Below is a pretty harsh statement on the matter of national pride from the German Philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer: The cheapest sort of pride is national pride; for if a man is proud of his own nation, it argues that he has no qualities of his own of which he can be proud; otherwise he would … More On National/Racial Pride
A brief treatise on how modern Social Justice Warriors share a lot of similarities to conspiracy theorists: All the social justice movements have more in common with conspiracy theorists than they might want to believe. Modern society has brought them to a point where they can no longer identify systemic discrimination as a force of … More Social Justice Warriors vs Conspiracy Theorists
An angry young man goes into what it takes to start a septic tank installation business in the US: I can sympathize with the young man who posted about his attempt to start a septic tank business, and have had similar experience as well. I ran a small business with a couple of my family … More What It Takes to Dig a Septic Tank
An anon talks about how he became attached to a toy figure he originally bought to resell: I had that problem once, sort of. There was a guy on the BST selling his figma Bride Saber for $50 and at the time I knew it would be an easy turn around for $100. So I … More Anon bonds with a Toy Figure
An insightful anon with a finance background explains the recent fiasco in the stock market regarding the GameStop stock, and some of the possible repercussions that may follow: This isn’t financial advice and my opinion and analysis is presented for entertainment value, whether you have a long or short position in the market today or … More Anon explains the GameStop fiasco
An amusing comic on the food dishes eaten in certain Nordic countries: Pictured below, pickled herrings, which admittedly doesn’t sound that bad: “Rotten shark meat” dish from Iceland, aka Hákarl, which sounds like a hell of an acquired taste:
I’m not typically passionate about politics and have not voted for either presidential candidate in the recent election in the US. However, I can’t help but notice very obvious differential treatments from the media between the recent protests in the nation’s capital and the BLM protests that took place over the summer & fall of … More Manufactured Outrage
An anon on 4chan muses over the nature of self love and acceptance: You ever hear the phrase “learn to love yourself before you love others”? It’s pretty popular. Every time I hear it I get a headache. Then I get mad because it sounds like manufactured Hallmark bullshit. Like, this person spouting such trite … More To Love Yourself Before Others
Despite advances in surveillance technology, there are still places where older tech are still deployed, and even preferred:
An anon talks about the role of excitement in modern civilization in response to a different anon’s complaint about their life: Fucking pathetic. You don’t need to be some Uber-chad with thousands of friends, millions of dollars, a house in the Bahamas and a date with another girl every night to enjoy life. Modern civilization … More On Excitement and Life
