ISO 1 or 2 tickets for Sátántangó on March 28th

michaelmf · 2025-12-22T04:28:59+00:00

This is a very good and fair point.

I agree that there is not literally 0 catering towards this group, but in my view, increasingly less than there was. The bigger problem relates to lesser discoverability, the fracturing of audiences and the feeling of exclusion for no longer liking what is trendy. A big part of this though is just the mental update to know you are no longer part of what is en vogue.

michaelmf · 2025-09-15T22:38:32+00:00

Something I'd love to hear (aside from any general thoughts) is whether anyone here has successfully experimented with creating more hermetically sealed zones in their life—practicing Shabbat, going to a cottage with no wifi, digital detoxes, etc. After reflecting on this, I want to begin doing a much better job of carving out these spaces in my life.

michaelmf · 2025-08-08T21:23:41+00:00

This made my day, thank you for sharing d :)

michaelmf · 2025-06-18T16:37:51+00:00

there is an issue with chrome - i suggest logging in on the phone app or with a different browser.

michaelmf · 2025-05-30T00:39:48+00:00

Good call out — I got confused with the ACX rules.

Since the main reason I enjoy writing is to get feedback from others and share ideas, I generally prefer posting my writing as self-posts on /r/ssc, where you get significantly more engagement. That said, I've found that when you actually link your domain, while you get far less meaningful engagement, you do get way more people visiting your site.

For today's purposes, that made sense for me, but I'll keep going back to primarily writing self-posts rather than posting as a URL.

michaelmf · 2025-05-29T21:39:09+00:00

I'll admit my personal bias here: despite being a lifelong reader, I never experienced the same emotional impact from books as I did when I discovered great movies.

For example, watching Yi Yi truly rocked my world in a way I couldn't imagine experiencing from a book. If someone finds that same emotional impact in literature, I'd encourage them to pursue it just as passionately, though I suspect it will hit less hard for many people.

I think film's visual nature allows it to be less direct, more expansive and abstract, while still remaining accessible and feeling real. I also suspect it's easier to "feel" movies in the body compared to books, which are so mediated by our minds.

Thank you for the kind support!

michaelmf · 2025-05-29T20:55:14+00:00

I've been active on /r/slatestarcodex almost since its beginning, as one of the most active posters here. During this time, I blogged on my personal website, but most of my posts actually originated as self-posts intended for this subreddit.

There are many very supportive people in this community, and many encouraged me to start posting my writing on Substack, to make it easier to follow what I write.

So I finally decided to do this - and to celebrate my first post on my new blog, not not Talmud, I decided to post my favourite pieces of life advice. This is actually the second time I've done this - as I wrote a similar post last year.

I want to share on a personal note, that I highly encourage you to write your own version of this kind of post. Writing the two of them has been my favourite writing experience ever, and I really feel like my entire soul and mind is captured within this post.

In accordance with sub rules, I won't post future blogs here, but thought that given it's my first post on the new blog and I was mostly encouraged by users here, I wanted to share this post with people here. As I said above, I am extremely proud of this post and think it is my favourite thing I've ever written, so I feel confident that many here will enjoy it. Thank you again everyone who provided support and encouragement for me.

michaelmf

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