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If you see a bunch of otherwise normal people with the same odd behavior then you are probably seeing the effects of a marketing campign. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

I know this guy who puts it on jello

If you see a bunch of otherwise normal people with the same odd behavior then you are probably seeing the effects of a marketing campign. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
If you see a bunch of otherwise normal people with the same odd behavior then you are probably seeing the effects of a marketing campign. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
If you see a bunch of otherwise normal people with the same odd behavior then you are probably seeing the effects of a marketing campign. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (3 children)

In all likelihood some of your own interests and habits were put there by a marketing department. Not because it's good or right or useful but because it profited... somebody who could afford to hire a marketing department.

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If you see a bunch of otherwise normal people with the same odd behavior then you are probably seeing the effects of a marketing campign. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) by rainrain@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Advertising, marketing, propaganda. It programs people's brains. It is extremely powerful.

There are dozens of these mass brain-programming campaigns going on right now. It's been happening for many years ... maybe centuries.

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Awareness is like a flashlight (sh.itjust.works)
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Like, you are in a dark room, shining the flashlight on stuff. Part of a couch, a lampshade, the corner where the walls meet, etc.

Also, it's one of those focusable flashlights. Twist it one way and the light is small and sharp and bright. Twist it the other way and it's a big dim spread out light.

Also, if you are like most of us, the hand holding the flashlight is afflicted with chronic spasms. Always moving the light all over the place. Here, there, over there, etc. Jerking and jumping and wiggling.

not a metaphor for anything in c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works
[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago

It would require a feat of marketing to shift the definition used by the group. I think that's how it's generally done. Call it reasonable or unreasonable or whatever you like.

The key takeaway of science is that observation constitutes the primary reality. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 3 points 13 hours ago

Fine, replace "reality" with "working model" then.

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The key takeaway of science is that observation constitutes the primary reality. (sh.itjust.works)
What would you be willing to sacrifice for a better world? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

A sacrifice is something you like and want to keep, but you're going to give it up for a higher good.

not a metaphor for anything in c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works
[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (12 children)

Language is owned by the group.

Individuals don't dictate to the group.

This individual is asserting a definition of "dipshit" that contradicts the definition held by the group.

What would you be willing to sacrifice for a better world? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not really a sacrifice if it's something you don't want

What would you be willing to sacrifice for a better world? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Would you sacrifice your flesh? No more body. Brain slurped out at birth, wired up to the internet.

What would you be willing to sacrifice for a better world? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Would you sacrifice your sex hormones? No more estrogen or testosterone.

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What would you be willing to sacrifice for a better world? (sh.itjust.works)
 

Private property? Freedom of speech? Freedom to breed? Freedom of thought?...

一顆明珠　Ikkamyōshu, Dōgen Zenji in c/buddhism@lemmy.world
[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That's pretty abstract. What else have you got?

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A thing about meditation (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by rainrain@sh.itjust.works to c/buddhism@lemmy.world
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Consider the 2. Concentration and the other thing.

Both bring stillness (among other things) but via 2 different ways.

It's like making peace with your neighbors.

One way is to put up a big privacy fence.

The other way is to make friends with them.

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Advertising is the world's oldest technology. 30,000 years of development. Super powerful. What would it look like if literally everybody bought the latest scam? (sh.itjust.works)
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What is good and bad about free speech? (sh.itjust.works)
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Glue used to be rare and magical. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by rainrain@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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We settled for wax or pine sap and we were darn glad to get it.

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What are 3 things that meditation will do for me? (sh.itjust.works)
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Tell me 3 things that meditation will do for me. (sh.itjust.works)
 

No quotes please.

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What beliefs do you hold that stand on mere authority? (sh.itjust.works)
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do you meditate? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by rainrain@sh.itjust.works to c/buddhism@lemmy.world
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If so then I'd like to talk.

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