"Men are disturbed, not by things, but by the principles and notions which they form concerning things." ~The Enchiridion
This is the basis of Stoic ethical philosophy.
This is also an innate feeling many of us realise as children.
Deep High School philosophy right? Well.... We may figure it out then, but for some reason, we forget it.
Are we dismissing it as false? Childhood stupidity? I have no idea, but I've known this since the 8th grade.
Some like to say "it takes two to tango" or some other silly platitude, but the reality is, it only takes one.
I could sit on a couch and be offended. I could be out at a bar and someone calmly insults me in a language I don't understand, and I may be confused, but likely not offended.
Now, if that same person said those insults to someone who understands him, that person may believe that the insulter is also the offender.
But he is wrong, for if he was the offender, I too would necessisarly have been offended.
Therefore, we only offend ourselves.
My reactions are not caused due to your actions. They may encourage me or attempt to incite me, but any offense I may have is my own doing.
True, but this was in kandahar, I expect not much as changed....Except perhaps the selection.
Used to be? As late as 2011 I saw entire businesses dedicated to selling pirated movies.
Oh, I don't know about that. I think Musk as a unique ability to spend money.
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Ah thanks for the response!
I was actually thinking it as something like: For every 1btu produced by a standard electric heating unit, 3btu of heat would be produced by a heat pump.
Which, is basically what I understand you to claim. Every 100 watts of energy generates the equivalant of 300 watts of energy.
Ah, that makes sense.
But that aside, 300% of what? 300% of electric without the heat pump? It's also my understand that heat pumps aren't that great for heating if they are basic above ground units. Have to be the extra expensive dug in ones.
Guess those definitions changed since I last looked. Used to mean anything that's somewhat obsessive. "I have a fetish for collecting paperclips"
Hell, I'd say #3 of cult is what fetish used to mean.
I feel that the (crazy) leftists would support this.
Well, the standing president isn't exactly the ideal picture of someone who isn't facist...
Most people I meet seem reasonable until they get behind a keyboard... Or a wheel.
Exact same thing the left is doing. Non stop telling us how y is good and x is bad. If your family supports x, clearly they are crazy jew natzis who much be eliminated from your life! Get out now!!!
Also, Trump was saying that? I don't remember that being brought up before.
Only if you pair it with sexualality
The only people who told me Covid would kill me is those in power. Everyone else seemed to think it was just another virus...
We also found it strange that we were told it's a major issue for at risk people (duh, everything is), but then sent certain groups, like the elderly, that were confirmed sick back into their communities of at risk folk...
It was a cluster of nonsense. Yea, we want to be safe. We don't want to get sick even if it is minor, but the cluster of clusters was clusterific.
A comet may be the only way left to make America great again ><
I'd say that problem happened well before Ol' Zuck thought to steal the Facebook idea and run with it.
Polls are almost always worthless.
Space pen perhaps? I think they are all metal... But it's been a while since I've looked at a cart.
I believe they go over 80% just not in the traditional style. Rocket stoves, come to mind.
Wait, how can something be greater than a 1:1 energy transfer?
Pretty sure electric translates to heat at a 100% efficiency rating, but that's not considering the 30% or w/e origin of that energy. But I digress, how do you get over 100% returns on your energy?