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Emmett Shear@eshear• over 2 years ago

I attended Hereticon in 2022, and I had an experience there that made a truly deep impact on me. Getting to the conclusion was a trek for me, so you’re going to have to listen to the whole story.

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Emmett Shear@eshear• over 2 years ago

Replying to @eshear

The conference itself was effectively TED from the Nega-Earth dimension: only talks the NYT would *not* approve of, lots of interesting young people, low prep talks, great parties.

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Emmett Shear@eshear• over 2 years ago

Replying to @eshear

While it is true that, as they say, reversed stupidity is not Intelligence, I had a great time. Only a couple of the talks grabbed me but I had some incredible conversations. Did you know you can use nicotine gum as a reinforcement tool to condition yourself to exercise?

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