food_and_drinks

It's That Time Of Year

siggy47

bitcoin

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supertestnet

Ideologies were invented so non-thinkers could have opinions. I see it everywhere these days - people confidently spouting views they've never really questioned, just because their chosen ideology handed them a pre-packaged set of beliefs.

It's like having a mental fast-food menu. Why bother analyzing complex issues when you can just check what your ideology says about it? Left or right, conservative or liberal - just pick your team and you get all your opinions served on a silver platter. No critical thinking required.

Take Bitcoin for example. It's almost comical watching people at parties passionately argue about cryptocurrency when they clearly don't understand blockchain basics. They're just regurgitating buzzwords they heard on social media or from some influencer - "decentralization," "hedge against inflation," "the future of money" - without having a clue how any of it actually works. Their conviction isn't built on understanding; it's borrowed from whatever crypto guru they follow.

Maybe it's time we all stopped outsourcing our thinking to ideologies and started forming opinions the hard way - by actually thinking for ourselves.

Ideologies were invented so that men who do not think can give their opinions

alter_native

A picture with deep meaning!

The values and treatment we provide to children will ultimately shape their future character and actions. So let's sow love and kindness in our children.

![](https://m.stacker.news/66694)

Parent's Corner: What you sow, you will reap

![](https://m.stacker.news/63433)

On the wall, it was written:
"They lived happily, but not together."

Unlike the stories we were told when we were children, which ended with the phrase:
"They lived happily and had many children."

They lived happily and had many children

Politics_And_Law

I completely understand the Americans who voted for Trump because his promises are closely linked to economic growth and the improvement of social, educational, and other conditions in America. (If I lived there, who knows, maybe I would have voted for him too, seeing all those promises, although I think most of them are just campaign promises). It seems that the Biden administration had crossed the line with left-wing policies, and in such situations, a populist like Trump finds it much easier to win. Without getting too deep into analysis (I am not an expert in this field), I hope that the new presidency is a good one for Americans.

What I don't understand is the enthusiasm of so many people (non-Americans) who live outside America. Even in my own country, many people were happy about Trump's victory. Political talk shows are still talking about it.

How can people who aren't American and don't live in America be happy when Trump's policies are only for the good of his country? To him, the rest of us are "the rest of the shithole", as he has said.

He also doesn't care what his allies think. For example, Trump's priorities do not include NATO (which many countries, including my own, are proud to belong to because NATO is supposed to protect us in case of danger). His idea of an end to the war in Ukraine is the surrender of Ukrainian territory to Russia. As for the war in Israel, his support for Israel has only increased, making a solution even less likely shortly.

Trump's supporters expect him to bring solutions to the wars, but no one knows how he could resolve them.

In terms of economic development, Europe could become even weaker economically because Trump is in favour of boosting exports and minimizing imports. This will further increase Europe's trade tariffs with the US; perhaps the dollar will also strengthen. I won't even go into his immigration policy, which is well known, or his environmental policy.

So what economic solution would Trump offer to non-American states?

What is there for non-Americans to celebrate in Trump's victory?

Can anyone explain this to me? I am trying to understand.

How do you explain the enthusiasm for Trump's victory in so many countries?


I walked again along the narrow sidewalk where roadwork was being done and went down the wide boulevard. Because of the dust raised by the heavy machinery, the lights of vehicles appeared hazy to me, and traffic lights, spaced apart from each other, pulsed above the smoky horizon of the large boulevard—the largest in our city. 

I waited a few minutes for the bus, and after five stops, I got off right at the entrance to Tringa’s neighborhood. The old prefabricated apartment buildings added sadness to the night, and each balcony painted differently seemed to try to cover up the shame of those ugly buildings that belonged to another time and reality.

Somewhere, I had read that communist architects deliberately designed the small apartments so people wouldn’t have the chance for critical thinking or privacy, and without privacy, they wouldn’t have the opportunity to form individual opinions or to conceive of any possible revolution. They knew that the path from thought to action was very short, so they took care to make the homes resemble traps. And I remembered the novel I read, _Life in a Matchbox_, which attempted to explain in its entirety the impact of these boxes of concrete and lime on the collective psyche of the citizens of my country. 

This was the greatest crime against humanity that the dictatorship had committed: to narrow spaces, to surround oneself with old walls, and to never have, for a single moment, the illusion of space and horizon within oneself. The small windows only added to the pain, offering just a limited view of the world. 

Everything that existed out there and came through the windows was limited. In a certain way, along with life, they had also diminished our illusions, and consequently, our dreams.

Life in a Matchbox

AskSN

Infantile love follows the principle: "I love because I am loved.”

Mature love follows the principle: "I am loved because I love.”

Immature love says: "I love you because I need you."

Mature love says: "I need you because I love you.”

Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving

Which is your favorite love principle?

ideasfromtheedge

Tomorrow is the big day for all Americans: election day. I would dare to say that it is an important day for the whole world because American politics (fortunately or unfortunately) have a great impact on the whole world.

How do American stackers feel about this event? 

Are you ready (spiritually and physically) to express your will through voting? 

I hope you will vote wisely and choose the best option for America first and the rest of the world second. As citizens of the world, we should be careful who we give the power to govern us, especially in a country whose policies affect many other countries in the world. So folks, you are not just voting for yourselves, you are voting for all of us non-Americans. Think about that when you go to vote. 

We are also on the last day before we switch to the new zapping and stacking system on SN. I hope you all have your external wallets connected and are ready to zap and stack sats. It would be very bad, IMO, to zap real sats and the other one gets cowboy credits because he hasn't connected to an external wallet. There are many methods of connecting an external wallet. If I, being a non-technical guy, have connected my wallets for receiving and sending easily, I think all of you can do it.  

I see a lot of questions about this change. The last ones are the questions asked by @siggy47 [here](https://stacker.news/items/752515). 

All these questions wouldn't exist if someone connected with an external wallet. Am I right @k00b and @ek? 

I know that every change in life is difficult at the beginning, but apart from that: How do you feel on the last day before the change takes place? 

Vigil of American elections and the last day of using the SN custodial wallet

I've grown up now and I have no patience for guessing what you don't tell me. I'm tired of guessing. I want to hear it and I want to see it.

I'm grown up now. I don't waste time giving people hundreds of second chances.

I've grown up now and I only want real people around me. People who say what they think and who really mean what they say. I only want people around me who are clean and transparent.

Loneliness doesn't scare me like it used to. 

I have fun with myself and I have now realized that I am better off alone than in bad company.

I grew up now and I only want people around me who don't compromise with ugly and unfairness, who dream of a better world. I only want people next to me who are beautiful. From the inside. People who think and who we can talk to. And people who talk without too many words. People who I can sit next to in silence and not feel the need to fill the silence. But, when we do fill it, we really do speak.

I've grown up now and I'm finally free. 

Sunday thoughts

Do you know why people don't appreciate what you do for them?

Do you think limitless giving is possible for humans? 

It is because the first time you do something for someone, you create a feeling of gratitude. 

The second time you do or give something to someone, you create expectations. The person expects...

By the third time, you've already created a sense of waiting. The person is waiting to receive...

The fourth time you make one feel valued. The person feels worthy of what you give and wants to continue to receive. 

By the fifth time, you have already created an addiction. This person feels he can't live well without what you give them. You have already spoiled them. 

The sixth time you realise that there is no reciprocity, and you stop giving, then the spoiled person you have created will be angry at you for denying him what he so desperately wants, and will end up hating you because you have stopped giving him what he thinks he deserves. 

That's why you have to put a LIMIT on giving, because the other person has no limit on receiving.

He has created a masterpiece.

Why doesn't he want to take the credits he deserves for this amazing creation?

Why doesn't Satoshi Nakamoto reveal his identity?

Do you think oil could become a more valuable asset than gold in the future?

This is a very interesting distinction. It shows how well an economic mind works. 😊

I had the unit price in mind.

Given the rapid industrial development, the critical dependence of modern civilisation on oil, and the fact that oil reserves are depleting quickly—so much so that some claim we are nearing "peak oil production"—do you believe oil could become a scarcer and therefore more valuable asset than gold?

Or do you think that humanity will find other alternative energy sources and that the transition from oil to new forms of energy will be gradual?

replacing “if” with “when”: here is why.

speakingyourtruth

>“when” promotes abundance because it is something you have actively, or are actively, taking part in achieving. you have told your mind this is something you are doing, and it knows this.

Love this point of view. It changes the game completely. 

Stacker_Sports

"I run at 4 A.M. because I know my opponent is still asleep. It gives me an edge." This was Mike Tyson's response when asked if he really trained every day at dawn. Tyson added, "If I find out one of my opponents runs at 4 A.M., I'll start running at 2 A.M. And if someone trains at 2 A.M., I'll stop sleeping altogether to keep training."

"Without discipline, no matter how talented you are, you’re nothing." – Mike Tyson

In the image, heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is captured running his daily 5-8 km routine, with reporters documenting his intense training in 1987.
![](https://m.stacker.news/58591)

Without discipline, no matter how talented you are, you’re nothing

movies

1. 8 Mile (2002)
2. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
3. 127 Hours (2010)
4. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
5. A Braveheart (1995)
6. A Few Good Men (1992)
7. A Miracle on Ice (1981)
8. All the President's Men (1976)
9. American Hustle (2013)
10. American Sniper (2014)
11. Apollo 13 (1995)
12. Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
13. Black Hawk Down (2001)
14. BlacKkKlansman (2018
15. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
16. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
17. Bridge of Spies (2015)
18. Capote (2005)
19. Chaplin (1992)
20. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
21. Chaplin (1992)
22. Che (2008)
23. Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
24.Cold Mountain (2003)
25. Concussion (2015)
26. Coach Carter (2005)
27. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
28. Darkest Hour (2017)
29. Deepwater Horizon (2016)
30. Dunkirk (2017)
31. Erin Brockovich (2000)
32. Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
33. Flight (2012)
34. Florence Nightingale (2008)
35. First Man (2018)
36. Freedom Writers (2007)
37. Frida (2002)
38. Goodfellas (1990)
39. Green Book (2018)
40. Harriet (2019)
41. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
42. Hidden Figures (2016)
43. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
44. I, Tonya (2017)
45. Invictus (2009)
46. Invincible (2006)
47. Into the Wild (2007)
48. Jackie (2016)
49. JFK (1991)
50. Judah and the Black Messiah (2021)
51. Just Mercy (2019)
52. Julie & Julia (2009)
53. Jungle (2017)
54. Joy (2015)
55. Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
56. Lincoln (2012)
57. Lion (2016)
58. Love & Mercy (2014)
59. Miracle (2004)
60. Milk (2008)
61. Moneyball (2011)
62. Monster (2003)
63. My Friend Dahmer (2017)
64. My Left Foot (1989)
65. Ray (2004)
67. Remember the Titans (2000)
68. Richard Jewell (2019)
69. Rocketman (2019)
70. Schindler's List (1993)
71. Selma (2014)
72. Snowden (2016)
73. Sully (2016)
74. Spotlight (2015)
75. Steve Jobs (2015)
76. The 33 (2015)
77. The Alamo (2004)
78. The Aviator (2004)
79. The Big Short (2015)
80. The Blind Side (2009)
81. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
82. The Butler (2013)
83. The Conjuring (2013)
84. The Danish Girl (2015)
85. The Disaster Artist (2017)
86. The Elephant Man (1980)
87. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
88. The Fighter (2010)
89. The Founders (2016)
90. The Greatest Showman (2017)
91. The Hurricane (1999)
92. The Impossible 2012
93. The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
94. The Man Who Knew (2017)
95. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
96. The Theory of Everything (2014)
97.Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,Missouri (2017)
98. Titanic (1997)
99. Unbroken (2014)
100. Vice (2018)
Walk the Line (2005)
When We Rise (2017)
Wild (2014)
Zodiac (2007)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

AskSN: If you were asked: “What is the meaning of life?”, what would you say?

I’ve lately realized that I’m getting older. And as I get older, I realize that I can’t do this "I told you, and you told me" stuff. This was all super boring and 100 percent a waste of time. 

With age, I realize that I cannot change anyone’s mind. Whatever is in someone’s mind, someone tends to do that.  

As I get older, I see my time shrinking. And I'm more in search of love and help from the person next to me, to be invested in. 

As I get older, I don't want many complicated things.  

It's enough for me to have the people I love!

Do you have such feelings? 