MoonStache

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Holy entitlement, Batman! Republicans are furious Democrats didn't save Kevin McCarthy from himself in c/[email protected]
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Jeff is awesome. I hope he sticks around for a while.

The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 02-10-2023 in c/[email protected]
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Finally giving elden ring a proper go and playing through Alan Wake in anticipation of AW2

Futurama: Official Trailer for the new season in c/[email protected]
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Don't have high hopes from the trailer to be honest but definitely want this to be good.

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Hyundai wants to 'look into it from customer's perspective' before adopting Tesla's connector (electrek.co)
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Brian Lowery on the Social Self (youtu.be)
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Sean Carroll's latest episode is a discussion on the self with Brian Lowery. Brian asserts that the self is a purely social construct.

Here's the summary of his book from the Amazon listing:

Social psychologist and Stanford professor Brian Lowery presents a provocative, powerful theory of identity, arguing that there is no essential "self"—our selves are social creations of those with whom we interact —exploring what that means for who we can be and who we allow others to be.