time.

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what things do you think are absolute bullshit?

Anti-vaxxers. Seriously. I just don't get it. The science has proven it all, it's 2019 and parents are still allowing their children to be at greater risk of dying. Even if vaccines did cause autism, it's better than if they died, right?

saaaaame questionnnnn

Same answer. Also cognitive dissonance. Shit is literally contradictory and paradoxical. Like, it can make people's brains fucked. I hate it so much. Just fucking stop HOLDING CONTRADICTORY OPINIONS YOU FUCKWITS.

Yeah, I really hate it.

Would you punch a paraplegic in the face for a million dollars?

fuck yeah dude. I'd obviously tell them beforehand and offer them like 10k+ if they agree to let me punch them tho.

What's your favorite form of content to watch when you have downtime? IE: netflix, youtube, twitch, etc etc

YouTube is the only thing I really use all the time. I'd pick up Crunchyroll premium if everything wasn't blocked due to Singapore not being a prime demographic for airing anime (i.e. viewership won't cover licensing costs), and I'm not watching anime illegally. Not only due to the risk of malware, but I personally find piracy to be more immoral than the average person.

KotoriIsMyWaifu wrote:

Did read you this wrong?

From my post in this thread almost half a year ago https://osu.ppy.sh/community/forums/topics/54101?n=31235

noticed the mistake, though my brain tried to correct it.

I technically read it correctly, but its grammar is incorrectly structured, the order is off.

hmm.

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is the sun up by now when you read this?

Yes.

Do you lose things like your phone and keys often?

not that often, actually.

i'll occasionally forget something but it's normally not that bad.

well,

normally.

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ever feel detached when you're around other people?

Sometimes yeah, I feel like I'm not really a part of what's going on, or that interacting with these people is a pointless waste of time. Really depends on the people themselves though and my own mental state

Sq

That depends entirely on how you define detached. Some definitions yes, some no. In the sense that I think this question was asked; yeah, sometimes I do.

Do you think education is what ultimately defeats instinct? And do you think education can go beyond instincts? If so, does that mean that people tend to operate on a very 'misguided' level, as a society?

That's like three questions, sorry, I'm cheating.

First question - in what sense and how? Education and instincts are 2 different things. Why would instincts needs to be defeated by education?
Second question - what does "go beyond" here means?
Third question - again, "misguided" in what sense?

Your questions are too vague for me to come up with a definite answer. But I think you're trying to ask the question that should people follow their "instincts" or what they've been taught.

If that's the case, then I'd say it's complicated. Humans are complex creatures and instincts or education aren't the only things that dictates how a human should act.
Humans are able to judge a situation and act accordingly, and through the act of educating themselves, they discovered more ways of dealing with certain situations.
But instincts is what's been leading people to learn in the first place.
You could say that learning is a part of human instincts. So I don't know why would education need to defeat instincts.
Education make humans more successful in their lives but instincts is what's keeping them alive in the first place.

About education going beyond instincts part, going beyond in what sense? In the sense of humans accomplishment? Then yes, education is better than instincts at delivering that. In the sense of developing oneself? Not really.

As for your last question, "people tend to operate on a very 'misguided' level, as a society". That depends on the individual. Also, the "misguided" word here is too vague. Who misguided them? What counts as being misguided? Who decides if a person is misguided or not?

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What would be your perfect Sunday?

I'll have to clarify then. I'm on mobile or I'd format it correctly with quotes.

When I ask if education defeats instinct, Im effectively asking if you believe that the things you are taught drives you away from your natural assumptions. This is a very complicated question because I think a lot of your answer depends on things you've experienced in your life. Let's use suicide as an example. Instinctually, you resist the idea of suicide. It's the things that you learn about the world that drive you towards a desire to end your own life (excluding mental illnesses that are created by chemical imbalances in the brain.) There are less negative examples, as well. For instance, I've learned that to improve upon the things that I do I have to drop my natural disposition towards believing I do them well. My mind creates an ego-wall with what I believe is the intention to make me more confident (and arguably more attractive to others because of it, on a very primal level.) However, if I really want to become effective, I have to break that wall down and admit I am bad to make progress. Doesnt it then seem very counter-intuitive to think that I have a natural disposition towards believing I'm good? I find this a very strange aspect of evolution and human psyche. And this is where I get the idea that education defeats instincts (in general terms.) There are a lot of places where I'll look at myself, and think my intuitions are totally misguided. And my instincts want to lead me into a perpetual cycle of ego and self-belief that are completely self-destructive. My ego doesnt lead me to improving, unless I accept education. This is my personal experience, and I'm very curious to see what other people think on the matter.

My second question, then, was intended to ask if you believe theres an existence that transcends an instinctual one. Are we creatures that operate on pure instinct, or ones who are really capable of free-will? I guess I'm saying if there is free will, it's something that stems from education. I want to know if you feel the same or if you have a different view.

The third question is conditional on your answer to the second question. If you agree with me, and think that education is the path towards being able to freely decide, it stands to reason that not everyone can be educated about all things and make completely logical decisions that are based on education and rationality as opposed to emotion and instinct. If this is the case, then the word misguided implies the idea that we make mistakes as a society. Of course, this goes without saying, but I'm attacking the depth of those mistakes. How far does our ineptitude reach, and how much do we depend on emotion instead of reason?

Of course, you have to keep in mind that these questions are asked in generalities. There are of course specific instances where our instincts and intuitions lead us true, and emotion is a valuable thing. That's why we have it. I guess the point I'm really trying to get at is humans are not well suited to their current environment. We operate on an emotional level designed to protect ourselves in a tribal sense... not a national one, or a continental one, and especially not in a global one. And yet, we are now an effectively connected global whole. Or emotional scope is dangerous then because we act to satisfy very immediate natural responses as a society instead of the long-term rational ones. What we have now is valuable, but that value only reaches so far. I think education is the only way to defeat that limited scope. The more we know, the better we become... But I also want to know what others think. Sorry for being so vague, originally.

Ot: hmm... Relaxing music. Warm sunshine. Some tea. No pressures on my shoulders except for trying to accomplish the things I want to get done. That sounds perfect~

Question: same. What's your perfect Sunday

Oh gosh, so many scenarios.
Rainy day where I catch up with old acquaintances at a grape farm without overthinking about the future, a cloudy day where my friend and I frequent our local museums with a nice picnic afterwards and a nice debate on multiple issues, or a sunny day where I go rock-climbing with strangers..

OH, THE INDECISION!!!

Any one of those will do for me.

What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

@Puzzle I think this video addressed some of the things that you said.



OT: My older brother insisted on buying a really expensive Bluetooth speaker. I advised him against it but he bought it anyways. It was his money though so I didn't really cared much about it. He got bored with it after a few days and it's barely even used in months. Now it's a glorified dust collector.
I mean, not a really good advice since he didn't listen to it but it's recent so it's the only one I can remember atm. Most of my advices tends to end in that way though.

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Same question.

Tad Fibonacci wrote:

OT: [...].

Actually, that question was asked backwards; it's like, "What's the best piece that someone gave to you".
But whatever.

So...
I've yet to take some time thinking about a real, professional one, unless the answer I'm going to give is valid.

"Sleep is life."


What's with people not taking their time just because Humanity is making "progress"?

Man, I'm supposed to be drawing early today, but these forums games posts are making it hard, I wanna answer them.

The problem is infatuation. This is kind of similar to what I was talking about earlier. People aren't emotionally 'designed' for their environment. So we get some cool things, and then we're like "Yeah, let's just go freaking CRAZY" without understanding that these cool things don't last forever and our resources aren't infinite. We don't like to give to the future, we like to acquire now because we're used to a world where acquiring the now rewards us in the future. It's just simply not like that anymore. We're too big. Anyway, my answer is because that's what we're supposed to do... historically. We just haven't really realized that past histories don't apply to us as much anymore. Things are really changing. It's an effect that ranges from the largest company to the smallest individual. Things seem to be getting better though.

You have one shot to whoo your crush. What skill/talent do you show off?

My art skills. She likes drawing too.

What kind of value do you strongly believe in?

I've actually never had a crush before. If I have one though, hmm... Idk what I'd show off to her to be honest. I don't really have any significant talent or skill to be proud of.

I guess I'd just give up from the beginning. I don't think I'm ready to be in a relationship with anyone anyways.

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Same question.

Goddamn it, ninja'd.

That's a really broad question. If you're talking about personal values, then I would value determination, order, discipline and decisiveness.

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Same question.

Humility and the ability to be decisively humble. What do I mean by decisively humble? The ability to recognize where you should admit your mistakes and where you should uphold what you believe.

Maybe a better term then would be self-understanding.

Q: Same question. I like this question.

Personally, I value honesty and kindness above anything else.

Honesty is important to me because any time I’ve lied it’s gotten me into a situation that’s really hard to pull out of. I feel that when you’re being dishonest with someone, it puts a mark on your reputation that’s very difficult to shake. I understand why people would lie to spare someone’s feelings but it’s easier for people to handle the truth ASAP than to deal with the lie, and then the truth later.

Kindness is important to me because there’s no reason not to be kind. A recent example I think of was when I was in the car with my dad, and we were at a drive thru window, and the lady in the window is handing my dad his change back and she accidentally drops it. She apologized instantly, but my dad decides to make a huge fuss about it to the point where he calls the manager over a few dropped nickels. There’s no reason to be rude over something so small. Just saying “thank you“ to somebody holding the door for you at the bank can make their day.

That was a lot longer than I expected this to be.
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Kind of in the same ballpark, what are some traits that you see in other people that instantly make you like them?

A good sense of humor.

If they can make me break out in smiles and uncontrollable giggles, it's an automatic like.

In your opinion, what makes a person romantically attractive?

Knowing that they're passionate about something.

Same question.

Being able to be completely open with somebody without fear of judgment is so sexy.

Same question.

Kind

Same question

i don't know.

romance is kinda complicated, i guess.

i feel like i lack the depth in understanding it as i kinda just... don't really feel romantic attraction, it seems.

...

the closest sample i have is a crush i had a few years ago. it's hard to really tell what it was that made her seem like someone i'd want to be around. it could be our shared interests, and our shared talents in music and art. it could be her optimism, or it could be her general demeanor, how she acts in general. but it's difficult to pinpoint with certainty.

even then, i doubt it was romantic attraction.

more or less, it was a desperation for someone i can cling to for happiness in a life where i was just... tired of everything.

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what's the most depressing thing you can think of? anything that truly adds to the nothingness at the pit of your being?

Doing nothing. I'm completely built off this idea of constantly improving and creating things. If I'm not doing that, I'm just. I get so depressed. Stuff feels really empty. Like, whats the point? Just fucking sitting there, accomplishing nothing. I'm a human being. Human beings are in a way meant to improve. Human beings are meant to compete. They're meant to strive in an environment and create things to survive, work to survive, work to succeed. There's no sense in denying what I am, and if I'm not doing anything productive, I'm denying that. I'm destroying that fundamental aspect of my humanity. I cease to become human. It's awful. I hate it.

Same question

shit. i'm not certain what'd be most depressing to think of in my case, but...

...yeah.

pretty much the same here.

i hate this feeling of inertia. doing nothing, living the same life constantly, repeating everything.

it's what i dealt with back then. i was putting up with a shitty environment and couldn't do a whole lot else but watch Youtube ceaselessly with my laptop or tablet, or attempt to make music on a desktop computer despite knowing noone will ever be able to hear it thanks to it not connecting to the internet at all and not even being capable of burning the files to a disk or exporting them into a flash drive, or simply... just thinking about life as i lay there on the couch.

it's... paralyzing.

it's a lifestyle i'm honestly... really conflicted about.

i felt so empty. so numb. so tired. so fucking tired of putting up with living. tired of thinking, tired of trying. so i stopped. i succumbed to apathy in the worst of ways. then i slowly came to my senses about why it wasn't what i wanted, nor needed.

it's shitty, but so attractive.

i want to do nothing.

but i don't.

i want to do something,

i want to create. to finally create the things that i envision.

i dunno.

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same question.

How (generally and socially) anxious I am in real life. This makes me truly miserable.
But this is also countered by me improving.


What's your favourite Osu! mode?

Hmm. I guess Mania but I still really love standard too. Same Question.

Standard, I guess.

It's pretty much the only mode I play.

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Would your rather die in 3 years, or live for an eternity, still sensitive to every element and every degree of temperature, while the entirety of your body fails to decay, yet still susceptible to being misshapen, or distorted at the whims of gravity, flung across the vacant spaces of the universe?

3 years. No thanks with the eneternity, the universe is going to freeze over eventually. I would go insane much before that I imagine and neither of those would be remotely pleasant.


What's the worst thing you can imagine yourself doing for 10 bucks?

What heinous and abhorrent thing I would voluntarily do in order to get 10 dollars?

Draw something for someone so I can get 10 dollars >:O

Trick 'em outta their money! They have a useless pretty thing to look at and I have a useful practical thing to work with! HAHAHAH!!

Taking it seriously, I don't know, actually. There's plenty of shitty things I could do. I'd rather not, but I could. I'd definitely swipe 10 dollars from the ground if I haven't seen the person who dropped it, or don't suspect anyone lookin' for it. I normally only take what I find, not what someone else has.

I could seriously choose to disregard ethics since it really "doesn't matter" as long as there aren't any lasting consequences, I suppose. Anything of which is done where noone could suspect a thing.

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Same question.

best way i can really answer this question is

depends on who’s asking

what’s the weirdest/wildest/worst dare you’ve ever done?

Uhhh


Asked my best buddy out on a date for a dare

He got mad at me lmao

Same Q

honestly not sure. i'm not the type of daring person to do that sorta stuff.

i'm sure i did something at some point, but i don't really recall what i've done. it's certainly when i was a lot younger, but i dunno when.

so uhhhhh

*shrug*

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same question?

Never done a dare, never really socialised much.

Heavy metal (e.g. Rings of Saturn, Aversions Crown) or soft metal (e.g. Red Vox, Tool)?

Soft over heavy

Your biggest mistake

Failing to prevent further damage when I had the chance to remedy my parents' relationship.

SQ.

Never coming to terms with the fact that I had to put effort into things to get something equitable out of them. That was a mistake I made for about 7 or 8 years.

Same ques

I haven't really made a mistake that's impacted and scarred my life. So I'll say: I refused to leave school one day (when I was like 9) so my father had to pick me up. You can guess what happened when I got home.

Do you like school? A very simple question, but something that'd be easy to elaborate on why or why not.