
Why Some People Want the World to End
Let's Appreciate
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The Red of Your Scarf Is Beautiful
If a semantic system is used consistently and reliably demonstrates predictive power, that in and of itself is evidence for possessing some amount of truth. It's not about rejecting things that empirically provide value in your life just because you can't integrate them into your intellectual understanding of the world. If you can't help trying to rationalize everything, declaring bankruptcy on reason might be a good strategy to access that value. And it's hard to maintain positivity with the toxicity of social media. A world built on takes, on monty's opinion, on who can yield the loudest. But optimism pays more in money and in life. So don't get caught up in the Dumorism. Life
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