> Zaps are not just tips. They're a stronger signal than a "like": a like costs nothing, a zap costs something. A “like” does not “cost nothing”. Liking something “costs” your reputation. You’re lending your own reputation to endorse or at least signal something. Bitcoiners are not deep thinkers.

Every Costco in America turned into some freakish New Delhi bazaar almost overnight. It used to be essentially Disneyland. Now you can’t turn your back on your stuff while you use the soda machine.

Thankful I didn’t follow all my hipster friends like a sheep into Eastern Orthodoxy. Inquired for several years and knew very well that I was LARPing.

I've been Orthodox for over five years. How am I feeling now?

The ups and downs of being Orthodox, and experiencing some burnout

I follow several Japanese people on here just because I like seeing the writing on my feed

The entire point of “government” and “politics” is the protection of women and children. The *entire* point. Everything is downstream from that.