In the US we are socialized to think that if you’re rich, you’re a good person and if you’re poor, you’re deficient. Who thinks the rich are good people? Last I checked, everyone hates the rich unless they're trying to get money from them Republicans and some centrist democrats, overtly. Covertly, ...

I Love these guys, highly recommend their stuff.

For context, 'Ling Ling' is a fictional master of all musical instrument playing.

JohnClay, if the filesharing community is perchance of the PUA ilk, be careful. I'd advise you to feel free to take the innocuous bits of insight with you, but leave the BS negging and put down parts well behind you. You'll be happier if you can find something real, instead of something based on com...

Why do you hate loud music? Someone once said to me, with a healthy amount of side eye, "that's the loudest I've ever heard someone play Chopin" after I took an introvert break to go sit in my car and listen to some preludes and nocturnes. They could hear it up at the house. My wedding was fantastic...

Hmm I forget the entire world isn’t like Minneapolis, which has hundreds of concert venues. The most I ever paid to see a concert was 80/ticket, to take my dad to see Fleetwood Mac. Going to the orchestra is around $40. Most other concerts I’ve been to are $20-50. The orchestra here does a series wh...

I used to really like Ben Harper, but I haven’t listened to him in years. Out of curiosity, is there a reason folks haven’t attended concerts much? I’ve been to… many. I think … three times?… someone has gone with me, but other than that I always go alone. I love feeling music physically resonate th...

10/10 would watch again

The Idiot is my favorite. The premise is that a perfectly virtuous human would fail in life/cause endless negative effects around them. We had to read Brothers K and Crime & Punishment in high school, those are also great. I know I’m posting way to much lol but I’m going to keep going! So when I was...

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Whatcha readin, Osito?

Finished Our Man in Havana and now I'm reading some Dostoyevsky.

Which Fyodor?