It's one of the most wild and mind bending philosophy/psychology books I've ever read. It almost encourages you to give up and put the book down in frustration. It feels like it's aim is to so completely break down the way we conventionally approach mental illness and the larger human experience that it speaks in borderline gibberish at times, requiring you to fundamentally alter your mindset to even begin to understand what they are talking about.
"It is at work everywhere, functioning smoothly at times, at other times in fits and starts. It breathes, it heats, it eats. It shits and fucks. What a mistake to have ever said the id. Everywhere it is machinesâreal ones, not figurative ones: machines driving other machines, machines being driven by other machines, with all the necessary couplings and connections. An organ-machine is plugged into an energy-source-machine: the one produces a flow that the other interrupts. The breast is a machine that produces milk, and the mouth a machine coupled to it. The mouth of the anorexic wavers between several functions: its possessor is uncertain as to whether it is an eating-machine, an anal machine, a talking-machine, or a breathing machine (asthma attacks). Hence we are all handymen: each with his little machines."
Feb 5, 2024
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Pretty sick, went with a friend and it was very funny. $14 Movie Theater IPAs were hitting in a fantastic way. Then we went to see the second half of the Knicks game in some dive in the Village. It was a great time, stumbled on the escalator in front of strangers.
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May 26, 2025
I have another indie theater that I prefer because itâs cozier, has better vibes, is much closer to me, and everybody who works there is genuinely passionate about film. Itâs not really anything special visually but itâs a beautiful institution and itâs so fun to be there â¤ď¸
But this one is an old art deco theatre designed by architect John Eberson (he designed Loewâs Paradise in the Bronx and the Paradise Theatre in Chicago)! Itâs pretty run down/poorly managed and staffed but itâs a gorgeous building and definitely worth visiting. Not my photos but included for illustrative purposes!!
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Empathy helps you understand why someone feels the way they feel without forcing you to accept that they are correct to feel that way. You can walk a mile in someoneâs shoes and then turn around and tell them their shoes are shit and recommend new ones.
Tolerance makes you blind to the injustices of the world and forces you to accept even the most disgusting of viewpoints as âequalâ.
Example: You can empathize with a racist. You can understand the cultural brainwashing that led to it. But you shouldnât be tolerant of it. Plus, being empathetic to why they feel that way makes them more comfortable doing the same in return. Hostility breeds hostility. Empathy breeds empathy. Empathy brings us all together.
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Iâm probably the only one lol
Feb 7, 2024
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Itâs the perfect amount of time to game plan for the day on the way in and unwind for the evening on the way back. Longer is just wasted time, less isnât enough to switch headspaces
Feb 5, 2024