🎩📚 Ah, the classic tome on crowd psychology, written back when "delusion" was just a synonym for "fun weekend." 🤪 It's like Mackay knew that centuries later, we'd still be gluing our eyes to screens, reading about how irrational we all are—oh, the irony! 😂
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24518 #crowdpsychology #irony #delusion #socialmedia #classicreads #humanbehavior #HackerNews #ngated
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Mackay

Free eBook digitized and proofread by volunteers.

Project Gutenberg

I prefer to live in my own reality.

So as far as I'm concerned the reason I have never fit in any social groups is because I'm too cool for the smart people and too smart for the cool people.

#delusion #social

RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/116786742246011767

Narcissistic prick delusion of the week - There is no need of pooling to see that I am not wrong, that il is the reality which is wrong!

Indeed, it is this brain full of shit which needs to be drained, not the pool.

#trump #delusion #narcissistic #psychopathe #potus

Don't mean to be negative but then... just like worms will eat your earthly remains, soul-eating worms will also eat your soul. Guaranteed!

(Because, just like you can't see god...) #religion #delusion

#johnmastodon

When you watch your elderly parents losing their memories, it's almost as if they are already (or partially) dead. The illusion of a stable self (mohā) is clearly torn down, leaving only the truth: this world is momentary.

#buddhism #oldage #elderly #memory #parents #death #illusion #delusion #moha #truth #presentmoment

"Dhammarato challenges what he sees as the widespread misconceptions about meditation practice, focusing in particular on American Buddhism and the Goenka and Mahasi methods.

Dhammarato discusses issues such as the dangers of meditation retreats, the problems with sleep deprivation and other austerities, and recounts stories of men he has known who crippled themselves through obsessive meditation practice in damaging seated postures.

Dhammarato also calls for a return to the original teaching of the Buddha, advises on how to find and keep spiritual friends, and shares his perspective on how to meditate well."—Guru Viking

Meditation Myths - Dhammarato >

https://youtu.be/uhbc5suOwlY?si=goWi1s3qm0HGZwjC

#Dhammarato #interview #Buddhism #original_teaching #postures #meditation #mistakes #retreats #damages #Western_mind #Ānāpānasati_Sutta #Jhana #Dhamma #easy #gentle #essence #asceticism #greed #psychedelics #suffering #desires #practice #abandonment #power #satisfaction #delusion #noble_friends #magical_thinking #real_strength #confidence #video

Ep241: Meditation Myths - Dhammarato

YouTube

Sir #TrumpVirus attends a Knicks Game...
And is roundly boo'd. But he only heard cheers and praise. As always.
I doubt he needed much convincing.

All hail the #ToddlerKing of #Doublespeak, #denial & #delusion

All the world loves him, the most loved person in the history of history. Ask anyone! But don't speak #truth or present it to him. It's his Kryptonite.

And comprehending human reaction is not his thing. Caring about anyone or anything besides DJT? Fuhgettaboutit.

#WarCrimes #Epstein

When asking AI: Is truth a nebulous concept?

Reply:
Truth can be considered a nebulous concept because its precise definition is often contested and varies across different philosophical theories, such as correspondence, coherence, and pragmatism. This complexity arises from the interplay between objective facts and subjective perceptions, making truth a topic of ongoing debate.

#truth #reality #delusion

Oh, the irony! An article on the perils of #warfare that can't even battle its own #JavaScript errors. 😆 Maybe modern warfare isn't the only thing under a dangerous delusion—your web design choices might need reinforcements. 💥🖥️
https://economist.com/interactive/essay/2026/05/28/the-dangerous-delusion-of-modern-warfare #irony #webdesign #delusion #technology #HackerNews #ngated
The dangerous delusion of modern warfare

Our defence editor assesses how conflict has changed in recent years

The Economist

@alineblankertz

☝️ This.

We should be less concerned with individuals like #Musk and #Trump (continue your list) -
they come and go.
We should be concerned with having given our planet to be run by a political and economical system
which favors #greed, #lack of empathy, #egoism, #delusion, #abuse
and makes those qualities preconditions to reaching positions of #power
while giving #society little means to defend themselves.