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This is a brilliant idea thank you Sugar very energy dense

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Thank you for taking the time to provide such comprehensive and useful answers. If I understand correctly, it should be something like this preview page, but with some modifications, such as multiple picture uploads for showcasing, markdown support for descriptions, and multiple subscription options, simple login. 🤔 It should include proper and elaborate feedback, perhaps through Nostr DM, optional email. And dark mode, of course https://i.imgur.com/Gdcdgeh.jpeg

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Yeah that's right Jack Dorsey is a real dissident. Shock us with your most controversial opinion edge-lord Dorsey. https://image.nostr.build/ceaa99e7a8a803e855e32600f235760106eef588320ed5f96b1e4f8ed5eeca2e.jpg

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Week 2 Hell about to start

@ 8d34bd24:414be32b

When it comes to UFOs, it depends on what you mean. I do NOT believe there are little green men from planets many light years away visiting our planet, but there does seem to be unidentified stuff going on (some is hoaxes, but not all). I tend to think (but am not dogmatic) that they are trans-dimensional beings that are otherwise known as demons. The uptick on sightings and governments becoming open about it is setting up the world for the rapture. I never understood how the rapture of the church could happen and the world not turn instantly to God, but if "aliens" (aka demons) suddenly appeared in the sky announcing they had removed the unenlightened people so the world could progress, people would shrug and go on with their lives happy that they were the ones chosen by the higher beings. Just a theory, but it matches with the evidence.

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https://www.nachdenkseiten.de/?p=120833

@ c6f7077f:ad5d48fd

I'm rebuilding everything from scratch, aiming for a minimalist approach to selling physical products. Something like, it will include product previews with long-text descriptions and markdown support, as well as multiple image uploads for showcasing. There will be extra input fields for user addresses and other necessary details, which will be forwarded directly to your Nostr DM and possibly via email. It's entirely feasible; I just need time to get it right. This time, I want to perfect the monetization service. You will be the first early tester, I will really need your suggestion and recommendation.

@ a95c6243:d345522c

Thanks! Maybe I could check that tag limit ...

@ 8d34bd24:414be32b

Happy Lord's Day to you, too.

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Creación, validación y custodia. La completa descentralización económica se alcanza cuando participas en los 3 procesos https://m.primal.net/KqmV.jpg

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xD

@ 38c3c53e:54fcc7fa

shouldn't it be the other way around?

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I don't know how to react to this quote because my reaction depends on exactly how I interpret this quote. We are told to pray continually, so I agree 100% with that principle. We should also have the nonstop attitude of repentance and gratitude that we are forgiven sinners, so I agree 100% there. If this quote is saying to just continually repeat the words, "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner," then I disagree because Matthew 6:7 says, "“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words."

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Nice, put a beat to it!

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GM!

@ 38c3c53e:54fcc7fa

Enfim... Eles

@ 0cc803a0:fa439d5d

I love how the #German state television always propagates that the climate needs to be protected and that the plebs should take the train instead of flying. On my flight last Friday I sat next to an HR lady working for the NDR and today I am flying in the same plane as a famous TV show host.

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Good morning Happy Lords Day

@ 32e18276:5c68e245

Our local search is on the main timeline when you pull down. We are moving this over to the profile/hashtag search box soon https://i.nostr.build/9RPEAh1VnHdPzHcM.jpg

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stealing "intellectual property" is a nonsense concept anyway

@ 7479d6a0:72b0d10f

Next level data recovery 😳 https://video.nostr.build/727632f76b7649642ebc20e5d4ea1fd5063d1d23fd6dc8ce22c2250bb6ffffd9.mp4

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666

@ 38c3c53e:54fcc7fa

it's a meme.

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If you'd like to refute it, I think you have to explain why it's OK to lack any theory about how God came to be (or why he's always existed) but it's not OK to (more simply) lack a theory about how reality came to be (or why it's always existed)

@ ae1008d2:a166d760

Complete stock. Absolute zero calibration yet but finally got it to extrude and print. Yes its bigger than you think. Doing a complete custom build. I'll share my new toolhead design when I finish it. nostr:nevent1qqsy2qufdwvlmyvts0lqafn3y9jdq89f9w2ptrygzt89dyar7u2xgnspr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qgs2uyqg6gunpdmkcxqf9ah2ks0ykz0u70cr7djpkx6wdm3659ndwcqrqsqqqqqpat28wm https://video.nostr.build/115310df30d9e29a38dafb30d436e6f7f3b89a4d9d81a927421da6b3d774650b.mp4

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Nice :)

@ 38c3c53e:54fcc7fa

https://tuga.hiphop/na-fila #hiphop

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Ok I think I’m too regarded for this as I may be confusing WiFi with “access to data” via an ISP.

@ a44dbc9a:b6c4bf4b

nice

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But of course! nostr:nprofile1qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgspzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqg5waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyfehcpn is in the 1%. Do you think he still travels like the plebs?!

@ a95c6243:d345522c

https://t.me/happinessismyway/3492

@ 38c3c53e:54fcc7fa

interessante :)

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Imagine if a government wanted to slowly & quietly dumb a countries population down, train them to be complacent and docile, and convince them that foolish entertainment and misdirection was more important than health & personal liberty. This would have to be done over decades, always with plausible deniability. They might do it by replacing real food with junk food, leading to lower testosterone levels, brain fog, mental illness & chronic aches and pains. They might actually try to convince The People that ultra-processed food was actually healthy. Does this sound familiar at all??

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nostr:npub1htrmtnggkseqrdm09s37cmt9d73eseswrwkl2943mwstf48z3svqc3jhsf Ausgerechnet! 😱🙈

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GA happy friday everyone! 🙋‍♀️🧡 https://video.nostr.build/e16433cafff7736bd885495a19dbd8a372b3c3bf8dcc7d661f3fbc1e665dc31c.mp4 #nostr #siamstr #nature

@ 38c3c53e:54fcc7fa

GM ppl :)

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Block 895922 3 - high priority 3 - medium priority 3 - low priority 2 - no priority 1 - purging #bitcoinfees #mempool

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Block 895921 3 - high priority 3 - medium priority 3 - low priority 2 - no priority 1 - purging #bitcoinfees #mempool

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#Christian https://image.nostr.build/474058d263eb54ae84751d583a94df1aee6c329eada1611021a8a4be96a13a5e.jpg

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💯 grapes next week

@ f5b55f6b:c485ee64

If God exists because you (otherwise) don't know how the world came to be, you haven't discovered something about the world or about God. You have just given a name to your ignorance.

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# **Automata** ## **A Profound Existential Experience** _*This article is a Nostr-exclusive so please give it a boost if you think it’s worthy of one!_ https://image.nostr.build/e26a76603fbf3c764492dcb433632455f0882b6742bade6c29b4c05776c301c0.jpg The world of video games has come a long way since its inception, evolving from simple pixel-based arcade games to highly immersive experiences. However, the medium is still broadly considered to be not much more than entertainment. Even as a gamer, I used to agree with that statement, though some games did help shape who I am. I was a pretty lonely kid and certain game characters substituted as a father figure. I absorbed their values and even mimicked their behavior. And yet, at one point I stopped being interested in gaming. This happened around the same time I was “awakening” through Bitcoin, Austrian Economics and other meaningful topics. I no longer had any intention of wasting time on the medium as a means of distraction. It didn’t take me very long to suspect I might have just been looking for the wrong things. Instead of the best RPG, the best action, the best graphics, the best gameplay, … how about I look for games that people have found significant meaning in? As I browsed online through forums and blogs, particular discussions and comments really spoke to me, although they seemed a bit exaggerated at the time. Depression, existential crisis, temporary psychosis. These are not the kind of effects you’d expect people to have from a form of entertainment. But as I played them, I realized they weren’t kidding. These games challenged how I view myself, humanity, the world, life itself and even my own way of thinking. I went from being sick of gaming to finding profound and worthwhile experiences, all by simply changing what I was looking for. Now, I’m convinced that important topics will one day become more mainstream with the usage of the gaming medium. In the bottom of this note I will add a list of these games. They all deserve to be written about, but I will mainly focus on my experience with one in particular, the one that had the most impact on me. It’s one of those experiences that I can’t stop thinking about even after so many years, and I never will. This note is written out of sheer gratitude, as I feel indebted for the value I have received, and to spread awareness of its existence. Video games allow for hugely ambitious projects, but if one aspect feels off, the product as a whole will drastically decrease in efficacy. Just like certain movies, it tries to incorporate nearly all forms of art, but with the key difference that it places you directly in the story with varying degrees of control, decisions, and the consequences of those decisions. The tricky part is achieving harmony and synchronicity between the visual, audiovisual, writing, and story execution. Everything needs to feel connected and this requires immense skill and cooperation between the involved entities to execute successfully. Naturally, the depths of wisdom contained in books are unparalleled. But it really hits different with games like _Nier: Automata_, which encapsulates wisdom within a story that shreds one’s mind and heart apart, accompanied by music which I can only understate as “the sound of the human condition”. https://image.nostr.build/dbd569df611a8c2e7d0999873ae25db479ad78a49a532ba1d2f2385462884efb.jpg ## **Exploring The Underlying Themes** The first impression one may have when they look at Nier: Automata on the surface, is "hot android chicks fighting against machines". Everyone knows sex sells, but I dare say it is a rather typical Japanese media phenomenon where the female form is on the foreground but mind-boggling concepts are lurking behind it. I think a fair analogy to this is Bitcoin’s fiat price, where the prospect of wealth is the magnet that draws in people, but most of us know it is only the bait next to the rabbit hole. Much like in Nier, you’d miss out on all the incredible stuff if you didn’t look further than the hot androids. Anyway, you will no doubt notice I will be extremely vague about the story itself. Instead, I will focus on some of the underlying content as to provide proper context for potential players. The game takes place in 11945 AD, during a proxy war between human-made androids and alien-made machines. They were designed to serve a predetermined obligation. Don’t humans have a similar mechanism? Don’t we all feel like we need to serve a purpose, whether that is predetermined or not? Much of the game is about coping with the loss of purpose and the realization of an identity for yourself afterwards. Nihilism is the belief that nothing matters and everything is meaningless. Existentialism on the other hand, is the attempt to confront and deal with meaninglessness, as to not succumb to nihilism. An existentialist does not give up in the face of adversity, nor does he avoid responsibility. Albert Camus, for instance, believed the entire purpose of existential philosophy is to overcome absurdity. In other words, for man to triumph over the absurdity of existence. The nihilist says: I am a godless creature, there is no heaven or hell, there is no right or wrong. The existentialist says: you and I must figure out how to make life meaningful and good. We must, in fact, work (together) without cosmic aid to figure out what 'good' itself is, regardless of the existence or non-existence of a god. Even though the game is full of events which would turn anyone to a nihilistic mindset, the game counters this during the most significant ending sequence, ending E, where players are able to leave a message for other players to see. Since I won’t spoil any details, what I can allow myself to say is this: the game isn't telling you that our existence is ultimately meaningless. Instead, an event lets YOU and other players demonstrate that it is not. Life doesn't HAVE to be pointless. Humanity doesn't HAVE to treat freedom as a curse, as Jean-Paul Sartre proclaimed. Games don't HAVE to be silly little things, made to distract us from our own meaninglessness. The potential absence of a god doesn’t HAVE to be a negative circumstance. We're not doomed per se. We can treat our freedom as an opportunity to create our own futures. To craft happier endings. https://image.nostr.build/ae8ae25334dd725002c0e21644b956f401f92502e09fc1b547a1df24c49496a3.jpg ## **Mechanics** In the game, there are machines that take the form of real-life philosophers, because their specific work seemed most valuable to these machines. This is no different than us humans; we tend to absorb the views of the people whose words resonate with us. As such, we get to see a fresh perspective on certain philosophies, and how this might play out for machines is just another way of tuning our understanding of humanity. You will also encounter rather unfriendly historical figures in machine form, For example, the first boss battle is versus an enemy called… Marx. That’s right, Karl Marx is your first boss fight. He takes the form of an excavator arm, which is normally attached to another machine lifeform, called Engels. And yes, that’s a reference to Friedrich Engels, who aided Marx in the construction of the communist theory. They quite literally seized the means of production. In real life the duo was inseparable until Marx's death, at which point Engels was alone with his thoughts. Just as when you defeat the Engels unit in-game, it will be separated from its right arm, Marx. By defeating it, it will be immobilized with nothing to do but contemplate upon its past actions, and you can return to speak to it on multiple occasions, if you wish to do so. As I stated before, the game takes place in 11945 AD, so machines and androids are indeed extremely advanced. Some could be considered on par with the human gestalt in every way. As such a technologically advanced entity, your current state of being along with your memories and all that makes you “you”, can be backed up and uploaded into a blank compatible body unit. For this reason, a well known system among gamers called "auto-save" is non-existent here. Saving your game equals backing up your state of being at the time. Many core elements of the main narrative and relationships between the protagonists are based on the ability or inability to back up data. And since this plot point of the androids backing up their data is tied to the game’s save system, there is no auto-save. The creator of the game, Yoko Taro, has an aversion to ludonarrative dissonance, where elements of the game go in stark contrast with what the story is telling, so using the game’s mechanics as a narrative device to deliver main plot elements is exactly one of the ways to avoid this. Gameplay and story stay true to each other. That said, our past experiences and recollections define who we are. This raises questions about the nature of self-identity and personal growth. Whether you believe it is possible for non-organic beings to develop human-like consciousness, or in the eventual possibility of backing up and uploading said consciousness, is irrelevant. The goal here is to explore the human condition and deepen our appreciation for its complexity. The story unfolds over 3 major playthroughs, each of which are different. The first 2 playthroughs, though indeed different, are very similar as they tell the same part of the story but with additional context and information, as well as playing through the eyes of a different character. This is key to a proper transition into the powerful third part. Near the end, you gain the ability to redo certain events of the game so you can make different choices and see how this impacts that particular timeline. This part of the game is my favorite, as it allows a deep-dive into all the rabbit holes that are scattered throughout the game. Every time I thought I had seen the full truth or all there was to be seen, I kept making new discoveries. It felt very similar to figuring out all the lies and mechanics of the fiat system. I will now move on to discuss a few of the philosophers and how they are relevant in-game. It’s important to note that the game does not try to push any philosophical views on you. Instead, you are shown the pros and cons of certain values, thoughts, beliefs, and ways of living. You are not told how to live your life, but through storytelling you are shown the importance of responsibility and walking your own path. https://image.nostr.build/9054a12abb8895e1670a9cbbaad57189e9e2c9da9872ff4134a4dd29525de9a9.jpg ## **Friedrich Nietzsche** _"Everything that lives is designed to end. We are perpetually trapped in a never-ending spiral of life and death. Is this a curse? Or some kind of punishment? I often think about the god who blessed us with this cryptic puzzle.. and wonder if we'll ever get the chance to kill him."_ This is the game’s opening monologue by a female android called 2B. It is reminiscent of Samsara, a concept present especially in buddhism and hinduism, which describes the endless drifting of a futile existence that can only be stopped with true insight. 2B’s name is based on the famous speech in Shakespeare’s Hamlet _“To be or not to be”_ in which the character Hamlet contemplates death and suicide, weighing the pain and unfairness of life against the alternative. Nietzsche’s influence on this game is extremely obvious; in 2B’s monologue alone we can already see two major Nietzschean themes that tie into the Nier franchise. The first one is eternal return (or eternal recurrence). This is the concept which states that time repeats itself in an infinite loop, and that exactly the same events will continue to occur in exactly the same way, over and over again, for eternity. With a finite number of events and an infinite amount of time all things will repeat themselves forever. It is not known whether Nietzsche believed in the eternal return, or if it was merely used as a means to demonstrate his point. The second one, is on how to live life in a world without god(s). _“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.”_ For Nietzsche, the idea of what it is to be a human was up until a point aimed at a God. What it meant “to be” was derived from a God. As such, meaning was given to existence. However, societal and scientific progress "killed" God, or the need for one, and a human being could no longer see themself as an existence with a “true” purpose. This in turn, leads to the crisis of the concept of being a human, as it no longer holds as the notion of purpose. The androids in the game were created by humans, therefore we could say that humanity is their god. Humans are a natural phenomenon — androids are not. I am aware of the counterargument; since humans are a part of nature, anything we create could also be defined as natural, at least to a certain degree. I have no strong stance on this matter, but one could argue that when they die, their consciousness lives on because it shares an attachment to the natural world. One cannot say the same of an artificial consciousness. There is nothing for a machine to believe in after death. They know who their gods are. If their gods are gone, their objective goes with it, and they are left with absolutely nothing. Humans on the other hand have the “luxury” to believe in an afterlife, a rebirth, or simply an unknown. Machines do not, so if they are to survive life’s suffering, they must follow an ethic as stated by Nietzsche, who believed that if you want to live without a god, it is necessary to create your own values. As I stated before, much of the game is about coping with the loss of purpose and the realization of an identity for yourself afterwards. Some androids clearly resent the purpose they have been given. You, the player, can see how the story potentially ends and resent the game creators for it. You either accept the fate given to you, or you decide it cannot continue like this, and you fight to defeat the gods of the game to break free. https://image.nostr.build/04ecd8ec7ff19521f018a89febea0f17e8762ce38dec49bc99c11dbacef17aab.jpg ## **Pascal Blaise** _“When I consider the short duration of my life, swallowed up in the eternity before and after, the little space which I fill, and even can see, engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I am ignorant, and which know me not, I am frightened, and am astonished at being here rather than there; for there is no reason why here rather than there, why now rather than then. Who has put me here? By whose order and direction have this place and time been allotted to me? Memoria hospitis unius diei prætereuntis.”_ Pascal Blaise, a mathematician, physicist, and philosopher, is a significant figure of the 17th century. He was the inventor of the first mechanical calculator, the Pascaline, and as you may have guessed, the unit of pressure “Pascal” was named after him. Our existence is based on uncertainty, and there is no way to prove a god exists, or does not exist. Pascal chose to live his life as if god exists. You may be familiar with the philosophical argument “Pascal's wager”, which posits that individuals essentially engage in a life-defining gamble regarding the belief in the existence of God. After seeing countless of his comrades die in an ongoing war, Machine Pascal refused to take any more part in this endless cycle and decided to become fully pacifistic while dedicating himself to learn about humanity and teaching other machines about emotions. At one point, we see Pascal studying Nietzsche’s work (In real life Pascal preceded Nietzsche so this would be an anachronistic event, if it weren’t for the fact that these characters are timeless machine representations). _“It seems this Nietzsche was quite the profound thinker.. Or perhaps he skipped right past profound and went straight to crazy instead.. I’d best go see the world for myself instead of burying my head in books.”_ A wise choice indeed. I couldn’t help but think of Keynesian economists during this remark. Keynesians may have read very much about mainstream economics but they are completely oblivious as to how the world actually works. They are convinced that their statistics are causally linked and their formulas correct, despite the overwhelming evidence against it. They are blind to the destructive effects of their flawed beliefs. To quote Pascal: “It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the truth.” https://image.nostr.build/08331072065a2568bbb52657d192fb2b6a71c79aacf5abe3d8525a16c65d9463.jpg ## **Jean-Paul Sartre** _“Existence precedes essence”_ This idea originated from a speech by Friedrich Schelling in December 1841, and can be found in the work of other philosophers such as Søren Kierkegaard in the 19th century, and Heidegger’s book _‘Being and Time’ _ in 1927. But it was philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre who worked out this concept in detail. “Existence precedes essence” is a disagreement with the traditional philosophical view that the essence (nature) of something is more fundamental and unchangeable than its existence. People create their own values and determine their own meaning in life, since they have no innate identity or value. This identity or value must be created by the individual himself. By performing the actions of which they are composed, they make their existence more substantial. To claim that existence precedes essence is to assert that there is no predetermined essence to be found in humans, and that an individual's essence is defined by the individual through how that individual creates and lives his or her life. As Sartre puts it in _Existentialism is a Humanism_: "man first of all exists, encounters himself, surges up in the world and defines himself afterwards". In 2009, philosophy professor James Webber interpreted Sartre's usage of the term essence not in a modal fashion, i.e. as necessary features, but in a teleological fashion, thus relating to the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise. An essence is the relational property of having a set of parts ordered in such a way as to collectively perform some activity. For example, it belongs to the essence of a house to keep the bad weather out, which is why it has walls and a roof. Humans are different from houses because unlike houses they don't have an inbuilt purpose: they are free to choose their own purpose and thereby shape their essence, therefore their existence precedes their essence. When it is said that people define themselves, it is often perceived as stating that they can "wish" to be something and then be what they claim to be. According to Sartre, however, this would be a kind of bad faith. What is meant by the statement is that people are defined only insofar as they act, and that they are responsible for their actions. To clarify, it can be said that a person who acts cruelly towards other people is, by that act, defined as a cruel person and in that same instance, they (as opposed to their genes, for instance) are defined as being responsible for being this cruel person. Ofcourse, you can choose to act in a different way, and to be a good person instead of a cruel person. Here it is also clear that since people can choose to be either cruel or good, they are, in fact, neither of these things essentially. Jean-Paul's depiction in Nier: Automata parodies the real-life Sartre, who despite great acclaim for his philosophy famously disdained awards and recognition. Among other honors, he was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize for Literature, but refused to accept it. I also see the resemblance with the game’s creator, Yoko Taro, who is known for playing down his achievements very much, calling his games shit for instance. Though he does so in a playful manner. Machine Jean-Paul takes the work of the human Jean-Paul so seriously that he ignores that the human versions had a life outside of philosophy. Or rather, whatever part of his life was not recorded or lost, would not exist to a machine. https://image.nostr.build/e8e5eff636b69c21d9e29610e2739712b8dc3329aa5de641035bc4d110f1cd70.jpg ## **Simone De Beauvoir** Simone de Beauvoir (who had a lifelong relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre) wrote of the example of a woman's identity going wrong if it is based on nothing but a man's affection. In-game, she was at one point a normal machine. But one day, she fell in love with the Jean-Paul machine. When he disregarded her, pleasing him and getting his attention became her obsession. She made it her goal to become beautiful. “Beauty is pretty skin,” Simone says. “Beauty is stylish accessories. Beauty is looking one’s best.” As time went on, and Jean-Paul still wouldn’t notice her, things went too far. Simone became desperate and consumed machines and androids to see if she could obtain beauty by digesting them. She even draped dozens of android corpses over her dress in a sickly decorative manner. Driven to madness by her obsession, Simone becomes a monster. And in the end, Jean-Paul still never noticed her. He still never looked her way. So yeah, I said I was not going to mention any more mechanics but looks like I lied; during the battle with Simone this theme is simulated, when you are unable to look at her with the camera at all, no matter what you do with the controls. And as the player deals enough damage to her outer case of morbid accessories, her true unappealing self is revealed. https://image.nostr.build/0b2fa1571ea9086e71a1d44200e898da8b2a4c2dbe22cd697a4df264f7d37f76.jpg ## **Immanuel Kant** Admittedly, I’m not deeply familiar with Immanuel Kant’s work but I know this much: Kant wrote of the importance of duty in moral action and the intent behind an action being more important than the end result. In the forest section in Nier: Automata, we see a sacrifice being made with good intent but with little result. The entire sequence is about exploring this concept. In the first playthrough you go through an area where all you see is the result of something. The second playthrough shows you the intent. One should always keep in mind that in many cases, be it in-game or in real life, we are only left with results to judge. Kant believed that when people refuse to judge and think for themselves, it’s due to a lack of courage to be independent. He strongly argued against the idea of saying “Why dare to push against the grain when you could simply follow the herd?” Yet this is the antithesis of what in-game Immanuel Kant represents. https://image.nostr.build/200539ff5506341a1fe54ac38fca757cd47c62eb2171fd1b8a405bea06b2e44f.jpg ## **Yoko Taro** The creator of the Nier franchise agrees with the existential viewpoint that our lives have no innate meaning whatsoever and that our existence is profoundly absurd. He also confesses that he’s not yet ready to accept the world as it is, and intends to keep trying to change it with his video games. As opposed to the majority of games, where many conventions of the game market inhibit creative freedom, he is keen in experimenting with the video game format. “Throughout his entire career, Taro Yoko has always felt disheartened by the image of humanity reflected in most big-budget video games, which propose the use of firearms as the principal means of action. Through his own work, from Drakengard to NieR: Automata, this artist attempts to explore the reasons behind our strange fascination with conflict. Is man so vicious that he must triumph, discriminate, hurt and kill even for entertainment? Within the great fields of ruin resulting from wars in which mankind battled against mankind, Taro Yoko perceives this “entertainment” as a way for hope, a horizon, a shield against evil.” _-- The Strange Works of Taro Yoko: From Drakengard to NieR: Automata Hardcover – June 1, 2019_ Yoko Taro is known for being quite the eccentric figure. He has an intense dislike for giving interviews and believes that game designers are not supposed to be entertainers or commentators on their work, and that the usual questions asked in traditional media interviews would be boring to the viewer. For this reason and others, he is anonymous. Nobody’s ever seen his face, and I think Yoko Taro isn’t even his real name. As for his work, he writes in a manner called "backwards scriptwriting", which he describes as starting with the ending first, then working backwards from there. He then creates central plot points that form emotional peaks in the narrative, adds details, then scatters them through the narrative so the player can build a suitable emotional connection. Many of his games reflect his own feelings about death and his socratic questioning of the concept. He also has an unconventional and creative approach to sharing extra information about his games. For example, inside the soundtrack there's a message that's coded in hexadecimal. When deciphered, you find it is a partial memory retrieved from one of the android protagonists. Good developers are able to produce good games, but it takes an exceptional individual or team of exceptional individuals, to craft a piece of work that is so emotionally powerful, so moving, that it transcends the medium of entertainment and leaves an unforgettable mark. https://image.nostr.build/f646ae3f6e12b16d48b2429551c4d293ceb8576bc89fefc507aad9a1c2ea1f19.jpg ## **If you made it this far, thank you for reading!** A few quick tips to fully enjoy this masterpiece.. For the sake of all that’s holy, play it in the original Japanese voiceover. The immersion gets quite broken if you don’t get to hear the proper emotion in the character’s voices. English subtitles are included of course. It is also an experience that’s most effective when you go through it all alone, as to allow for the most self-reflection and absorption. Quick echo of what I said on top: I would love it if this note got some visibility, it is a Nostr-exclusive article so please give it a boost if you think it’s worthy of one! Also, HI EVERYONE. I haven’t used my #introductions formally yet, so this is it! Now here is the list of games I said I was going to provide, not in any specific order, and a short description for some. ## **Must-play** Disco Elysium: The player controls a detective who suffers from amnesia and has to solve a murder case while navigating his own state of being and dealing with the consequences of past mistakes. One of the most unique elements in this game, is the fact that concepts such as logic, or various parts of your body such as your limbic system, actually converse with you. The Talos Principle: Like Nier: Automata, lots of self-reflection and a challenge to your sense of morality. Its gameplay however is based on problem-solving and presenting you with thought-provoking questions in a direct manner. The Talos Principle 2: A continuation of the events in the first game. ## **Semi must-play** Detroit: Become Human Lisa Bioshock Infinite Omori Oneshot Doki Doki Literature Club ## **Meaningful Anime** Since I’m writing about existential stuff anyway, I might as well add the relevant anime that I’ve watched. It doesn’t have the same level of impact on me as games do but I feel like this note wouldn’t be complete without mentioning them. Again, in no particular order: Neon Genesis Evangelion (Yoko taro also mentioned Nier: Automata was inspired by this anime) Serial Experiments Lain Ergo Proxy I know there’s plenty more gems out there but I haven’t gotten around to watching them yet. ## **Tags and stuff** #nier #nierautomata #philosophy #existentialism #game #gaming #games #gamestr #nihilism #story #storytelling #meaning #life #bitcoin #humanity Sources for some of the pictures (I didn’t find all sources, let me know if you made one of these so I can add your name) Deviantart: RPINr, Gasia112 Tagging some people in this of whom I’d expect they may be interested, apologies if I’m wrong. Special thanks to nostr:nprofile1qqs0njyrsum0tg9kz8kjc3v23tn6fqyq9e8v8rjja9jg8xrv53xwvysx870x6 for reading the article before I posted. nostr:nprofile1qqsxu35yyt0mwjjh8pcz4zprhxegz69t4wr9t74vk6zne58wzh0waycpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9thwden5te0dehhxarj9ehhsarj9ejx2a303dstl2 nostr:nprofile1qqstm84k2lp9knmvmf5gw88zvfvar7duvfpqfplryfystdn55ug2gkspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsq2q4kj nostr:nprofile1qqsw4v882mfjhq9u63j08kzyhqzqxqc8tgf740p4nxnk9jdv02u37ncpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9uju6mpd4czuumfw3jsz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsq3yamnwvaz7tmsw4e8qmr9wpskwtn9wvql3tqm nostr:nprofile1qqsq08tj00hrmqz7y36csc02f5pgktn2x7q9lrd5t0uqgkleqqyev5qppemhxue69uhhjetnw3ezumt9qy2hwumn8ghj7cn9wehjumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6qg5waehxw309ahx7um5wghrzumpwshx7un8xegrky nostr:nprofile1qqsgwe49fmu6zu9nsc9uvm7k2k4myj6lmf6a04llxch5g3p0hh450wgpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtc0uk263 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https://image.nostr.build/bd555f53b522839bc20d7758230357cc0f02541b156b7cb1f7d4a19f04181568.jpg

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When pr stunts go wrong , boxer tests unbreakable TV screen 😜 https://video.nostr.build/2f72df3ac07d09c5f0c66ace298690716815239c2adb45ec0b7c8206b096c479.mp4

@ 32e18276:5c68e245

fortunately

@ f5b55f6b:c485ee64

"Now everything that becomes or is created must of necessity be created by some cause, for without a cause nothing can be created." If you are willing to say that God is uncreated (and therefore doesn't need a cause), why are you unwilling to say that reality is uncreated?

@ d91191e3:7efd4075

It's quite the opposite. NATO is a net consumer invading the net producers becsuse they're trying to opt out of slavery.

@ 5f468793:f17e29c0

https://nostrcheck.me/media/5f468793f907165a97d145407e824c5f6ee82ab9884d070229ac67eff17e29c0/1152e82840c9c1f857ac20c0e01438895bd6f22d2d4c3422b57ab8202b1099bc.webp

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Block 895921 3 - high priority 3 - medium priority 3 - low priority 2 - no priority 1 - purging #bitcoinfees #mempool

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相当于雅思英语的5.0分

@ 473231ff:b499379a

Bobafeet

@ dace63b0:f1ce8491

Why do assume God had a cause? If He is L'Eternal (as in the French), He has no beginning and is the uncaused cause of all things. Again Socrates: "But the Father and maker of all this universe is past finding out; and even if we found Him, to tell of Him to all men would be impossible."

@ 50d94fc2:df281d63

Blot out your imagination. Turn your desire into stone. Quench your appetite. Keep your mind centered on itself. – MA

@ f5b55f6b:c485ee64

What caused God?

@ edb47027:685bb004

The Glee/VP whitehouse have no appreciation for how patient and tempered Russia has been in response to the USA continued provocations.

@ 76dd32f3:70407698

So is anyone working on a self hosted software that takes a lightning address and converts and sends to a monero address?

@ cbb2f023:d6352031

GM! ☕️ How are you today? 💜🫂 #foodstr #plebchain https://image.nostr.build/a836224fcb782f8dd2389cf759886218759edabc9681e6c51751b7d22eed8ca2.jpg

@ 1444d1b3:ea7c7e00

#大炎上 #お腹ぷにぷにって言ったら噴火した女神 #VolcanicGoddess #SexyGoddess #BigAreola #BigBreasts #AIart #AIイラスト https://media.mstdn.jp/media_attachments/files/113/138/210/750/417/897/original/00abe71b9705aff4.png

@ 2b0f2b07:b6f9ae03

The question "does God exist?" is illogical

@ 38c3c53e:54fcc7fa

from outside...? Sorry to say... 😉 Friends? :)

@ 38c3c53e:54fcc7fa

you looks like me 😅🫣

@ ae1008d2:a166d760

Gn https://image.nostr.build/57588333cccbaeba2ceec9e31d137c565639cb5aa048ccc1f71fcc3d6092ef4b.jpg

@ d1b118c6:4985b38d

God bless you! Thank you!! 🙏🏻

@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676

Block 895920 3 - high priority 3 - medium priority 3 - low priority 2 - no priority 1 - purging #bitcoinfees #mempool

@ e9986a10:6c6ef89c

Bible bruh

@ c7c26cb9:7525bb8d

I always thought coffee didn't affect me, but I realized I was completely wrong about that. The fact is, during the week, I drink A LOT of coffee at the office, and the day goes by normally; I don't feel anything different. But on weekends, when I don't make a cup of coffee in the morning (out of sheer laziness), I spend the whole day feeling unmotivated, sleepy, and wanting to crawl into bed and sleep until the next day. Yeah... it looks like coffee not only affects me, but I'm already addicted to it! #coffee #addiction

@ e3a59924:cd2e6624

https://blossom.primal.net/f1c8d27e1376560deecc74d04039474eed5fb6b9ded062cd93969d31c76407dc.jpg

@ 38c3c53e:54fcc7fa

como é que censuram?

@ d7f0e391:496cb731

Did you know that ⚡️Lightning Network specifications are called BOLTs while 🥜Cashu Protocol specifications are called NUTs? Nuts and Bolts 🫶 https://github.com/lightning/bolts https://github.com/cashubtc/nuts

@ 2f2b7e94:884929e7

Jesus Christ on a motorbike, medieval book illumination #flux #aiart #aigenerated #elektrodada https://discordian.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/137/048/620/257/181/original/f116cc066f3db7b0.webp

@ 38c3c53e:54fcc7fa

😅

@ c1908db3:a86202e4

On his Mama's side. Dorsey doesn't sound very Italian to me.

@ c3514b50:6f7cf253

Landlord is coming tomorrow after 3 years of not looking at the house and there are some stains on the walls I was thinking of getting some anime wallpapers to set on the walls do you think it would work 😂😂😂

@ d7f0e391:496cb731

I just paid for lunch with #Cashu at a restaurant in Prague and it was amazing! All I needed was the eNuts - Nutshell - LNbits - LND - Confirmo - Qerko stack 😅

@ 4058c03c:5c3b5750

Top👍 https://fountain.fm/episode/jAkvIefy9cTpbe02eQvA nostr:nevent1qvzqqqpxquqzq6q5gn6ltp70kgrf833uqj0yuhnh60apksye2n3jdju38zgrtgvw6tglxh

@ ae1008d2:a166d760

I stopped using primal awhile ago due to this.

@ 8c3b267e:3d205877

Nice. Was efkes confused met het albania sign maar dan juayua gezien

@ 59a98c04:bb13ff66

Holy cow nice! Effin Monster

@ 00000000:62ad6927

Ok, I must admit! I am addicted to #AI All these years struggling with learning to code with badly undiagnosed ADHD, hopping from one language to another, from one library to another, AI has massively boosted the production of my ideas. I'm not just copy-pasting the code; I'm trying to learn while doing so. I always ask the machine for explanations on how all the pieces come together. It truly is a productivity booster when used wisely. Smartphones were also introduced to boost connectivity and productivity, and look at us now—we almost can't go through a day without looking at them, which is addiction. AI is the same drug. Are you taking advantage of what’s been given to us, or have you decided to remain #digitalAmish ? #digitalGod have mercy on us BipBopMen https://image.nostr.build/5b93b997b978d071a64a585aa75b21ebed89d7b78ac9c7121d8c1bcaab9bb63e.jpg

@ 2ef93f01:f73314b5

That was the last time I uploaded a binary version to github. From: 0xtr at 09/15 10:48 > Off-topic: What is the date in your client tag? Compile datetime? CC: #[4]

@ 4ff65262:64a42926

# EVIL >One must choose the lesser of two evils. >-Pope Francis There is no "lesser evil", there is just evil. Voting is itself an evil act. The attempt to lord over others through a monopoly of violence and submitting to the winners if you lose the election is an evil gamble. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/13/politics/pope-francis-trump-harris-abortion/index.html

@ f03df3d4:a4d4f676

Block 895920 3 - high priority 3 - medium priority 3 - low priority 2 - no priority 1 - purging #bitcoinfees #mempool

@ 38c3c53e:54fcc7fa

Bitcoin price keep hurting my feelings

@ 32e18276:5c68e245

true, safari has closed the gap. I stopped using chrome awhile ago. it's simple, and their reader feature is great.

@ 57c4ec91:16504232

The Democrats rebrand is to take a Neocon imperialist ideology and package it within a hip, younger, and culturally diverse wrapper. They aren’t stupid. This isn’t a real win for struggles against oppression. This is just system capture. When your own identity becomes reified and sold back to you, it looks like you but something is missing. Sense it. Act on it.

@ cbab7074:f9f0bd61

Block 895920 3 - high priority 3 - medium priority 3 - low priority 2 - no priority 1 - purging #bitcoinfees #mempool

@ cd2213a8:eae87d6f

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/109/339/055/284/171/original/1011ac7e4ac71924.mp4

@ dace63b0:f1ce8491

“When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.” https://ref.ly/Pr16.7 via the Logos #Bible Android app.

@ 0c647047:7e74b4b4

Block by block ⏳ https://m.primal.net/KquY.mov

@ a95c6243:d345522c

Great 👍

@ f7dbfb13:e1fc26bb

Este es el fichaje estrella. Roy lleva tirando del carro de lightning desde el principio, un visionario con las manos en la masa, un grande!

@ a8a0654f:a6c5290d

vamos lá, hipótese: você amealhou um valor razoável na sua coldwallet, agora você quer se mudar para aquela fazenda no interior e passar a vida brincando de fazendinha, alimentado os seus com comida boa e vida ao ar livre... aí tem o detalhe: o estado te odeia, ele quer saber de onde veio seu BTC, como você comprou, onde você liquidou, como você adquiriu sua terra, exige que você coloque brinco nos seus bovinos e ruminantes, registre seus cavalos, pague a documentação daquela caminhonete a diesel 1991, pague o ITR, registre a propriedade no Incra, faça a reserva legal, tenha cadastro no CCIR e se for produzir para vender, tenha talão de produtor. --- o sonho Bitcoinheiro médio, faz sentido sendo no Brasil?

@ 97c70a44:ad98e322

Uh oh, it's an Apple Enjoyoors day. Maybe I'll just log off.

@ e9986a10:6c6ef89c

Neither was Jesus

@ e7bf8dad:839ef3db

Block 895920 3 - high priority 3 - medium priority 3 - low priority 2 - no priority 1 - purging #bitcoinfees #mempool

@ 7a3288f5:a3fa9114

As a French man, it's not something you'd put on a resume in hopes to score diversity points. Our people are known for there cowardice and surrender, our politicians are terrible and Godless. The one time we could look at in history as having some sort of pride, the man who commanded us wasn't even french, we had to import an italian. Literally any sort of vanity that you can imagine started in france. My cop out is that my family is culturally basque and now american, but nobody in there right mind thinks, "damn, im so glad im french".

@ 0e29efc2:ff142af2

What’re your thoughts on K8?

@ 6b1b8dac:1666148c

Did God organize a religion?

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#art Water marbling on canvas 😀 https://video.nostr.build/ec19604b78abca811fb1c0f8c8bdaeff918e4923013945d1783bcec7416833fb.mp4

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not if economic activity decreases faster than the money's purchasing power increases

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Is that legal?