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Trained in Philosophy and American Lit, then turned to Engineering. I like liking things.
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@grimalkina Apologies for how rambly that is. Like you said, no words are adequate.
All the love. Hope you can find some peace and keep being one of the helpers. We'll also do our best from across the pond.
@grimalkina The discourse is heartbreaking. The overton window has moved so far in the US that I don't even know anymore.
The self defense spin... I see people discussing whether there's a justification. Meanwhile sane countries people (for many reasons, including mental health) have drawn loaded weapons on cops and still not gotten shot. Because they're, yknow, human beings and we should avoid shooting them even if there was technically a legal ground (which there absolutely is not)?
Every year I put out my thoughts on the books I've read last year. This serves two purposes: it serves as a snapshot of what I thought of books at the time that I read them, and also as an easy one-stop shop list for when my family and friends inevitably ask me for recommendations.
It contains everything, fiction and non-fiction, sci-fi to litfic. I like to read wide, so there should be something for everyone.
Here is 2025's!
@lorenipsum Awesome! I hope you enjoy it if you end up reading it.
My yearly lists include a lot of non-SFF/mystery if you need other ideas. And for SFF, This is How You Lose the Time War, the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers, and Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu are my most recent favorites.
Happy reading!
@lorenipsum A few of the top ones in my yearly lists are non fiction. My 2022 list had 3 non fiction in the top spot. Maybe of interest:
The Disordered Mind, by Eric Kandel;
In Order to Live, by Yeonmi Park;
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory, by Caitlin Doughty;
If you only have room for one, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes impacted me the most. All of them life affirming, I don't like doomerism.
https://jcachada.dev/weblog/2022-reading-list/ if you want bigger blurbs.
@grimalkina "I fixed that problem you've spent the past week on, and put together a loom showing the thought process so you can learn too".
"Wth, why do you use the base terminal for everything? Have you not heard of *gui interface number 19*"
Actual interaction I had this year
@jessie some of my closest friends picked up "bro is (...)" recently. No idea where from. You'll die in a video game and they will go "bro died". Pure brainrot.
The other day I walked into the kitchen, looked at my female cat, and my brain immediately offered up "bro is a cat".
This post speaks to me.
