mrrobot900

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   by mrrobot900 2y ago

   Escape from Freedom[1]! the meat of Fromm's thesis is that modern societies have attained a lot of "negative freedom" (i.e. freedom from necessities and/or authorities), but the corresponding growth in "positive fre
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   by mrrobot900 3y ago

   im reading the wealth of nations right now, using gpt on the side to help clarify long passages and decode archaic terms. it's been tremendously helpful. some actual use cases: - summarising entire chapters (summarise chapter 8 of book
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   by mrrobot900 4y ago

   im currently spending my time off work reading and understanding Jung (im a software engineer). here's what i did that helped: - identify the names of the basic concepts that the author uses throughout his/her work. no need to gra
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   by mrrobot900 4y ago

   I see a lot of answers that revolve around the question of "how to make the most effective use of the limited time I have". A very rationalistic point of view (no surprise since it's HN). I'll give a different perspectiv
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   by mrrobot900 5y ago

   You can't escape sadness. Life is fundamentally about suffering. Even when you're having a good time, you will still feel sad because you know the good times always end, eventually. I think people seek these stories because it hel