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  • saltesc@lemmy.worldtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldModern Stoic Philosophy
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    19 hours ago

    Modern takes on old isms always tend to directly oppose the whole point of the original idea. Cherry pickers do that with everything over time. Stoicism has a lot to say about the weakness of being a cause of harm to others and to nature. But I’m sure they glossed over those parts, only attracted to the “Me, me, me.” and never thinking why.


  • saltesc@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldIt's Never too Late
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    Step 3… Be given shit for being male and white by people much better off than you.

    Step 4… Get no reprieve from racism and sexism because someone before your existence looked like you and was these things so it’s okay to happen to you as revenge.

    Step 5… Do the one thing white males way better at than anyone else; suicide.

    And hope for re-roll

    Edit: You’ve just proved the point. I just shouldn’t exist anymore and it’s clear that’d be preferred. Thanks for the clarity.









  • so I’m not sure why you’re assuming I don’t take care of myself

    If that’s the impression you got, my apologies. I was using your comment more as a soap box to preach the importance of taking care of the body and how much difference a little goes.

    My bad for forgetting that, in the end, I was replying to an individual. We can call this “getting carried away”. Doesn’t devalue what I said, but I certainly could’ve been a bit more conscious of the soap box.

    My only extra insight beyond your doctor’s much more valuable opinion is that doctors often focus on fixing a problem. But it’s very important to sustain a lifestyle that prevents problems from occurring. Skeletal, muscular, and the nervous system(s) are the failures of all “old injuries”. Reinforcing them and keeping them active prevents the most basic of injuries. It’s only cartridge issues that we can’t bolster, it just wears out if abused, never getting resilient.



  • I’m pretty genetically unlucky. That’s why I’ve paid attention to my diet and staying active. It was something doctors told me quite early in the journey, and they were right. Taking care of oneself goes a very long way. Years and years.

    A big part of it is listening to your body and pushing the limits without actually breaking it, so it gets higher. If your knees are hurting, stop. Take care of them. You’ve only got two and if you push them, they’ll die young while the rest of you has plenty more years to give but can’t now because some shit broke, so they decay too.

    If you want to be more active, focus on your inactive parts for sake of the rest of the parts. They’ll tell you when to stop, and listen. But each time they’ll get a bit better than the last, or you’ll figure out a way to compensate for them.

    It’s as simple as taking care of yourself as soon as possible. Otherwise, as time goes on, you only damage yourself either through negligence or apathy.

    Don’t neglect yourself.



  • …if you neglect yourself.

    I’m 40 and don’t experience any of this because I’ve remained active and eat well. I only just got into whitewater kayaking as my latest hobby and I doubt I’d have noticed much more of an edge at 27. Even with climbing, I still compete and doubt I’d notice an edge unless I was at the level of a full professional.

    I think the aches occur in neglected muscles and skeletons. They’ll come for us all one day, but 27? Not good.





  • saltesc@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldI'll show them
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    9 days ago

    SmartTube if it’s an Android TV.

    Edit: Use the link in the reply below. I’ve had it installed for years, didn’t realise it’s changed 😁 Thanks, perfectly_boiled_pizza

    Download and install the APK through Downloader app or USB, only takes a few mins following instructions.

    Devs keep it very regularly up to date. SponsorBlock included. Many excellent additional features making it way better at being YouTube than the YouTube app could ever be.


  • That’s not true for climbing.

    We only use screw gates and lock gates for multi-pitch belay, top belay, and general pitch anchors.

    To ensure the rope doesn’t twist out, we don’t backclip, and also face the gate away from the direction we intent to climb next so it doesn’t take load.

    Here’s my day kit for sport climbing, trad anchors use the same push gates. All but my three orange lockers are push gates for simple and fast clipping. Be hella dangerous if they weren’t.

    Edit: Oh, and so the rope clips in extra fast and easy, the spring in the gates actually opens and shuts with less effort than what’s in OP’s video. I can slip that sucker in with almost no pressure—its so smooth and low effort, I love DMM carabiners. But that’s why we don’t ever, ever, ever backclip :)