

Quote from: TDoS on Jun 13, 2026, 05:54 PMSocialism isn't a side.

QuoteI would venture that ultimately, our experiences and capabilities in life delivered unto us quite different results.

Quote from: RE on Jun 13, 2026, 10:32 AMYou're joking, right? I had a college level reading ability in the 4th grade. I already knew the history of socialism in the FSoA, I knew about the union busting, the Pinkertons, the works. You probably don't remember those years because you were still playing Cowboys & Indians and reading comic books....
Quote from: REHere's a favorite with Joan singing one of Phil's masterpieces.
Here's Natalie Merchant singing Woody Guthrie.
I knew which side I was on before you could read.

Quote from: TDoS on Jun 13, 2026, 06:09 AMWell now that is interesting. Did you know at that age the word for what you were, or did that come later.

Quote from: K-Dog on Jun 12, 2026, 09:55 PMQuote from: TDoS on Jun 12, 2026, 03:30 PMQuote from: K-Dog on Jun 12, 2026, 10:51 AMDid you think this before or after consuming mind altering hallucinogens?
The fish oil has probably done more good for my thinking than anything else. Upgraded cognitive abilities. Send me the T-shirt.
I can't say I know who much about how to upgrade cognitive abilities, other than the usual, learn stuff, learn more stuff piled on top of the older stuff, and arrive somewhere you never expected. Once the pile is high enough, well, go ride a motorcycle to relax.
Quote from: RE on Jun 12, 2026, 04:07 PMI didn't have any trouble producing results back in the day. I just didn't like the job. I didn't like academia much either, I was just good at it.Oh...there are results, and then there are results. And me, I can't do academia. Research no problem, but academia is something else entirely. It is one of the reasons I find it so amusing when, based on results, they automatically think I am one of them. Doesn't take much to dupe them.
Quote from: REI was already a socialist by the time I returned from Rio at 10.Well now that is interesting. Did you know at that age the word for what you were, or did that come later.
Quote from: REI positively hated Nixon and Vietnam. I've been disgusted by the politics, consumerism and the plastic world of Big Yellow Taxi my whole life.Instilled by an early family life among the well off?
Quote from: RESo I dropped out of it and did what I liked. I coached a lot of good gymmies along the way. It was fun.
RE