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simul
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virus: Time
« on: 2005-04-13 17:08:01 » |
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I'm selling my business, starting a new one, getting kicked out of my apartment. I'm a new dad, late filing taxes, and my wife has tendonitis.
I literally didn't have time to shit this afternoon.
So, why did I make time to post this message?
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Alex Future Bokov
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Re: virus: Time
« Reply #1 on: 2005-04-13 19:08:55 » |
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Erik Aronesty wrote:
>I'm selling my business, starting a new one, getting kicked out of my apartment. I'm a new dad, late filing taxes, and my wife has tendonitis.
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>I literally didn't have time to shit this afternoon.
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>So, why did I make time to post this message?
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I know how you feel, and I wonder about things like that myself. If we
can answer questions like this in the general case, we may get some deep
insights into human motivations.
Short term gratification? Stress relief? Lack of external pressure to
post messages? In general, why do things start to suck when you have to
do them or when they're due at a specific time? Why do I start to resent
the person with whom I arranged a date or appointment about 30 minutes
before the date or appointment because now I'm having to hurry and get
things dones in order to not be late?
Is there some other way of structuring society and work such that people
aren't constantly suffering this sort of pressure?
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MoEnzyme
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RE: virus: Time
« Reply #2 on: 2005-04-13 21:54:58 » |
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To feel connected. I find myself doing this too. During times of crisis
my CoV activity increases. It's not the only time, boredom too get me
going. Every once in a while I get involved due to some inspiration, or
sometimes I find it once I get here. -Jake
> [Original Message]
> From: Erik Aronesty <erik@zoneedit.com>
> To: Church of Virus <virus@lucifer.com>
> Date: 04/13/2005 2:33:00 PM
> Subject: virus: Time
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> I'm selling my business, starting a new one, getting kicked out of my
apartment. I'm a new dad, late filing taxes, and my wife has tendonitis.
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> I literally didn't have time to shit this afternoon.
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> So, why did I make time to post this message?
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hkhenson@rogers...
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Re: virus: Time
« Reply #3 on: 2005-04-14 01:21:18 » |
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At 09:08 PM 13/04/05 +0000, you wrote:
>I'm selling my business, starting a new one, getting kicked out of my
>apartment. I'm a new dad, late filing taxes, and my wife has tendonitis.
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>I literally didn't have time to shit this afternoon.
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>So, why did I make time to post this message?
I know, but do you really want to know the answer?
Keith Henson
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Re: virus: Time
« Reply #4 on: 2005-04-14 09:21:04 » |
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[simul]
I'm selling my business, starting a new one, getting kicked out of my apartment. I'm a new dad, late filing taxes, and my wife has tendonitis.
I literally didn't have time to shit this afternoon.
So, why did I make time to post this message?
[hkhenson]
I know, but do you really want to know the answer?
[rhinoceros]
I am curious now. What could it be?
My best guess was the Principle of Least Action (aka slack)
(http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/cuius/idle/evolution/ref/leastact.html)
applied to an evolutionary trait such as Status Seeking.
Am I close?
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hkhenson@rogers...
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Re: virus: Time
« Reply #5 on: 2005-04-14 18:41:29 » |
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At 07:21 AM 14/04/05 -0600, you wrote:
>[simul]
>I'm selling my business, starting a new one, getting kicked out of my
>apartment. I'm a new dad, late filing taxes, and my wife has tendonitis.
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>I literally didn't have time to shit this afternoon.
>So, why did I make time to post this message?
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>[hkhenson]
>I know, but do you really want to know the answer?
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>[rhinoceros]
>I am curious now. What could it be?
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>My best guess was the Principle of Least Action (aka slack)
>(http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/cuius/idle/evolution/ref/leastact.html)
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>applied to an evolutionary trait such as Status Seeking.
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>Am I close?
Not just close, dead on target.
This is an accepted virtue in the Church of the Virus, that of a positive
reputation. The reasons date back to the stone age when high status among
the tribe members was positively associated with reproductive success.
Now if you admit to being a social primate who is motivated by seeking
status (even if you are not consciously aware of this motivation) and you
get hauled up before a US Federal Judge, you too might be condemned from
the bench.
This has a particular amusing flavor since there is no more spectacular
case of someone picking status over money since lawyers typically make a
lot more money than judges.
Keith Henson
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Re: virus: Time
« Reply #6 on: 2005-04-15 22:57:58 » |
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LOL.....I can relate Erik
Walter
Erik Aronesty wrote:
>I'm selling my business, starting a new one, getting kicked out of my apartment. I'm a new dad, late filing taxes, and my wife has tendonitis.
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>I literally didn't have time to shit this afternoon.
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>So, why did I make time to post this message?
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