He’s dead. Haha

Hahaha

That's blackpilling

Nobody cares what ugly women say.

They're not listening

Maybe nobody is really listening to pretty women either tho.....

Why don't you have sex?

Not Rome

At least, at the end

Sex isn't for pleasure's sake. Babies are time consuming.

What do you consider to be a "hedonistic society" than?

I think a lot of philosophers talk the talk, but don't walk the walk. You can say you live for pleasure only, all day long. Doesn't mean anything

India

But I don't think they're hedonistic.

Not in the north

Are they? I don't think they are.

No, I didn't mean philosophers. I meant the books from India

But that negates your hypothesis, @virtue

I don't think that there is a correlation with monogamy and hedonism.

They are everywhere

But they believe in reincarnation and stuff. You have to be a good person, etc. There are many examples of selflessness in the Vedas. Not hedonism

@Smoke, that is @virtue's hypothesis.

I think monogamy is correlated with stable, somewhat egalitarian societies.

I don't think most societies are hedonistic

Especially not when considering historical societies.

And female chastity is correlated with agrarianism.

Just because you are a hedonistic philosopher doesn't mean that your society in general is hedonistic.

A society's relationship to sex is one fascet of the society as a whole

Societies don't progress

Society in general is disgenic, in my opinion

JF probably would agree

In one aspect, a society can progress. But that aspect brings other parts to decay

But they are dumber because of it

So, do they have a net progression? No

hahahahaha

Lots of ancient societies were wealthy and didn't have a hedonistic outlook. I don't think you can let the proletariate become hedonistic without modern industrial practicies.

Maybe the LEADERs of all weathy societies are hedonistic. But wealth consentration matters

and wealth produciton

I agree

hahahaha

SHUT IT DOWN

@virtue are you jewish? hahaha

Eventually, you run out of resources.

Weimar Germany and the late stages of Rome were hedonistic. In my opinion

@fuguer , probably depends on one's eschatological beliefs

Well, are you an atheist?

Before one can answer what is good, one must answer what is God

What's for dinner, @blanc?

Maybe

One must move out of one's Mom's house before deciding if it's good or bad to quit one's job.

But you must feed yourself, @fuguer

Particles don't care if you starve

Pleasure and pride aren't the same thing

What kind of mouths? Like kids?

Save up and invest, then quit your job

Live on half your salary

I don't think your wife wants you to quit your job, @fuguer

But do you have that potential?

How do you know?

And can you deal with the politics of academia? JF couldn't

What's your IQ score?

Academia can shut out conservatives.

Maybe they can shut out you too.

I donno

Can you quit your job and work part time as a consultant?

Do you have a PhD

?

Does your job give leaves of absence?

Mine does. No pay, but you get your job back eventually

Does your wife work?

All things to consider

Yeah

You can apply to gradute schools without quitting your job

That's what I'd do

Well. Someone has to put food on the table. I hope it isn't SNAP

Well, you could get a fellowship or something and get paid. A lot of PhD students teach or get grants and stuff. You can wait and see if you get a fat envelope before quitting your job

If you don't have any courses in physics, maybe take one course without the degree-track at a local univeristy

See how you like it

Huh?

What's the Jean Pool title?

Haha. Like not too dumb for this server? @fuguer

But it looks so cool

You can't sing like Janis Joplin anymore after quitting

I'm not moving to your planet, @virtue

I don't like Whiskey

I am a beer and wine person

But I don't drink to get smashed. I drink because I like the beer

Maybe don't drink then

Gross

You don't have to be drunk for that

I thought you never done drugs

Greened up brownie is drugs

That's awesome

But you don't want to make money, you want to learn physics

That's what your boomer dad said

The grass is always greener

ARe you high, @virtue ?