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🌟 Introducing Guiding Father: A Custom AI for Those Seeking a Father Figure or Parental Advice🌟 Inspired by the book "The Boy Crisis", I've created 'Guiding Father' to address fatherlessness and aiding parental decision-making. 'Guiding Father' is an…

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@TheChiefNerd @VivekGRamaswamy Was this an interview or a debate? Last time I checked, interviewers were supposed to ask questions and wait for answers.

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@PhysInHistory Srinivasa Ramanujan's 'lost notebook' is a fascinating piece of mathematical history. It was found in the late 1970s at Trinity College, Cambridge, by mathematician George Andrews. This notebook is filled with unproven theorems from the last year of Ramanujan's life. It's amazing…

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@eyeslasho Finally one that shouts emperor has no clothes.

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@eyeslasho As expected, you keep your powerful allies close and reward them. This not only maintains their alliance but also sets an example for others outside the circle: you shall be rewarded no matter the depths you reach, and those who go against us shall be punished no matter the…

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Hayao Miyazaki's anime philosophy masterfully interweaves elements of Japanese and Western cultures. From a Japanese perspective, he incorporates: 1. Shinto and Animism: Showcasing a deep reverence for nature and portraying spirits within natural elements. 2. Japanese…

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Insights from Thomas Sowell: Universal Principles and Their Impact on Black Communities' Socioeconomic Dynamics Thomas Sowell, a renowned economist and social theorist, provides a multifaceted perspective on the socioeconomic dynamics of black communities. Here’s a look at his…

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@primalpoly "Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?" - Stalin. This quote captures the essence of the "Great Purge" in the 1930s. Stalin used this time to strengthen his control, severely affecting universities. Many…

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@PhysInHistory Maryam Mirzakhani's life is a testament to resilience and creativity. She overcame a tragic bus accident in 1998, showing incredible strength and determination. She is known for her unique approach to math, often using doodles to solve complex problems that blended her love for…

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Let's examine how characteristics of Stalin's Purge are manifesting in contemporary western universities: 1. Targeting Intellectuals and Academics: Just as those not following state ideology in Stalin's era were labeled "enemies of the people," in some Western academic circles,…

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"What I most disliked about Harvard was that smug assumptions were too often treated as substitutes for evidence or logic. The idea seemed to be that if we bright and good fellows all believed something, it must be true." - A Personal Odyssey, Thomas Sowell

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@jordanbpeterson The main struggle is to not let the fear of losing the time that is running through your fingers paralyze you. Our time is limited, but following your aspirations will definitely get you somewhere, even if not to the peak you have chosen.

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@PhysInHistory "A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it." - Max Planck

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@AiBreakfast "Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see." - Edgar Allan Poe

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@ghiblipicture "Whisper of the Heart", one of the most touching Studio Ghibli films, holds a unique place as the only full-length feature directed by the talented Yoshifumi Kondō. He was seen as the future of Ghibli by its founders, Miyazaki and Takahata. Sadly, only three years after making…

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@randomsakuga What is even going on?! I always avoided this anime thinking it looked too Shoujo. Well...this sure as hell did not look Shoujo!

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@ghiblipicture There are many examples of Ghibli's magic touch in Howl's Moving Castle, when compared to the original book. The most intriguing is the castle itself. They turned Diana Wynne Jones' dark, mysterious castle into something truly magical and whimsical, which is the Ghibli's…

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@EMostaque While I agree in essence,, diversity of thought does not correlate with skin color.

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@AdamMGrant @ayeletfishbach @marissashandell From Carol Dweck's insights: Embrace a growth mindset. Novices seek praise, clinging to a belief in fixed abilities. Experts crave criticism, understanding skills are malleable. The path from novice to expert is marked by a shift in mindset - from seeking validation to pursuing…

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@ChrisWillx @jordanbpeterson I miss the Jordan who smiled more and didn't have the pain of universe carved on his face.

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@robkhenderson It is always a trade off: the chance of security, stability and power that often comes with older men, or the power of youth that comes with younger ones. The history has shown the gamble is more in favor of the former; the odds of genetic problems due to father's age are…

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@oldbooksguy Brave new world

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@ghiblipicture This movie broke me, both as a kid and an adult. I never recovered.

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@oldbooksguy "It always seems impossible until it's done." -- Nelson Mandela

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@wanyeburkett To be fair, we were taken "out". Out to someone else's house where adults stayed indoors prepping stuff and us burning the backyard down.

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"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' ." - Isaac Asimov How Close Are We to Asimov's Vision of Robots? A Glimpse into the Future with Tesla's Optimus: Isaac Asimov's universe, rich with robots…

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@ChrisWillx @andyweirauthor "The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself." -- Carl Sagan

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@robkhenderson I remember an online conversation where OP was a PhD student in STEM who got pregnant and was losing her mind. One of the comments specifically stuck with me: "congrats for taking the place of someone else who could actually finish the phd". Highly educated women are treated as a…

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@Exodusmastodon @PhysInHistory A good portion of them were proved after the notebook's discovery:

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@goodreads Anne of Green Gables.

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@randomsakuga This whole scene is uno reverse after uno reverse

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@archi_tradition Any city in Andalucia, Spain (if you know Spanish at least)

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@Nisaccom @PhysInHistory Just paper, but probably not very well taken care of. From Wikipedia:

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@primalpoly "Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?" - Stalin. This quote captures the essence of the "Great Purge" in the 1930s. Stalin used this time to strengthen his control, severely affecting universities. Many…

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"What I most disliked about Harvard was that smug assumptions were too often treated as substitutes for evidence or logic. The idea seemed to be that if we bright and good fellows all believed something, it must be true." - A Personal Odyssey, Thomas Sowell

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@ThomasSowell Oswald Spengler's "The Decline of the West" (1918) argues that every culture experiences a life cycle of growth, peak, decay, and death, much like living organisms. He proposed that Western civilization was in its final stage of decay, characterized by cynicism, materialism, and…

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@primalpoly Gaming. Everyone looked at it as a giant red flag, turned out to be the most rewarding hobby ever (both financially and relationship-wise).

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@AiBreakfast "Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see." - Edgar Allan Poe

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@randomsakuga Making realistic water is one of the hardest things in animation, whether 2D or 3D. I am always impressed by the quality of rain and shower scenes in high production animes.

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@ChrisWillx @andyweirauthor "The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself." -- Carl Sagan

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@robkhenderson I think audio books and podcasts are going to that direction too. Started off as helping busy people still absorb as much new knowledge as possible and now the default meaning of "I read a book" is changing to "I listened to it or people talking about it while doing other…

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@robkhenderson So it's mediocrity over merit for sisterhood, but a king's reign in brotherhood?

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@chrysostrom A true gem

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@Idjit_Hunter Imho, this is just the beginning. Things are only going downhill with academia in the West.

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@PhysInHistory The most integral teaching starts in childhood, and a pioneer in this realm was Maria Montessori. Her method centered on self-directed activity, hands-on learning, and collaborative play. This method nurtures not just academic skills but also social, emotional, and practical life…

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@ghiblipicture Here's a fun fact: 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind' is known as a Studio Ghibli classic, but did you know it wasn't actually made by Ghibli? It was released in 1984, a whole year before Studio Ghibli was even formed! Hayao Miyazaki's amazing work on this film played a big…

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@robkhenderson "If a window in a building is broken and is left unrepaired, all the rest of the windows will soon be broken... one unrepaired broken window is a signal that no one cares, and so breaking more windows costs nothing." - George L. Kelling (one of the proponents of the…

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@ghiblipicture None beats Howl's:

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@ghiblipicture There are many examples of Ghibli's magic touch in Howl's Moving Castle, when compared to the original book. The most intriguing is the castle itself. They turned Diana Wynne Jones' dark, mysterious castle into something truly magical and whimsical, which is the Ghibli's…

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@oldbooksguy On top of my head: No Country for Old Men (Coen brothers), and The Departed (Scorsese). I'm sure I will remember more tonight right before sleep :)

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"The history of Poland is no more comprehensible without Jews than the history of Jews is comprehensible without Poland." Historian Norman Davies sheds light on the intertwined histories of Jews and Poles. For centuries, Poland's large Jewish community was integral to its…

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@BrianRoemmele That picture took me back to my childhood watching my aunts excited over a new edition they could sew their new year cloths off of.

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@PhysInHistory During my university years, nothing shifted my perspective on mathematics as profoundly as Gödel's incompleteness theorems. The first theorem reveals that in any complex and consistent mathematical system, certain true statements exist that cannot be proven within that system.…

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@oldbooksguy @jordanbpeterson @UNDP Despite political clashes between communism and fascism throughout history, the two have a lot in common. For one, even in "classless" communist society, there is an elite class that makes all the decisions (like rationing). This is very similar to fascism. Basically, for…

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@AiBreakfast "Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see." - Edgar Allan Poe

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@JonHaidt @johannhari101 I'm rather disappointed. Read his thread thinking he had evidence, studies, or data to back his claims up. There were none. Only his personal views. I have seen both ends of human emotion spectrum on X; from anger, resentment, and contempt to compassion, mindfulness,…

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This is why we need open-source AI. Big corporates may have mountains of data, but it's all cut from the same cloth – the internet. It's like reading different pages of the same book. Open-source AI can explore those rare, dusty volumes tucked away in the corners of human…

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2 years ago I posted about my huge collection of thrown away microfiche/film and corporate research from bankrupt companies. There are many reasons I have been dumpster diving since the 1970s. One reason: I have the largest not-on-the-Internet AI training corpus. Call me.

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@PhysInHistory Louis Pasteur, famed for his medical breakthroughs, also revolutionized your wine & beer! He uncovered the secret behind fermentation: tiny microorganisms. This led to pasteurization, a process that keeps drinks fresh without altering their taste. Pasteur's work shows that…

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@zebulgar I agree with every word he said, but I don't know much about him. I just hope he stays true to them.

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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be…

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New paper shows that censorship of science is motivated by moral concerns. Censors are trying to help us. How nice of them.

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@robkhenderson "The mediocre have a vested interest in keeping brilliance at bay."

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@primalpoly "Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?" - Stalin. This quote captures the essence of the "Great Purge" in the 1930s. Stalin used this time to strengthen his control, severely affecting universities. Many…

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@ChrisWillx @datepsych The West is catching up with Japan. Being a NEET or a Hikikomori (i.e., withdrawn from society, a recluse with an online persona only) has been a major issue there for many years.

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@ghiblipicture There are many examples of Ghibli's magic touch in Howl's Moving Castle, when compared to the original book. The most intriguing is the castle itself. They turned Diana Wynne Jones' dark, mysterious castle into something truly magical and whimsical, which is the Ghibli's…

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"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' ." - Isaac Asimov How Close Are We to Asimov's Vision of Robots? A Glimpse into the Future with Tesla's Optimus: Isaac Asimov's universe, rich with robots…

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@ghiblipicture Among the signature elements of Studio Ghibli's films, two aspects particularly stand out in 'The Secret World of Arrietty'. First is the meticulous attention to detail in portraying the world through the eyes of the Borrowers, capturing both the visual splendor and the unique…

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@GKIDSfilms May you live for many more productive years

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Hayao Miyazaki's anime philosophy masterfully interweaves elements of Japanese and Western cultures. From a Japanese perspective, he incorporates: 1. Shinto and Animism: Showcasing a deep reverence for nature and portraying spirits within natural elements. 2. Japanese…

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@randomsakuga Animating this scene must have been like riding a never-ending, topsy-turvy roller coaster while juggling flaming torches...

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@oldbooksguy I would only fix one thing: safety for his kids. Thousand year old software of primates is safety for tribe. In tribe they trust!

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@naval So in short, alpha male = physical dominance + (tribal) compassion and responsibility. We are too focused on the former and have a wrong approach to latter (wearing the badge of "compassionate" with no sense of responsibility, divide rather than unite).

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@PaoloShirasi @ibramxk I have been waiting forever for somebody to pick up the study of "why" this IQ disparity exists. People are too busy denying and proving the same observations over and over instead of actually moving our understanding forward on this issue.

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@ghiblipicture Ghibli girls always have a duality about them that makes them cute in one moment and a bad-ass heroine in another. They symbolize hope, beauty, and pain all at once.

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"What I most disliked about Harvard was that smug assumptions were too often treated as substitutes for evidence or logic. The idea seemed to be that if we bright and good fellows all believed something, it must be true." - A Personal Odyssey, Thomas Sowell

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@yesterdaysprint "When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is." - Oscar Wilde

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@primalpoly "Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?" - Stalin. This quote captures the essence of the "Great Purge" in the 1930s. Stalin used this time to strengthen his control, severely affecting universities. Many…

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@oldbooksguy 1984 is what people in late 20th century and early 2000s lived in. Brave new world is where we are heading towards. The ultimate weapon for subjugation and control is ecstasy and science, not fear and murder. If you enjoyed 1984, I also recommend Morelle, if you haven't read it…

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@robkhenderson If you ever consider a Europe tour passing through Switzerland, I personally know three bookstores that will be more than happy to host you.

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Let's examine how characteristics of Stalin's Purge are manifesting in contemporary western universities: 1. Targeting Intellectuals and Academics: Just as those not following state ideology in Stalin's era were labeled "enemies of the people," in some Western academic circles,…

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Insights from Thomas Sowell: Universal Principles and Their Impact on Black Communities' Socioeconomic Dynamics Thomas Sowell, a renowned economist and social theorist, provides a multifaceted perspective on the socioeconomic dynamics of black communities. Here’s a look at his…

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@PhysInHistory Fireworks

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@randomsakuga Since I have started self teaching animation, my respect for these types of anime scenes has gone to the roof.

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@ThomasSowell

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@primalpoly "Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?" - Stalin. This quote captures the essence of the "Great Purge" in the 1930s. Stalin used this time to strengthen his control, severely affecting universities. Many…

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@oldbooksguy Ezra Pound once said about himself, "If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he's no good."

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@Plinz I asked it for Carl Sagan's full "blue dot" quote and every time it broke after "Look at this dot", warning me this is against their ethical guideline! In a world where Sagan violates ethical guidelines, we all are probably walking talking pejoratives. Here is the full quote:…

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@ChrisWillx @andyweirauthor "The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself." -- Carl Sagan

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@randomsakuga Find yourself a girl that comes to you like this

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@robkhenderson This probably explains why when women digress from the role of "career-focused power hungry woman", they get the most (if not all) blame and criticism from other females. It is like "we sacrificed going against our nature to be this miserable. How dare you leave the misery…

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@robkhenderson Prolonged social isolation can reduce the size of hippocampus (key in memory and stress regulation). Hippocampus is one of the few areas of the brain that continues to creat new neurons throughout life (neurogenesis). Disruption of this process leads to chronic stress and memory…

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@primalpoly "Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?" - Stalin. This quote captures the essence of the "Great Purge" in the 1930s. Stalin used this time to strengthen his control, severely affecting universities. Many…

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@robkhenderson "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." When education becomes a mere commodity or a means to an end, rather than an enriching process integral to life, it loses its true value and purpose.

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@AiBreakfast "Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see." - Edgar Allan Poe

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@randomsakuga I miss 80s character design. Would be a breeze of fresh air to see them in some high quality modern anime.

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