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There is a famous monument in Newfoundland inscribed with the following tribute written in 1808 by Lord Byron. Near this Spot are deposited the Remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man without his Vices. This Praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery if inscribed over human Ashes, is but a just Tribute to the Memory of BOATSWAIN, a DOG, Who was born in Newfoundland May 1803 and died at Newstead Nov. 18th 1808.
This poem succinctly encapsulates the noble canine. I am deeply distrustful of people who do not like dogs. Likewise, Imam deeply skeptical of any religion that does not respect or cherish dogs. As always, there are exceptions. I understand if you have been bitten and now traumatized or allergic and so on, but as a general rule, those who mistreat or are cruel to dogs (or any animal for that matter), you likely have a dark soul.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Marijuana is too easy to procure. Sure, technically it is not legal, but it is easy enough to procure that it has effectively become de facto legalized. I am going to lay out just the basic facts and explain why this hurts…society.
Marijuana demotivates people. Instead of striving for greatness, it pushes users toward slothfulness and playing video games in the basement. It affects memory and causes medical issues such as cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. I’m sure many chronic users out there are very aware of this. It is also a gateway drug toward even more dangerous substances.
The other issue is this: Why can’t chronic abusers go three minutes without being high? Why does every corner of NYC need to smell like a marijuana dispensary? Can’t you people just use it in the privacy of your own basements?
Stop smoking marijuana, people. Get back on your feet again.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A recent trip to Japan reinforced this feeling. A polite, orderly society is far more preferable than what we have in many parts of the west. We can have those things as well provided we introduce some small measures of negative reinforcement. Some punishable offenses would be as follows

Protesting by gluing yourself to the street - caning
Being a public nuisance as an influencer, auditor - that’s a caning
Petty theft- definitely caning
Blasting music in your car early in the morning - caning
Having those “in this house signs ” on your front lawn - possible caning after first warning

Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, at least in my view, is the greatest piece of music ever produced. Grief, despair, and reluctant acceptance are all palpable and brilliantly written in a way that is impossible for words to truly describe. No words are needed to convey his deepest and most personal thoughts and feelings. The music tells the full story. Van Gogh’s works convey a deep sense of emotive genius in a similar vein. This is not to say one needs to be miserable to produce great works of art. Bach, to the best of my knowledge, seemed relatively happy and well adjusted and produced some of the most brilliant, mathematically beautiful pieces of music ever written. I just think the tortured soul brings something extra, difficult to convey in the written language.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

1. The Woke Era – Tribal, incomprehensibly stupid, and illogical. Likely a psy-op designed to erode social cohesion.
2. Cabbage Patch Kids Craze – Swarms of buzzing, gyrating, uncontrollable masses of NPCs in a frenzy to buy overpriced mass-produced dolls from sweatshops.
3. Pet Rock Era – Self-explanatory.
4. The Protest Era – Non-organic weekly causes du jour, clearly funded by outside interests. The signal mainly hits the mindless hordes, the bored, the elderly, and validation seekers.
5. Man buns—no, you’re not some brooding, rugged yet philosophical samurai temporarily working at Starbucks until your podcast takes off.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

In all fairness, I don’t feel too strongly about item 5 and would probably grow one myself If I were a little younger and could lol.

No disrespect intended here. Many of my coworkers are of Indian descent, and I have nothing but respect and admiration for them, their values, and their culture.
But the music… my God, the music.
There are undoubtedly other genres, but I’m mainly referring to the style that sounds like little chipmunks singing on a scratchy record. Just awful.
Anyway, that’s my shower-thought unpopular opinion for today. Carry on.

Hear me out before the trigger finger hits the downvote.
Elon Musk is not hoarding wealth. He is not living in a jewel-encrusted castle with golden toilets and leopard-skin sofas. His net worth is almost entirely locked into the companies he founded and runs. Together, these companies employ well over 150,000 people.
These high-tech businesses provide high-paying jobs, support local economies (even in unappreciative places like California), pay substantial taxes, and benefit humanity at large. Elon’s wealth is not idle cash sitting in a bank. It is equity in active companies that produce vehicles, launch rockets, develop AI, and advance new technology. The high valuations exist only because those companies continue to deliver results.
I often hear scholars on Reddit suggesting he should simply liquidate his assets and feed the poor. Selling his shares would create a twofold problem. First, the sudden supply would drive share prices down sharply. Valuations would fall, making it far harder to fund new factories, research, or expansion. Growth would slow. Hiring would stall, and layoffs would inevitably follow. Suppliers, contractors, and entire communities tied to these operations would suffer from the downstream effects.
Second, losing large portions of his shares would mean losing control of his companies. He could end up at the mercy of woke boards that could potentially steer them in directions that destroy everything he built.
Practically speaking, it makes far more sense for Elon to stay the course: continue donating billions of dollars as he already does, while maintaining control of his companies and driving innovation forward.

Ok, now you can downvote