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Philip Bunn

2 months

My article with Richard Avramenko on The Politics of Suicide: Miasma and Katharmos in Plato’s Political Thought is now live at Perspectives on Political Science! I’ll place the link below, and please let me know if you don’t have access.

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Philip Bunn

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9 months

Wild that a president whose term ended 20+ years ago is younger than both major candidates for the presidency today.

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Former Pres. Bill Clinton is 77 today.

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Plato: in my book, I used the allegory of the cave as a cautionary tale Tech company: at long last, we have created Plato’s Cave from the classic book Plato’s Republic.

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I will never in my life get this lucky at a thrift store again. Three pairs of Allen Edmonds, one pair of Mezlan ostrich leather loafers, all in my size, $35.

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@hasanthehun You said, quote, “a real job doesn’t suck the soul out of you, you know what I mean?” Which is a weird thing for a socialist to say given what, uh, socialists have to say about wage labor. Maybe if you got off your computer and read a book or talked to a human you’d know things.

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@KingLibertarian Hi, quick question, have you ever spoken to a woman?

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2 months

@ConnorMEwing I’m rooting for you, but sounds like your odds aren’t good.

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27 days

Reddit is flooded with students asking various subreddits how to deal with professors accusing them of generative AI use in their writing during this finals period. Professors are wondering how to deal with obvious generative AI use in their grading. We broke something.

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One feature of these ridiculous podcasts is that they aren’t just serving a disaffected audience, they are actively *trying* to make you disaffected if you aren’t yet. Oh, you’re in a happy marriage? Have you, uh, considered your wife might have lied to you for a decade???

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Imagine blowing up your whole marriage because of what an alpha male podcast told you lmao

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3 months

This man is the dumbest smart person who has been allowed to speak publicly since Neil Degrasse Tyson. He has no imagination, no concept of humanness.

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Yuval Noah Harari: we have no idea what to teach young people that will still be relevant in 20 years

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3 years

Someone explain to me why Mark Rothko paintings are good. Please help me. These things are definitionally childish, what am I missing???

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4 months

@NoLore When our family car was stolen, we lost car seats, diaper bags, a stroller (a gift for the birth of our newborn), loved stuffed animals, children’s books, etc. The thieves then used our car to go break into other homes and cars and multiply the effect. Victimless? Really?

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@DocStrangelove2 @RobertW78374739 Impressive, very nice. Now let’s see traffic accidents in giant trucks by comparison, with all pedestrian deaths included.

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I am slowly becoming Jordan Peterson in the sense that there are things I can barely speak without being overcome with emotion. There are poems I can’t recite, stories I can’t describe, without needing to collect myself. He’s often made fun of for this, but I appreciate it.

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The moment I asked Jordan Peterson how his wife Tammy's new Catholic faith has affected them as a couple.

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4 months

@NoLore Yes, Nora, when people have children they drive them places (which requires car seats), take them out of the car (which requires a stroller), try to entertain them (with books and stuffed animals), and have resources to change and feed them (hence the diaper bag).

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27 days

Personally, I don't trust "AI detectors." I wouldn't use them as the sole basis to accuse a student. But everybody knows what's happening.

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Cashier looked at me, looked at the prices, raised an eyebrow and said “good day for you.”

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3 years

The good responses to this: “here is why Rothko is good, actually.” The suggestive responses to this: “you just had to be there, bro.” The absolutely ludicrous responses to this: “YOU JUST DON’T KNOW HOW TO FEEL THINGS IF ORANGE SQUARE DON’T MAKE YOU FEEL YOU ARTISTIC BUFFOON.”

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However bad you think the AI problem is at universities, it's worse.

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@kidology_co You know she has a really decent voice, she could have gone the Taylor Swift route and used her parents' exorbitant wealth to pay for a manager and studio time and a record deal, and here she is instead.

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@Sea_Glass1115 You are aware that Marvel movies exist, correct?

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2 months

Gonna start saying “don’t play Hume with me” any time people make me really mad

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“Don’t play Hume with me.” is one of my new favorite JBP memes.

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6 months

Don’t listen to the haters. You need to be CS Lewis-maxing. “CS Lewis is overrated?” More like you’re overrated.

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2 years

Wife: Why is there a $400 charge on the credit card? Me: It was a necessity

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Philip Bunn

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27 days

@WhickTv I don't think it's hyperbolic. Take-home/online writing assignments are functionally broken as tools of teaching and assessment. Solutions are to go low-tech with in-class assignments, handwritten or oral exams (hard), or to design assessments useful in an AI world (harder).

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Philip Bunn

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1 year

Gm and happy lord’s day to everyone who knows some things are popular because they are good and C.S. Lewis is among them

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9 months

@Bread_Cooked_2x @abbythelibb_ Three years in one case and less than a year in the other is still striking given the time since his term

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5 months

I’m all for “Nietzsche is not a nazi” readings, but turning Nietzsche into some kind of philosopher of self-improvement has been a disaster for the human race.

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2 months

You’re happily committed to one woman for life, raising children, living in bliss? Have you, uh, considered that you’re hardwired to sleep around and you’re a low-value male if you don’t??? These guys are losers. Ignore them.

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Philip Bunn

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3 years

This tweet went nuts! it was an off-the-cuff response to watching Netflix's "Made You Look" documentary. I am genuinely seeking to understand why people love it, and I am willing to say calling Rothko's work "childish" was wrong.

‘Made You Look: A True Story of Fake Art’ Review: The Most Spectacular Art Forgery Ever?

Barry Avrich's documentary captures how art forgery isn't just a scandal but the uncanniest of magic tricks.

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Philip Bunn

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3 years

I simply did not realize there were this many people who were aggressive Rothko stans in the entire world

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3 years

Might mess around tonight and become a dad idk. But actually, my wife is in labor and we would appreciate your prayers.

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@Sea_Glass1115 Ah, okay, I see. Have a nice evening.

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@alancornett I know! As soon as I saw two with shoe trees I noticed more scattered through the section and knew I had found a gold mine

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4 years

I always hate posting serious tweets, but my father is in the ICU in diabetic ketoacidosis and suffering from pneumonia. He’s on a ventilator but his oxygen levels are dropping. If you’re the praying type I would greatly appreciate it.

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4 years

The most revolting architectural feature to come out of suburbia is the street-facing garage door that takes up half the house.

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@KenGillingham Yes, I think it’s fair for students to receive a fair hearing, but the mechanisms weren’t designed to handle this volume.

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3 years

It has come to my attention that Madison freaking Cawthorn has the Latin phrase “Invictus Maneo” tattooed on his flesh in FAKE GREEK. ΜΛΝΣΘ means NOTHING MY DUDE

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@tomdimaggio @SpencerAlthouse Tell me you don’t know anything about the film industry without telling me you don’t know anything about the film industry

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@JoyceCarolOates What a dismal view of the value of friendship and connection.

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*George RR Martin voice* “The problem with Narnia is the economy is unexplained. Mr. Tumnus has a bunch of academic books, but we never hear about any book binderies, or see any shops that sell books where he got them. What kind of money do they have in Narnia, anyway?”

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All one of you had to do was send me something smart and thoughtful like this smh

Rothko and the Beauty of Becoming » Transpositions

Over the past few decades decade, liminality—the study of the passage across boundaries—has become a familiar term in Anglophone theology. In the words of...

www.transpositions.co.uk

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@BubbbleBudddy @jeremylovesyall Yeah except bullet train was good, actually

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10 days

Working through Narnia again, just about to begin The Last Battle. Before I do, registering a thought: The Horse and His Boy has remained my favorite book, but the best character in the series is Puddleglum, followed narrowly by Reepicheep. No one else close.

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2 years

@BeardedBlevins @calix517 “For the times we decided not to go to mass so we wouldn’t have to hear ourselves being passive aggressively called out for something we did last week, Christ have mercy.”

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@GeoPhDklein @REMARKSIST Homeschooling is very rarely done entirely solo. They’re quite adept at community organization, in ways online socialists should be envious of. My high school physics was taught by a professional engineer, chemistry by a PhD chemist.

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3 months

However bad you think the AI problem is at universities, it's worse.

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3 years

My grandfather (who is nearly 90) just tested positive for COVID. Prayers would be appreciated.

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@pasher5620 @hasanthehun 1. I did. 2. It is not obviously true, actually.

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Philip Bunn

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2 years

Imagine showing this tweet to Christians anywhere but America

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2 years

Orange County churches are the future of faith in America. Gym, cafe, sports courts— tons of people just hanging out all day. You don’t see this in any other church community Soho House for people with a soul that you actually want to talk to.

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3 years

If you see this tweet, I promise this is more important: I went to college with Madison before he flunked out. He stole from my dorm and harassed and assaulted women, my friends. He’s a dirtbag regardless of what he tattooed on himself.

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@glitterjesss Weird cuz I’m watching a documentary that suggests multiple fake rothko’s were sold as real and included in compendiums of his confirmed works, which would suggest they are not, in fact, impossible to replicate?

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Philip Bunn

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3 years

My wife one day: “I think I’ll make a Fantastic Mr. Fox mobile for the baby.” Less than a week later:

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@GraceMothering It’s one of my favorite pastimes! A good amount of my wardrobe is thrifted these days.

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@mzgreen66 @BeatTheCult Aww, cute, you browse Reddit.

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3 years

Every time someone builds a building, they get to decide “will I make an ugly building, or a building that is not ugly?” And a shocking number of times, they choose ugly!

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1 year

They let me wear the funny robes and put the hood on me, so I think it’s official. PhDone.

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6 months

May I introduce you to

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Philip Bunn

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2 years

In 2006, Sam Harris said that “at some point… it’s just going to be too embarrassing to believe in God.” In 2022, I say we’ve reached the point that it’s too embarrassing to take anything Sam Harris says seriously.

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@HunterAA6 @lspiguesslol This is a terrible argument as constructed.

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3 years

The internet was a mistake and has made us worse people.

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My dad is in the hospital again and it’s quite bad. If you’re the praying type it would be appreciated.

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1 month

If we can convince all the pop stars to start referencing political philosophers in their music, we can bootstrap our way out of a job crisis. Demand will skyrocket. This is the future.

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The idea that a parent must be an expert on every subject to homeschool successfully betrays a lack of understanding of how homeschooling works.

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I am a certified teacher with a Master’s degree. I am not qualified to homeschool my daughter. I can’t teach upper level Science or Math. There may be folks out there who have no choice, but we have to state facts. I don’t know many who are experts in every subject.

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3 years

Babies are good, actually, sorry if this offends

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Daniel Craig looks like he’s about to ask a question that’s, well, more of a comment really at your department paper workshop

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8 months

@_sevatar I am truly sorry if my meme tweet didn't demonstrate a sufficient understanding of Plato 😞

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1 year

I messed up the poll timing, but majority rules: Vincent David Bunn was born healthy and happy at 1:14am.

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1 year

Baby Bunn #2 is on its way. We didn’t find out what we’re having. Final guesses.

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@RMFifthCircuit They’re not! Based on the variety I imagine the previous owner had a large rotation 😂

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Philip Bunn

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4 years

I know I'm just adding to the pile-on at this point, but surely studio execs realize that LOTR has a BIT of a different audience than Game of Thrones and will adjust accordingly.

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4 years

Looks like Amazon's #LordOfTheRings will include nudity and maybe sex scenes.

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I told Bing to make me a picture of an angry stats guy objecting to Shakespeare being the best

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3 months

An academic journey in mugs: After two wonderful years at Clemson, I’m excited to say that in the fall I will be joining the faculty at Covenant College as an Assistant Professor of Political Science! Emma and I are so excited to head back to Tennessee (well, close enough).

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3 years

@__apf__ This is fair! My tweet was somewhat hyperbolic and demeaning, but has led to some really interesting conversation.

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@abbythelibb_ @OwenBenjamin He sure does seem fragile. Ironic, given his brand. I look forward to watching his continued failure.

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I recall a conversation with my undergrad college president where I asked how he felt in terms of academic freedom, going from teaching at an Ivy to a school with a rigid statement of faith. His response: “Every school has a statement of faith. Some just write them down.”

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Religious schools also routinely bar speech that contradicts their religious beliefs. They are the most repressive educational institutions in America, and if private liberal arts colleges acted similarly, we would never hear the end of it.

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2 years

People on the internet are really nice

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3 years

This article is based on the testimony of women that I consider friends. Their experiences with Madison Cawthorn and his communications director Micah Bock speak for themselves.

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NEW: College classmates of Madison Cawthorn say he harassed women students. BuzzFeed News spoke with more than 30 people, who described and corroborated instances of sexual harassment and misconduct by the now–member of Congress.

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@esjay100 This is so silly. @michaeljknowles was absolutely correct on this in his conversation with Pearl (a very silly human). The implicit accusation directed at his wife ought to be offensive to any honorable man.

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4 years

@MavenofHonor I saw weird al in my hotel lobby and I said “you’re weird al!” And he said “... yes!”

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8 months

Attempting to summon cooler weather through sheer force of tweed

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Happy Easter from the Bunn family!

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Fall time change when young: oh boy, an extra hour of sleep! Time change with kids:

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@lincolnlewisIII Not sure who you think “you guys” are here

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When people ask if I know any midwits with PhD’s

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getting a phd isn't that impressive. most of the people who have them are midwits in a very specific way

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@RationalMale @BrittanyVenti You are a vile excuse for a man and your daughter ought to be ashamed of you and your behavior. You’re nearly 20 years my senior, maybe it’s time you act like it.

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Well according to St. Basil I'm really just giving the homeless person what already belongs to them, so I don't think this ordinance applies.

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Newark is working on an ordinance that would restrict the practice of feeding homeless people who live on the street. “All violators will be ticketed and fined,” a spokeswoman for the city’s mayor said.

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Gonna read this this year so I can be hipster about CS Lewis. “Your favorite is Mere Christianity? What, have you not read the deep cuts? Pitiful.”

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4 years

Some happy news for a change.

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“I'm gonna watch you shine Gonna watch you grow Gonna paint a sign So you always know As long as one and one is two Ooh ooh There could never be a father Love his daughter more than I love you.” - Paul Simon Penelope Jayne Bunn arrived safe and sound around 3 this morning!

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Might mess around tonight and become a dad idk. But actually, my wife is in labor and we would appreciate your prayers.

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@archerships @emzanotti Sure, but that kind of money sure helps the lifestyle seem more aesthetically pleasing than it often is for most.

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@default_friend If a man is as normal as this person is describing, and his first resort is to seek a woman abroad, he’s not as normal as this person is describing.

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@krisnoteboom Almost every class I’ve taught has used them, but also included term papers etc.

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Eventually you think you've exhausted Christopher Lee trivia, and then you learn that he was an altar server at St Stephen's Church in South Kensington, London while T.S. Eliot was a parishioner. That's right, Saruman served T.S. Eliot Christ's body and blood.

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Here's an example: If I had simply said "so what's up with Mark Rothko? Why do people like him?" I would have gotten approx. zero responses. But because I, in my ignorance, called his work "childish," Rothko became a trending topic at 3am this morning!

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The internet was a mistake and has made us worse people.

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@HAHazony Most things on Reddit are fake, but the deluge of “I did a dumb thing and ruined my life” posts suggests to me that at least some of these things actually happen, and it distresses me.

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Very excited to dig into this.

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My daughter gets baptized tomorrow and I just think that’s really neat

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@bonhoefferchild @brumeade @lizzieshore @GeorgistJoseph @suzania Cultural revolution struggle sessions come to mind!

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“Ideally, keep fewer than 30 books… on your desk ready to grab. Keep the rest behind you for convenient display and access.”

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Oh nice the worst possible advice

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I'm happy to admit where I'm ignorant and learning, but the fact that a little poke and prod hyperbole against a popular artist can create so much outrage with so little effort is a SPECTACULARLY BAD THING

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