ThePrankster

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by ThePrankster 4y ago
This comments shows a deep lack of cultural awareness. The East has created as much a legacy in terms of societal achievements as the West. All of that while being Buddhists, Taoists, Confucianists and Hindus. This ethos to which you attri
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by ThePrankster 4y ago
Buddhist also pray for others. Metta Bhavana is not the same as regular prayers
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by ThePrankster 4y ago
The inevitability is only perceived by people with stakes on it. For everyone else, crypto is just another fad that has been promising wonders for over a decade and still has showed nothing for it. It’s not about being luddites, but not bei
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by ThePrankster 4y ago
You are right. I chose to stay in a middle size city because there are jobs and rent is not too high. My education is none of your concern, especially because I actually got paid both for my Bachelors and Masters, due to academic performanc
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by ThePrankster 4y ago
The best and most overlooked thing you can focus on - for yourself and others
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by ThePrankster 4y ago
What history podcasts do you recommend?
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by ThePrankster 4y ago
what themes?
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Ask HN: How do you choose your online usernames/handles?
6 points by ThePrankster 4y ago|5 comments
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by ThePrankster 4y ago
Define everyone. I got billions of Hindus and Muslims (to mention just two) who think otherwise. In fact, probably around 80% of the population on Earth
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by ThePrankster 4y ago
Well, if the Bible was written from the POV of anyone other than the Jews, it would definitely sound like that. Basically just a glorified, religiously-justified massacre of cultures, peoples and ideas for thousands of years.
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by ThePrankster 4y ago
That may be true, but for me his second paragraph is refreshing when it comes about advice I read on this website
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by ThePrankster 4y ago
Wow, I had actually never considered "figuring something else". Thanks for this amazing insight. It's almost as useful as telling someone with depression to "just be happy". Rent in my town is one of the cheapest am
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by ThePrankster 4y ago
Anecdote: I am Gen Z. This story holds true for my parents and I. My dad was a solider in Latin America, my mom, a nurse. Their job required, at most, 2 years of education beyond High School. I am a data analyst, with a Bachelor's and