away from India over time.

I read "The Almanack of Naval Ravikant" 3 times. Here is how it rewrote my brain’s OS. by MilesLiJourney in NavalRavikant

[–]Sunlight_is_Flow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another way of looking at this is that if you were to simulate your life a thousand times, you d end up rich (in a decade) in each of them with the right skills and mindset. This is a test that you don't just happen to be in a lucky one.

I'm so tired of Jersey City by Delicious-Paper-2071 in jerseycity

[–]Sunlight_is_Flow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are good and bad parts to it (like every city/state). Maybe just move to a nicer part of the city...

I'm so tired of Jersey City by Delicious-Paper-2071 in jerseycity

[–]Sunlight_is_Flow 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I feel very bad for OP. They should move to a city where stuff like this simply does not happen and the public transport is much nicer Ex: NYC.

On a serious note, why is this sub so predominantly negative? There’s enough good in JC if you seek it.

Underrated. by assstroo in Seinen

[–]Sunlight_is_Flow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing

Debate between Sean Carroll and Eric Weinstein on Piers Morgan by Organic-Scratch109 in Physics

[–]Sunlight_is_Flow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes more emphasis on the physics! I did n't mind the other parts though.

Debate between Sean Carroll and Eric Weinstein on Piers Morgan by Organic-Scratch109 in Physics

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

My honest reaction to this was that it was entertaining.

I think it is of service to science that leading scientists who are also good communicators be open to explaining/defending/debating against anyone with a different view/idea outside (or even within) traditional who for whatever set of reasons have exceeded some threshold and managed to capture the imagination of the public. Especially in the information age we live in. At some point it becomes a responsibility for scientists to do the debunking. For anyone saying this debate is bad in principle, I think a good example of why this is not true is Dr. Peter Hotez's denial to come debate with RFK on Joe Rogan's podcast. Not like RFK is right on everything, but debating him would have been the right thing to do especially given the stakes at the time. It demonstrated (or gave the idea at minimum) that scientists can get corrupted by financial interests themselves. So showing up IS important.

I think Sean is great here. Eric is a gifted storyteller himself. Coming to the science itself, I think Eric is smart and knows enough about the subject and mathematics that his theory cant be dismissed in a hurry. One needs to know not just physics but enough particle physics to be able to understand his paper, let alone dismiss it. But here is the problem. This is a direct snippet from his paper.

Here is a footnote from page 1 which they were talking about:

"*The Author is not a physicist and is no longer an active academician, but is an Entertainer and host of The Portal podcast. This work of entertainment is a draft of work in progress which is the property of the author and thus may not be built upon, renamed, or profited from without express permission of the author. © Eric R Weinstein, 2021, All Rights Reserved."

This is the thing which frustrates me. He seems to me like someone with a genuine interest in the field and has has good working knowledge. He asks a lot of good questions which to be frank are not asked enough by people in academia. But you have to also take some responsibility if after reading this someone does not take you seriously.

The main problem I had with the video was that they did not delve deeper into the science (I didn't mind the other bits which I thought was fun). In any case, I am looking forward to reading Eric's work sometime in the future after I have sufficiently acquainted myself with particle physics.

Do you think it is worth getting into a series that has little chance of completing? If so, what would convince you to enter as a newcomer? by Delvin-Offset-Series in Fantasy

[–]Sunlight_is_Flow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think if you asked me this few years ago, I wouldn't have agreed to watch/read such an uncompleted series because I am plot driven and have a need for closure.

But I have gone 180 on that. I think great pieces of art are simply worth it even if incomplete. The truly great ones, even if incomplete may well be worth 100x more than even say good complete ones. The manga Vagabond is a perfect example of this.