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Remember when you were idealistic? & Now?
When life was new for the baby boomers the idea of making the world a place of peace and love was their center focus.Then life happened and most entered the mainstream with the competition for money,...
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Sexual Orientation Virtual or not-- Tells Us What?
I came from a very Christian oriented framework. You do this; You don't do that. Follow the rules and everything will be perfect. You will be a good person.You don't have to talk about sex cause all...
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Validation Fight- Qualitative vs Quantitative
We are a very insecure world. As a result we spend a whole lot of wasted energy fighting to prove we are valid.We are also not to smart..heheWe look at numbers as the only truth. Yet I know so many...
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Entertainment & Internet Addiction - Normal?
I am the Roadside Philosopher deeply involved in the interactions and engagement levels of the internet.So I suppose I shouldn't be surprised when someone comes to me with a cry for help with possible...
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What if Real Life was a Simulation as well?
Been reviewing technology, psychology, biology, cosmology, videos, and the more I ponder the more I question.What if we were children of a greater intellect? What would we be doing? Children try...
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Won't be the last time.
The Roadside Philosopher's continues to grow. We had 55 plus come to the last meeting during the two hour voice facilitated discussion. The honesty of the people and the genuine openness so fills my...
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I think I am ruined for Real Life Face to Face. Too Slow.
I have had several Real Life meetings and engagements this last little while and I think virtual has ruined them for me. They are too limiting.So I decided instead of everyone touting the virtues of...
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The Value of NOT Knowing!
In my last quarter, of my last year of college, as a Bus. Mgt. major (which at the time was considered one of the elite colleges on campus) I had a motivation class.My motivation demonstration: The...
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Guns? Really People? THAT's your Fiction?
I am constantly criticized that I work in a fantasy virtual world, so what do I know? SmileWhat I know is, that because of the concentration of fantasy beliefs within that virtual world, ... I now can...
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AI Brain vs Human Brain:Where is the Volume Control?
I got a wonderful gift from a dear philosopher friend, who sent me the new book by Ray Kurzwell called, "How to Create a Mind -The Secret of Human Thought Revealed"Have you ever felt like you wanted to...
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Headache - Whose Marketing Numbers are Correct?
With internet marketing there are zillions of new companies trying to sell you their services. All claiming to be the best. All have exclusive connections.Marketing has always been my nemesis. I delete...
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Your Treasure is Fluid? Nothing is Permanent?
I just had to go through a recreation of the Think Tank for the Roadside Philosophers as Rockcliffe was shifting around sims.They gave me more space and I had a bit of fun creating in an intense two...
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Tokens of Love-Redundant?
When I was little, my mom told me you should get people something that you would like yourself.That more or less worked for me with family members and those of my same gender... BUT... it totally...
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Group Facilitation Online- Or do you just want to be boss?
I just finished my Roadside Philosopher group discussion this morning. Everyone played nice and it was on a hot topic, "Love and Relationships" We had close to 50 in attendance.Online facilitation has...
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Online ARMOR-Keep it up!
Being online means you are either hiding behind anonymity, or your exposed. Those who perceive their online engagements as "not real", and use it as a form of entertainment could easily target you,...
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How Quickly Do Our Skills Grow Old?
I remember when the computer geek Atari club met all enthralled with seeing the first demonstration of a Gig hard drive over the then common-place squealing tape drives.We all knew everything everyone...
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When Fantasy is all there is?
I write all the time with quotes like;"We do not live for reality; we live for our fantasy."I often say there isn't anything that is real, it is ALL fantasy. (Being a philosopher has a lot of those...
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Breath In & Out Engagement
Today we had a lovely Roadside Philosopher's meeting and even with the holiday weekend had about 35 in attendance. The topicwas "Our Perspectives through Time".The assignment was to think back when you...
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Vacation Mode = Disassociative
Wheee! I don't have to get up to go to work. I can play all day. Your rules no longer matter to me, I will do what entertains me. You can't stop me now!This is vacation mode. When we finally get time...
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Weapons of Compensation-When you are losing the battle?
One of my first and a favorite topics for my philosopher discussions that I bring up every few years is "Weapons of Compensation". When you are losing a disagreement, what do you pull out of your hat...
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