illiteracy
a lack of the ability to read and write
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Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin
They take a longer view than the "world is going to end in ten years if we don't do something!!!" From Lex Fridman Podcast #339
Baba Vanga
a Bulgarian mystic and herbalist... In the late 1970s and 1980s, she had become widely known in the Eastern Europe for her alleged abilities of clairvoyance and precognition --wikipedia.
Sam Bankman-Fried
one of the richest people in crypto, thanks to his FTX exchange and Alameda Research trading firm, before his empire came crashing down in November 2022 --forbes.com
it is the highest good to leave California
Once a reliably Republican state, California is now deep blue, a Democrat stronghold with a supermajority in the state legislature. Consequently, there is no political need to listen to conservative voices.
"One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly"
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Samael Aun Weor
a spiritual teacher and author of over sixty books of esoteric spirituality. He taught and formed groups under the banner of "Universal Gnosticism", or simply gnosis --wikipedia
beat the system
"To circumvent rules, regulations, or conventions, usually by finding loopholes" -- wiktionary.org
Dark Souls (video game)
focuses on dungeon exploring and the tension and fear that arise when players encounter enemies in this setting —darksouls.fandom.com
"Abandon the false and you are free of pain; truth makes happy, truth liberates."
Quote by Nisargadatta Maharaj
it is the highest good to leave Eastern Europe
...given that world war is a present actuality. While alarmism is at 195, practical matters are at 204. It's time to be practical, without alarm.
Charles Manson
Cult leader, convicted felon (murder, conspiracy to commit murder), famous figure of popular culture --request
Homer Simpson
Buffoonish protagonist of the longest-running primetime TV show in American history.
Dead Souls (novel)
by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature --wikipedia
reluctant
feeling or showing aversion, hesitation, or unwillingness --merriam-webster.com