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Today I dreamt I interviewed #Putin. Yesterday, #TuckerCarlson interviewed #Putin. Am I Oniric Tucker Carlson? #interview #Russia #dream

> In short, if you hear yourself say, "Wretched me, the things I have to endure!" call yourself a slave. If you find yourself wailing, or complaining, or in misery, know you are a slave – a slave in a toga with purple trim. Paraphrased from the great Epictetus #stoicism #philosophy #freedom

Humanity is at the same time profoundly imperfect and more than enough. The key to a happy life is embracing this. Do not expect anything good from people and learn to appreciate the good they give you. #philosophy #life

https://image.nostr.build/070a114e3479825eb7f9a143742abdbf2d27cdaab40dae3354b223e6218ce1a2.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1280x803&blurhash=rAP%3F%3Ah0000M%7BIUxuxuayof_3xut7ofofM%7BM%7BoffQ%7Eq%3Fb%25MRjRjIUIUofay%3Fb-%3B-%3Bxuxu%25M%25MM%7BWB%25Mt7Rjt7xuofofj%5Bj%5BD%25IUD%25Rjj%5Bj%5Bt7xut7&x=b3b4d96460e772dee271589226e5e5e10cf11ea6696b04dd6df9d5903d238016 I was thinking on nostr:npub1csamkk8zu67zl9z4wkp90a462v53q775aqn5q6xzjdkxnkvcpd7srtz4x9's post shitting on #AI generated #art the other day. I think I understand the point that art has a component of expression, of the artist reflecting their whatever on their piece. However, doesn't art also have an element on the receiving side? On whatever the person seeing/listening/reading the piece is moved to feel by the piece? If this is accepted, and if it is accepted that AI art can produce these sensations, AI art should be accepted as a valid way of making art. The only way out of this denying the 'arthood' of AI art would be arguing that art is only art if A) the artist reflects something on it or B) AI art is unable to move anyone. I think B is self-evidently false, and I don't think A is true either as not all art has a creator - nature can be considered artistic by itself, for example, and outside of religious/spiritual interpretations, it does not have a creator. This, of course, setting aside the fact that AI is just a tool and can be used to reflect one's own emotions, experiences, or whatever as well. Thoughts? #AI #Aert #DallE #Midjourney #Aesthetics #Philosophy #asknostr

I should probably migrate from #ProtonMail and #ProtonVPN to #Mullvad and #Tutanota. But I should probably get a domain name as well, so I free my email from being stuck with a specific provider. Are there any downsides to using a personal domain name for your (personal) email? #privacy #asknostr

> Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well. Epictetus

"Are you lost, kiddo?" https://image.nostr.build/ccf2254e6b9f1087c237fafbeed698056e42b8aed2be944239393f293d065897.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1024x1024&blurhash=U78Xzo*09Z4T.T%25gDiIAIo-pm%2BE2M%7BV%40%25MtR&x=47f20dc8fbdaa80bf80dcbb8c1801a46453a93386c9e7b7f6465b19a2b575fdb