“…happiness clearly isn’t the point of living. Living is the point of living.”
Bold claim. Citation needed/big if true/utilitarians in shambles/etc.
Advice for the young making big choices in life: take approaches that increase the variability of outcomes. Your wins have the potential for exponential upside, while you still have plenty of time to recover from all but catastrophic losses (so, yes, you still need insurance, contingency plans, etc.)
Plenty of people travelled all over the world in the 70s whether it was hitchhiking public transport or wotever. There were a lot of countries before the fall of the Shah of Iran that were pretty easy and safe to hitch through. As an example. Obviously until the Berlin Wall fell there were plenty of other countries where it was more of a hassle.
Unless one behaved like a complete prat abroad, statistically you were likely to have a good time and meet plenty of welcoming friendly people.
People weren't freaked out by the internet and all the b sh!t th@t goes with it. 😎👍
This reflects my appreciation of a fairly recently cultivated hobby of partner dance.
A dance is no-strings romance. You take a lady, perform a narrative arc depicting the push and pull and erotic exploration of flirtation, and then the song finishes and you do it again. No words, which means no memes, yet the precision and clarity in physical communication is paramount to cocreating a beautiful work of artistic expression. Beautiful not meaning perfect - recovery from an awkward cadence or fumbling leading to unexpected positioning is part of the arc. You can choose to not talk, and there are no expectations before and after the class or party ends, you just walk out the door with no hanging developments after, just appreciation for having an evening full of life - many interesting arcs with many partners who you may never see again.
Meanwhile you're performing a defiant rebellion against contemporary hegemonic ideology of androgyny as the ideal - gender roles are distinct and complementary, and each is genuinely appreciated for performing their part well.
“…happiness clearly isn’t the point of living. Living is the point of living.”
Bold claim. Citation needed/big if true/utilitarians in shambles/etc.
Advice for the young making big choices in life: take approaches that increase the variability of outcomes. Your wins have the potential for exponential upside, while you still have plenty of time to recover from all but catastrophic losses (so, yes, you still need insurance, contingency plans, etc.)
Plenty of people travelled all over the world in the 70s whether it was hitchhiking public transport or wotever. There were a lot of countries before the fall of the Shah of Iran that were pretty easy and safe to hitch through. As an example. Obviously until the Berlin Wall fell there were plenty of other countries where it was more of a hassle.
Unless one behaved like a complete prat abroad, statistically you were likely to have a good time and meet plenty of welcoming friendly people.
People weren't freaked out by the internet and all the b sh!t th@t goes with it. 😎👍
This reflects my appreciation of a fairly recently cultivated hobby of partner dance.
A dance is no-strings romance. You take a lady, perform a narrative arc depicting the push and pull and erotic exploration of flirtation, and then the song finishes and you do it again. No words, which means no memes, yet the precision and clarity in physical communication is paramount to cocreating a beautiful work of artistic expression. Beautiful not meaning perfect - recovery from an awkward cadence or fumbling leading to unexpected positioning is part of the arc. You can choose to not talk, and there are no expectations before and after the class or party ends, you just walk out the door with no hanging developments after, just appreciation for having an evening full of life - many interesting arcs with many partners who you may never see again.
Meanwhile you're performing a defiant rebellion against contemporary hegemonic ideology of androgyny as the ideal - gender roles are distinct and complementary, and each is genuinely appreciated for performing their part well.