Pointless Disconnected Blabs, Ramblings and Utterances

[nakedfrog]

Bluegrassers are wild, man.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bluegrassguitar/comments/1qzkbm6/at_what_price_does_a_guitar_go_from_a_workhorse

 

[lxskllr]

I really dislike the idea of "collector tools". Everything in the world is fucking worthless. Stuff only has value cause someone said it does, and it'll all be dust eventually. Even diamonds aren't forever. Not using a fantastic tool is a greater sin than putting nicks in it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I didn't realize that was a thing lol. If I buy a tool it's to use it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I just had a random funny thought. Imagine if Linus Torvalds got a job at Microsoft as a code reviewer.

 

[Kaido]

I just had a random funny thought. Imagine if Linus Torvalds got a job at Microsoft as a code reviewer.

 

[Kaido]

I really dislike the idea of "collector tools". Everything in the world is worthless. Stuff only has value cause someone said it does, and it'll all be dust eventually. Even diamonds aren't forever. Not using a fantastic tool is a greater sin than putting nicks in it.

I used to think about "stuff" the same way, but then I realized that stuff has "intrinsic value", and as emotional creatures, having stuff we simply like having IS valuable!! Growing up with anxiety, I always felt like I had to justify everything in my life. Then I read this great quote by Amelia Earhart regarding her need to fly:

“I want to do it because I want to do it."

Then I decided that, you know what? Screw it...it's perfectly okay just to enjoy having stuff for no justifiable reason lol. I mean, that sounds obvious, but as a person with many & varied interests, I always felt like I needed to be productive ALL the time & felt vaguely guilty goofing off (turned out that was due to undiagnosed histamine intolerance!). I ended up hitting real burnout at the start of COVID:

* My experience with IT burnout

I don't necessarily understand everyone's collections, but I can appreciate them more now! Like, my buddy collects expensive Jordan shoes...never wears them, never takes them out of the box, rarely sells or swaps them...literally just keep them in the boxes on display shelves to look at. I don't get it, but it makes HIM happy, so more power to him, haha!