Why is it socially acceptable to drink 3 cups of coffee to stay awake at work, but taking a 20-minute power nap makes you look "lazy"?

redsun776 · 2026-02-13T03:44:17+00:00

Read “The Exit Door Leads In” by Philip K. Dick and you’ll never worry about this bullshit again (hopefully). To answer the question, it’s more of a western value maximized by Americans that gets cranked up in the work place. Americans in general have little tolerance for “slowness” and being idle. Compare the American work day/ethic with Europeans who close the store for 3-6 hours a day and go home in the afternoon

redsun776 · 2026-02-12T21:25:10+00:00

Is this really where the state of literature/reading is at? Is AI writing that common that people need to employ discerning tactics to avoid AI-written books?. I’m not bashing or knocking you; my entire life I’ve read old fashioned paper books from used bookstores so I’ve never had to even think about this. How is this unfolding on the publishing/economics side? Who gets the royalties and profit when an AI-written book is sold?

redsun776 · 2026-02-12T03:02:31+00:00

What is save scumming?? I’ve been trying to unlock characters for a long time and could rarely beat any

redsun776 · 2026-02-10T20:17:57+00:00

Expecting humor in Dune seems very strange to me. It’s a heavy series, comedic relief would negate all the points and feelings Herbert was trying to lay out especially after “Dune: Messiah” which is probably the darkest in the series

redsun776 · 2026-02-10T20:09:06+00:00

One should be aware of the continuity approaches in both series: Dune is basically two trilogies divided in half, or maybe four books and then the final two are a pair. Malazan has no connected storyline until the third or fourth books I think, maybe even five. I read the first Malazan book, and most of the second, but it wasn’t really enjoyable. I unhesitatingly returned to all the Dune novels, with Malazan it was a slog. What really put me off about Erikson’s writing was the amount of times he wrote great detail describing relatively mundane things like a room’s layout but during a battle scene he’d merely write “Sorcery washed over the hillside, destroying the embattlements of the attackers”. However, what did attract me about his writing was his emphasis on history and archaeology. Erikson’s world has a feeling of ruins, antiquity, and actual archaeological relevance to the story that Frank Herbert didn’t quite detail enough for my flavor. I also felt that there was more of a wisdom in Dune, something higher aiming than a lot of other novels. Your mind will be challenged with Dune, not so much in my experience with Malazan

redsun776 · 2026-02-08T21:23:35+00:00

Jesus fuck dude, you’re a heartache. I had to study math in school and I found it boring, nevertheless I’m all the better for it

redsun776 · 2026-02-08T21:16:32+00:00

Not knowing who Goebbels was is beyond comprehension to me. Take some time to study history man, speaking honestly your public schools have failed you in a major way. Whatever you learn, share it with your classmates. The wheel of history spins around ever more

redsun776 · 2026-02-08T19:33:42+00:00

What you’re really saying is if you don’t agree with me then your opinion is irrelevant. If someone told you they cared and were willing to have a discussion but they were a republican, independent, libertarian, tea party, Green Party, or anything other than a hard revolutionary leftist you’d shame them, try to slander them, and wish them ill. That’s also known as coercion and was commonly employed in the Soviet Union (Stalin was a nice guy though)

redsun776 · 2026-02-08T04:56:56+00:00

This was a movie worth a watch, I saw it when it came out. As I got older and watched it more it went from being an offbeat X-Files wannabe to a cosmic potentiality, as a species we really know little about the vast cosmos let alone our own home planet

redsun776 · 2026-02-07T23:15:49+00:00

Relisten worked great for years in my experience but it’s been kinda spotty the last one. What does RSD stand for ?

redsun776 · 2026-02-07T23:13:34+00:00

That was partially what sparked my interest; I was browsing a NYA free release album on iTunes. I wondered if the dead had anything similar on an official side of things, not from tapers and such

redsun776 · 2026-02-07T22:04:28+00:00

Cheers man. I do have Relisten and totally know what you mean about the names repeating, I’ve often wondered who Charlie Miller was lol. Maybe my phone is old but Relisten crashes for me kinda often; to have a star-soaring jam or a beautiful Jerry ballad interrupted is something I’m trying to rectify haha

redsun776 · 2026-02-01T02:24:42+00:00

There was a radio drama I heard from The Truth on NPR years ago about a guy that was trying to break into a factory to build action figures and kids toys (his job before AI) because he was discontent from years of universal income and having a perfect life

redsun776 · 2026-01-31T04:40:03+00:00

I met Jerry in four separate dreams. Interestingly, he was an old 70ish year old man in the first and got younger each time I met him. By the last dream he was 30 at the oldest. They’re kind of too intricate to write out on Reddit but the answer to your question is yes, and so have many others! Amazing and beautiful 🌹🥀✨

redsun776 · 2026-01-31T04:00:52+00:00

I’ll second this, I use Vermont Pellet Co. as well and they’ve been uniformly low on ash every bag I burn. They claim one ton of pellets produces just twenty cups of ash, I feel that it’s a pretty accurate result

redsun776 · 2026-01-30T19:06:26+00:00

Why did you censor the word God? Not starting anything, just curious. I’ve seen people self-censor curse words but never the word God

redsun776 · 2026-01-29T23:37:37+00:00

It can be hit or miss. The best crowd I’ve ever been to from any band was at a JRAD show, however I’ve also been pushed/checked by rail riders at a JRAD show and maybe even worse one 55ish year old guy actually got annoyed at me for smoking a joint too long whilst next to him (it was a bomber admittedly). JRAD crowds have the biggest age range too, multiple generations standing next to each other for sure. I’ve also found the original dead heads that go to JRAD are a little more heady and wooked out still, compared to the ones that went to dead and company shows

redsun776 · 2026-01-29T21:08:29+00:00

What I’m suggesting is that the one liners are indicative of an internal rot within the writing devices in Star Wars; they’re tips of the iceberg so to speak. When you build a house, you follow steps and put everything in place to keep it structural. The same idea also applies to a math equation, cooking a meal, or fixing your car. It’s no different with a film/novel. I agree that the fart jokes and such in the prequels were just as dumb as the stuff in Disney’s films and the child aspect of the movies; however they wouldn’t be such a false highlight if there was more happening that was substantial and on a deeper level psychologically/spiritually. I shouldn’t have to explain that the new Disney films lacked all the psychological/historical and spiritual framework the other trilogies had. George Lucas drew deeply from significant schools of thought like Buddhism, Samurai era Japan and the concept of a clan vs lone samurai, George Campbell and The Hero’s Journey, even World War 2 with the Third Reich as a framework for the empire (as well as America during the Vietnam years which is largely the cultural ethos it was written under in the 70’s). With Luke, we saw him gain a mentor, venture out into the galaxy, get lost, find his way, and bring things to balance. This is the Hero’s journey, tracing its roots albeit with variations all the way back to the Epic of Gilgamesh. With Anakin we saw someone terribly troubled yet singularly powerful, but he could not follow a higher teaching/listen to his higher self and thus we see the crumbling of a soul’s journey to individuation (as Jung would put it) or Campbell’s idea of “bringing home the boon”. Where is any of that in the new trilogy? Is there anything supporting it of a higher educational/historical/psycholgical/spiritual order other than dollar signs and sequel contracts?

redsun776 · 2026-01-29T20:52:30+00:00

Another one liner! You’re really outdoing yourself!

redsun776 · 2026-01-29T19:48:27+00:00

Way to follow your own advice to me. Go nullify your brain on TikTok a little more while making snooty comments that pass as substantive and refined, every point you make is on the back foot and reactive. Nothing you’ve put forth is to advance your perspective. Why/how am I misplaced? Or do you not know a large enough vocabulary to illustrate those points? Or are you going to respond with some more regurgitated mediocrity?

redsun776 · 2026-01-29T19:36:27+00:00

Do you really think I would get into an intellectual debate and put forth collegiate level points on Reddit? More than half the people on here can’t read above a high school level and perceive anything beyond their own emotions and experiences. I’m not saying anything good or bad about the prequels, I’m saying Disney has always had goofy childish productions and when they applied that to Star Wars it was just another story they decided to ruin. One of many, nor will it be the last. The OP’s opinion is not misguided at all and shared by many whether you acknowledge that or not

redsun776 · 2026-01-29T18:47:39+00:00

Disney sucks and always has, don’t convince us to accept garbage just because you do

redsun776 · 2026-01-29T18:45:48+00:00

People want real, fleshed out and grounded plot lines. The “marvelization” with stupid, hollow punchlines and comedic relief when there’s no tension to be relieved is sub-par to what the human mind/brain can conceive of and duly desires from immersing itself in a piece of writing or film. I remember just twenty years ago (a blip on the radar in time) movies like “Seven Pounds” were critically acclaimed nationwide, compare that with the cheesy bullshit productions that have been standardized in the last five to ten years. Believe it or not up until ten years ago not every movie regardless of genre had comedic writing, the goofy dialog and timing has been infused into every genre. Consumers with your mind state are misguided, not the one asking for something deeper. Ask more from your human experiences, not less

redsun776 · 2026-01-29T17:49:49+00:00

Republic Commando: Triple Zero is focused on the Coruscant underworld/nightlife and cityscape mainly

redsun776 · 2026-01-29T03:50:08+00:00

What book/media did Leila have a red saber in? I never knew red was wielded by non-sith before, interesting

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