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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • I’m sure some middle class people can afford to go to burning man. But you’re being wilfully ignorant if you think burning man isn’t catered to the rich. It’s almost purely a status symbol event. It’s definitely where people go to show off their lavish wealth and take pictures for Instagram. I’m pretty sure if they took a survey 80%+ would be wealthy people.

    I’m middle class, and I’m spending a couple hundred dollars on my holiday this week, I almost can’t fathom spending thousands living in a tent in a desert.

    But you’re right, the middle class has been eroded. What was considered middle class in 1970 would be rich today. That’s just because most people are worse off financially.



















  • I was half way through the third episode and it dawned on me that I just don’t care. The story isn’t engaging. There had been like 5 minutes of monster hunting which was the best bit. I like the main 4 actors but they’re not doing anything with them.

    I might slog through a few more episodes but idk if I can be arsed finishing it.


  • Yes, a lot of humanity only cares about reproduction. But we’ve also elevated ourselves to creat art, science, music, etc.

    I can’t know for sure what animals care about, but I can make an educated guess based on evidence and observations. Most animals haven’t got past the “find food, survive, reproduce” mindset - at least not much more than that, maybe add entertainment to pass the time. There’s documentation of dolphins getting high recreationally.

    Pretty much, some animals have other have a slightly varied goal set, but none are able to do anything close to our achievements. Which are mostly based around intelligence as we’re not physically gifted.