intensely_human @ intensely_human @lemm.ee

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BITCOIN DROPS TO ZERO VALUE

“It’s all so obvious in retrospect” says investor.

I heard there are about 70 Black Lotuses missing. Some people think that’s what the drones over New Jersey are looking for.

Gold was sold that way. As a currency that’s more independent of government control.

People seem to think “bad faith” refers to any kind of rhetorical method other than explicit declaration these days, and that sucks.

Reading your descriptions of what you’re looking for has been a little frustrating. It’s felt as if I’ve needed to read between the lines a little to determine your goals.

It’s not totally opaque, and you’ve done a good job of clarifying. It helps that this is a two-way forum where we can ask you questions. But if I just had to go off of the original post, I would have just had to guess what your goals were.

By extrapolation, if you’ve been publishing in some places already and haven’t been getting much traction, it may be that the clarity of your published works — and therefore the engagement they generate by resonating with the mind of the reader — may be a little lacking.

If I were to provide advice it would be: more detail, even if you think it’s obvious or goes without saying. Less implication and more explicit declaration.

Which brings me to another question I didn’t think of before: Are you wanting to publish stories, news articles, essays, what kind of thing?

Unfortunately most local managers don’t actually have the ability to negotiate. Their job is to administer the machine, and avoid getting sued.

It sucks because it often means they can’t make decisions even if they would make the store more money.

I worked at a big box store for a while and my department was turning away customers simply because we couldn’t serve them. Hiring more help would have brought in revenue far beyond their wages, but my stores hands were tied by centralized corporate policy that dictated how many people they could hire.

I had like $500k in the sales pipeline. I had an excellent conversion rate on the customers I actually had time to work with. But I was forced to spend my time stocking shelves and cleaning while my customers called in frustrated why I wasn’t helping them.

People say it’s all about profit but that’s not actually true. It’s about maximizing the ability of the central corporate office to model and predict the money flows. I wish it were all about profit.

I’ve worked for startups and other small locally-owned businesses and it’s so great to see the flexibility they have. Working for a huge corporation sucked because it was like twelve layers of command structure to get to someone who could make a decision.

If I buy one of those roasted whole chickens from the store I strip a bunch of meat off then I boil the skeleton in a crock pot. Makes great bone broth.

It’s hard to bite an anus

what’s pc?

In an ideal world we wouldn’t have to breathe

Perhaps they’re planning something with a cobbler

A friend in college swore that the most effective way to use adderall was to start work and then once he got into a groove, take it.

Basically to avoid using it as a impetus to get started.

That doesn’t break my spirit. I fucking hate novelty and am perfectly content — thrive even — on repetition.

Also decisions that are avoided are basically the same as an endless stream of decisions in terms of fatigue.

edit: avoided as in delayed. Avoiding them by eliminating them is fine

I wish I could be someone who smokes occasionally. I’m either totally zero, or all day every day.

I don’t have kids but I do generally work all day.

• Avoid inflammatory foods
• Take creatine supplements (avoid if you have kidney problems)
• Stay well-hydrated
• Resolve moral conflicts
• Get enough sleep
• Exercise
• Eat healthy food

I’d say neurotypicals tend to be hyperfixated on social status

The collagist? I’m not

Would you like feedback on your writing?

If I am executed for disobeying a rule worth dying to disobey, then sure.