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This idea has profoundly influenced how I process the modern world and decide on things to avoid / partake in. 'Lindy' basically means 'tried-and-true for humanity', things we have done for centuries are lindy, because we know what the consequences of doing them are. So for examples- going for walks, cooking, practicing religion are all lindy, but so is like, being an alcoholic. Tiktok? NOT lindy. Vaping? Zoom? Onlyfans? Not lindy..avoid at all costs! The lindy way is not about being a perfect or even healthy person, it just helps you avoid problems of modernity we haven't even identified yet. Also Paul Skallas is known as the lindyman and he writes a pretty good blog about lindy-related ideas.
Jan 31, 2024
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a wonderful idea expressed by Colin Miller when I interviewed him.
"I prefer it when things are open-ended and have multiple meanings… I feel like things are hyper literal right now. It’s fun to make meaningful nonsense."
May 16, 2025
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I think I spent most of my life thinking I had a specific lack, i.e. that I was less "real" than the people around me. Only in the last few years did I realize that our general conditions produce what feels like a personal failing... we are awash in information but not meaning; the conditions of our lives feel disconnected from a shared history or struggle; the tools or vocabulary by which we can bring "ourselves" into being keeps getting thinner and more trivial. If you feel like you're waiting for yourself to arrive, waiting to be alive to yourself in a way that makes you aware that you are free, I recommend Kierkegaard. He's lowkey a funny troll, also.
Nov 5, 2023
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I’m very anti-free-will-pilled rn. This new book Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, argues all the baseline variables that precede action (our past, our current mood, our biology, our culture, etc) have an inescapable effect on our choices. To me, this is isn’t hopeless–it’s humanist! The alchemy of what motivates us is crazy! There is a traceable, individually justified reason for why we all do what we do. It’s helped me approach myself and others with openness and curiosity, instead of judgment. Like, think about the confluence of influences that drives one to goon. The world is magical place.
Feb 8, 2024
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what is a recommendation if not an expression of gratitude for some part of your life ? a provocation for others to feel that same gratitude?
Jan 25, 2024
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Jan 24, 2024
Cooking and eating with people is possibly the most lindy activity of them all. Everyone needs to eat and at least one person likes to cook. very spiritually fulfilling
Jan 13, 2024