staring contest
A game in which two people maintain eye contact for as long as possible, the loser being the one who is the first to blink or look away -- request.
Free Tier
percentage of people with Cluster B personality disorders in the USA
Priority request: "It appears to be an epidemic but perhaps it is just getting more publicity." Cluster B includes antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders.
TikTok
Hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from 3 seconds to 10 minutes -- wikipedia.
401(k)
A retirement savings plan sponsored by an employer — request.
spiritual escapism
Head in the clouds, nose in a spiritual book, and resisting the practical matters of human life such as the body, sex, money, relationships, or expressing your talents in the world.
"no redeeming qualities"
A term for a character or person who lacks any positive traits or characteristics that could make them likable or sympathetic. This concept is often used in discussions about fictional characters, personal self-perception, and relationships -- Brave AI.
gifted
"Gifted individuals often possess a unique blend of cognitive and emotional characteristics, including exceptional intellectual abilities, heightened sensitivity, and a tendency to feel different" - Google AI.
feeling a sense of accomplishment
Request: Doc said the little things can take us all the way.
programmer
"Computer programmers write, test, debug, and maintain the detailed instructions, called computer programs, that computers must follow to perform their functions. Programmers also conceive, design, and test logical structures for solving problems by computer" -- wikipedia.
sacrificing one’s life to save another
Request: Arises from love?
believing one’s life is worth less than another’s
Request: Related in some way to defeatism?
realizing one’s fundamental okayness
By request.
concept of "open loops" reducing cognitive capacity
Request: Is it true that this diminished our capacity for attention to other things, or is it merely a matter of attachment to the undone tasks & the feeling of being in control?
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world...
"... He who loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him" -- 1 John 2:15.
flying dreams
Often interpreted as symbolic of freedom, liberation, or empowerment.