Morton Koopa Jr. isn't a playable character in Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch 2 and he was my guy so I am not pleased

If you don’t believe in free speech for people who you disagree with, and even hate for what they stand for, then you don’t believe in free speech.

Hey UK, you're looking a bit hellishly Orwellion: reclaimthenet.org/graham-linehan…

One of my all-time favorite videos on the Internet: the time Trey Parker and Matt Stone went to the Oscars on acid in women's gowns, and whenever anyone asked them about it, they'd just act like nothing was unusual: youtube.com/watch?v=_NmC1g…

.Charlie Kirk lived a life that truly embodied the value of freedom of speech. He would debate anyone, even (especially) those who were hostile to him. That is what free speech is about: having open conversations, hearing out people you disagree with, and not silencing dissent.

“When a person or group is on the path of righteousness, those who think differently may be labeled as wrong, evil, or an enemy. This may temporarily relieve the tension between good and bad, but it’s actually hubris operating under the guise of goodness.” - Meeting the Shadow

One of the final bosses in the way of people waking up

I was programmed to believe that getting a fancy degree would give me legitimacy. Once I got it, I realized I'd made a $90k mistake. But I guess the lesson was priceless: experience and common sense top everything else.

The XReal One Pro glasses are pretty awesome. Funny that I'm going to end up using these way more than I ever used the Apple Vision Pro. Even though they offer way less functionality, what they do do is way more useful, and the glasses are more comfortable for longer periods.

“Let go of the encrustations of the past and the fearful projections of the future to connect with the present moment, to find there the natural flow of life and the myriad possibilities within it. We can recognize the mystery spreading out before us and within us all the time.

It’s insane to be living in a time when it’s becoming impossible to know what is real, given AI. So it’s even more important to hone your internal sense of intuition and discernment. The truth is a felt sense and you can learn to hear it loudly.

You don’t want a TRON movie for the plot. You watch it for the stunning visuals and the soundtrack. If you come for a delightful sensory experience, you will not be disappointed. NIN killed it. The plot is meh, but honestly, who cares

“There is darkness in the world, but it is merely an absence of light. All the darkness in the world cannot dispel even the smallest candle flame.“ - Aung San Suu Kyi

omg

“As our old world undergoes a rapid and thorough transformation, it becomes less and less possible to rely on external reality as a source of security. […] it has become ever more essential to cultivate our inner psychospiritual resources.” - Judy Tsafrir, Sacred Psychiatry

If you can’t face yourself, you don’t know yourself

kind of miraculous how much love can be summoned and how much your day can be improved by just looking at an animal and saying stuff in a weird voice