#Escape

scott belsky

scottbelsky

in this everything-as-a-service frictionless-seeking world, consider the tension between CONVENIENCE and RITUAL. For example, subscription coffee startups vs. the escape and pleasure of going out for coffee, smelling the brew,

Matthew J. Peterson

docMJP

I hate that what pseuds figured out was most likely with basic internet research in a week early last year can only now be validated b/c NY Mag published an

Rebecca Makkai

rebeccamakkai

Anyone up for a nerdy etymology thread?Too bad, here we go:The word “landscape”...Middle Dutch: landscap = region, from land + scap = -ship/-ness/condition (so, basically, landship)17th c Dutch: landschap From

JamesRPBarnes

James_RP_Barnes

#OTD – We Remember Chief Petty Officer Johnathan Rogers, GC, DSMJonathan 'Buck' Rogers was born in Llangollen, Wales, on 16 September 1920. He joined the Royal Navy in 1938 and

Bring back Gato

Coyoteblog

I am so old, I remember when this was a hypothesis too dangerous to even be allowed on social media. I seem to remember @zerohedge actually got their account turned

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RainbowSquidInk

As an adult, let me speak for a second about why I love color.There are times when work and other shit drags me down but I have noticed the thing

DMSamuel

DMSamuel

Lots of talk about dungeon ramps lately. So, the thing about escapism in RPGs & in #dnd in particular. Lots of people play D&D to escape the BS of the

Tim Schenck

FatherTim

In the midst of the Christmas season, and on this Feast of the Holy Innocents, I implore you not to turn Christmas into little more than seasonal escapism. Yes, it’s

Dr Tracy Westerman

TracyWesterman

A Trauma thread1/Flight/fight/freeze r common trauma responses.The ability 2 activate all 3 mechanisms is why ppl both survive & heal from trauma events. Much of this is genetic, biological (what

Yardley Yeadon

MichaelYeadon3

This is a good high level discussion on variants and immune responses & importantly also faces head on the possibility that some people are injured or even killed by vaccines

The Editorial Board

johnastoehr

23. “Biden’s inauguration itself was a key part of the plan, the new theory held, and Trump would return as President in the coming few weeks. Then, certainly, all the

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acczibit

People, including myself, have been using "elite overproduction" wrong, due to only meaning it to refer to those people who were on the elite track but ultimately denied the elite

Nana B

koboateng

This is a thread. A story of a student and her journey through university. This is based on a true story. Try not to cry. Hold back the tears. Here

Salomé Sibonex

SalomeSibonex

Fighting an oppressor or some evil can easily become one's very identity; let's not pretend a "hero" reaps no reward.A threat not only renders your flaws irrelevant, but instantly imbues

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

Over the past nine months I've written occasionally about the prospects for the SARS-CoV-2 virus to evolve into a less (or more) virulent form. In general, we can't count on

Annie Atkins

AnnieAtkins

Can I just say that no amount of movie-making money thrown at a Photoshop job on a family photo prop is a guarantee that it will work! (A thread).https://twitter.com/rosstmiller/status/1253641031842779136 I’ve

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