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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • “It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.” -Seneca

    When we complain about not having enough time, we think of ourselves as being passively allocated an insufficient resource. But maybe the problem isn’t that life is too short, but that we waste much of the time we’re given.

    I think this is relevant in these modern times more than ever. How much of our time goes to mindless scrolling, worrying about things beyond our control, or pursuing goals that don’t truly align with our values? We should be thinking about the difference between being busy and spending time meaningfully.

    And that’s not to say all time spent should be something “productive”. Leisure time can be meaningful. But I think it’s worth even thinking about that. Are you truly happy with how you choose to spend your leisure time when you watch 100 short videos you probably won’t even remember? Or when you sit there getting angry or depressed about article after article after article? I think it’s worth thinking about.


  • If it wasn’t, it wouldn’t be sold, moron.

    I think more people should be concerned about their privacy, but I don’t really agree with this premise. It’s kind of like if there were diamonds in some peoples trash, so a company collected everyone’s trash so sift through it and take the diamonds to sell. The fact that some people’s trash is valuable enough for them to do this, doesn’t mean mine is.

    That’s how these work, they hoover up everything and sell it in bulk. It doesn’t mean any given users data is valuable. And that’s why so many don’t care.

    As far as scam calls go, I have a number I have never given to anyone outside immediate family, who I know haven’t shared it, and still received scam calls. They just call every number, even if you don’t answer. Pretty sure if it rings at all they flag it as potentially active. Sure spreading it around may increase the number, but there’s no true way to hide.