it’s been long enough that minimum wage should be $25/hr anyways

nuance won’t hurt you I promise

that’s not true. there are things that are not definitions. like my bed for instance, there are aspects that are arbitrary (my personal preferences, design choices, etc) and aspects that are not arbitrary (its physical form that exists beyond definition)

maybe you’re the one who doesn’t understand the ramifications of its meaning

literally every definition ever is arbitrary

just make sure you slow down and savor it

they were complaining about things that are only unpleasant because of their own feelings toward the situation

just because it has a reason doesn’t make it not arbitrary. you can ultimately come up with a reason for all arbitrary decisions

my point was more broad. most products are design based on what the “market” wants, instead of what the individual making it wants. thus results in a diluted product that does too many things and all poorly

and that’s the secret to a good product

absolute scales are still arbitrary. you would probably want to use a scale that measures “perceived heat” which is different than average kinetic energy

arguably setting zero to absolute zero is just as arbitrary

did you just not read the last paragraph??

oh so you’re just an unhappy person

all opinions are ultimately inconsistent with reality in some way, indicating that they all do really originate from somewhere within ourselves

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oh no!! good thing that doesn’t impact anything

nope, totally genuine! the book explicitly states that actually

the motorcycle maintenance is used as a metaphor for attending to one’s own needs

it’s not really about the motorcycle maintenance