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in the early days, humans supposedly stored food surplus in each other's stomachs – I can't eat the whole deer I just hunted, so I share my deer with you today, you share your deer with me tomorrow IMO the best place to store information surplus is in each other's minds
"Sing us a song / And we'll sing it back to you / We could sing our own / But what would it be without you?" - Paramore, My Heart https://t.co/tH9nO20RIE
I have a terrible memory. But it doesn't matter. Because I have great friends. https://t.co/UiCPx3C8UP
had to pause while writing this to shake and tremble with unexpected emotion the game is rigged we isolate and imprison ourselves needlessly we are social beings the meaning of life is friends https://t.co/7P98r2j2s6
*cracks knuckles* school indoctrinates kids to compete with each other on standardized tests, to see others as competitors rather than potential collaborators. this atomizes people, makes them feel isolated, disconnected, fearful of not measuring up, jealous of others' successes
I talked about this in terms of information – I'm realizing that it also applies to emotions (which are a kind of info) tech should enable us to make friends I go slightly insane bc I have this vision of a beautiful world that isn't here manifesting it https://t.co/OV6UcbJ2Tu
My verdict: the jetpack of 2020 is a network of smart friends who care about you and will provide you with interesting and relevant information about anything you ask for. A truly social search engine. Twitter is the best place to do it as far as I know https://t.co/9BjpLiMVT2
none of us needs to be happy, well-adjusted, mature, enlightened, etc all the time we can *take turns* we can take care of each other we can sooth and comfort and challenge each other, lift each other up the meaning of life is friends https://t.co/qeXKpB5kQA
Somebody Feed Phil is possibly my favourite show on Netflix. It’s so heartening and wholesome, this guy just going around the world & eating beautiful food with kind, warm-hearted, funny, lovable people. The food is a head fake; the whole point - the meaning of life - is friends. https://t.co/46LUxX9dnF
other people's input is a very, very powerful thing if you manage it properly https://t.co/vzQqMYvi1c
other people https://t.co/i2usVtfyLT
a shared flow state that you take turns sustaining, that lasts longer than you can sustain on your own https://t.co/T9P8tVPlDM
@visakanv It's not just you; sometimes reading your "friends"-themed stuff also makes me emotional. I think your idea of pursuit of friends seem very similar to something from The School of Life about Epicurus and how he set up a commune to live with his friends in. https://t.co/6Q5dOQe9hT
@visakanv this you? https://t.co/HEeO6H6zLg
@sharanvkaur https://t.co/dTabnBs0ZG
