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Bolshy Scouser. Metal DJ. Alleged specialist in Indian phil/religion/lang. I like other stuff, too. SAA @ManUniEconomics. Philosopher, not Economist!

University of Manchester
Joined August 2009
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I had a guy recommend to me last week that I read more 'intro to' books so I could understand Buddhism properly. I fuckin hate credentialism me, but sometimes I wish my PhD was a massive log that I could smack people about the head with.
Ah yes, I notoriously know nothing about either Hume or Wittgenstein.
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Metaphorically speaking. Mostly.
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It has been a while since I (dis)graced this place with my presence, but I see that I've picked up a portion of new followers thanks to the convo I had with Scott Tusa last week. Hiya, thanks for giving a shit. I love this stuff and I want you to, too :)
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Yes, I've played elite level sport where my particular job was running with a ball at feet at around 30kph+ multiple times a half. 6 ft 4, 95kg. The tactical information given to me through a 7 day, not 3 minute period sufficed, as did the occasional squirt of electrolyte water per half. My performance would not have been improved at all by a hydration or tactical break. Pretty much like 99% of players over a 150 year period playing the most popular and most played sport on the planet by far. So maybe you can tell me. When was the last time you put your fucking dorittos, big gulp and chicken wings down long enough to know what professional sportsmen need rather than advertising executives or couch potatoes who need to be told 6 times in 20 minutes to buy a Jeep Cherokee, Whopper or diabetes medication instead of just enjoying the sport?
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Look at what Musk *does* then try asking that again, but with your blinkers off and in good faith.
What difference does it make to your life?
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Hahaha!
Complaining about nightlife when you *checks notes* choose to live in Soho is like living in South Kensington and complaining about the museums.

Or moving to Hackney and grumbling about creatives. Living in Richmond and hating green space. 

It's all getting a bit silly, isn't it?
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I have some really good mates now who worked in or ran kebab shops when I was a teenager/in my early 20s. Like anything innit, get out what you put in. Slap fuck out of an aggressive racist giving them shit, make a friend.
Thinking the kebab man cares abt you is like an even lower version of thinking strippers are actually into you
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I don't have a busy head but I frequently feel overstimulated in other, more primal ways. Like a horrendous itch, a feeling you can't shake, an irritant. I have that today.
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Just remembered the story about a computer scientist who had his bike stolen and tried to explain binary search to a cop
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I’ve been a Catholic for 35 years, and no one speaks for me. I stand with my brothers and sisters in Christ. I stand with President Trump. I stand with America. I do not stand with Pope Leo. He does not represent me, and he sure as hell does not represent the Catholic Church. I will never bow to radical Islamic extremism. I will defend my faith unapologetically and call out every single ounce of evil that dares come against it. “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.” -Ephesians 6:11
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Wonderful gesture.
On the 37th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, a permanent tribute to the 97 has been unveiled at Hill Dickinson Stadium. 💙❤️
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Derp derp derp
If you don’t take artificial hormones for birth control you won’t have any issues imo. I am convinced that the symptomatic hellscape that Big Pharma describes as ‘menopause’ is simply hellish birth control hormonal dysregulation withdrawal symptoms for many women. I have read centuries of women’s diaries and letters and before the recent past women celebrated the end of their childbearing years because they could have crazy sex whenever they wanted without the risk of unwanted pregnancy and they did not miss cramps etc and they felt great. Truth.
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Why do you keep touching up women?
Why does the Church of England make Jesus so boring?
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A really unfair characterisation of SoS who certainly are not perfect, but are right on the money with this one. 'What about fuel prices' is not a relevant argument. Go away and learn how to think.
There is a lot of disharmony at the club right now, and the next few games are massive, the last thing we need is a protest. This SoS fucking love it, any excuse to get the placards out. They’re more bothered protesting, than supporting the players on the pitch.
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Supping ain't big n ain't clever. When you've had a shit week, less so. But I've just done 8 Guinness in an hour 🙈😂
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This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.
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You reap what you sow. Absolute walloper.
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Do any of us actually think this? Why is this bloke speaking on our behalf? Looks like a cynical excuse to me, using us and ours to suit themselves.
💬 "Liverpool can’t play on April 15, we had to respect their history, because it's a tragic date for the club." PSG Sporting Director Luis Campos justifies his side’s request to postpone their Ligue 1 game against Lens. (RMC) getfootballnewsfrance.com/20…
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