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"Makes the interesting point that the widespread adoption of the car post-WWII is not the only reason why Aussie cities are so car dependent. Another reason is that the State and Federal governments' post-WWII home building programmes bought large tracts of land where they were cheapest, i.e., on the outskirts of established population centres. Land and housing economics also caused our widespread car dependency." — Sep 06, 2026 10:40PM
"Makes the interesting point that the widespread adoption of the car post-WWII is not the only reason why Aussie cities are so car dependent. Another reason is that the State and Federal governments' post-WWII home building programmes bought large tracts of land where they were cheapest, i.e., on the outskirts of established population centres. Land and housing economics also caused our widespread car dependency." — Sep 06, 2026 10:40PM
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"Written in a stream of consciousness style, this has made me think differently about a wide range of OCD-like disorders, that is, everything from eating disorders to body dysmorphia to pathological & violent jealousy. OCD-like tendencies are everywhere. It's made me more bullish on meditation and the plasticity-enhancing nature of psychedelics as must-haves for the treatment of mental health generally." — Aug 01, 2026 10:01PM
"Written in a stream of consciousness style, this has made me think differently about a wide range of OCD-like disorders, that is, everything from eating disorders to body dysmorphia to pathological & violent jealousy. OCD-like tendencies are everywhere. It's made me more bullish on meditation and the plasticity-enhancing nature of psychedelics as must-haves for the treatment of mental health generally." — Aug 01, 2026 10:01PM
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“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”
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“Let everything happen to you
Beauty and terror
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No feeling is final”
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Beauty and terror
Just keep going
No feeling is final”
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“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
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