Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On Mon, 10 Feb 2025, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 09/02/2025 21:41, D wrote:

I often thought about perhaps returning for a Ph.D. in philosophy, but then my political incorrectness pops up, my energy and hankering for results and the pragmatic, and I realize that I'd probably abort the attempt after a year in frustration.
 

Same here, but then you have to learn to reproduce all the stupid crap that's been written by complete arseholes over the years and learn to talk  a 'special language' that isn't what anyone outside philosophy understands and by the time you have done that you have forgotten what it was you wanted to learn in the first place.

This is the truth! I remember when studying philosophy at the masters level. There was a special language to it, and after a while it just became "natural".
Over the decades since I left school, I've cultivated a much more brief and pragmatic way of writing. My partner who does PR/Marketing is even more brief than I am, and always cuts down my texts with at least 30% when we write crypto (as in hidden) ads to sneak into newspapers.
He is really good at capturing the bare essence of the idea, and then writing it in as few words as possible.
This is also powerful when it comes to sales and public tenders.

Then I think, what if I finance it and pay for it myself?
 And then I think that perhaps there are better things to do with my life. 😉
 

Indeed. Buy the books, read the texts, think about what they say and then throw the book in the bin.

I'm currently reading Schopenhauers essays. He has many intelligent things to say about reading, and optimizing for quality over quantity.

Some days I think about going back to study psychology, and other days I think about getting a law degree for the pleasure of suing the state when I can, but I can do that without a law degree, so why bother?

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Yup. Life's a bitch, and then you die. What is the point of anything really?

Depends on the philosopher you embrace. ;) I prefer to create my own points and meaning. It works well for me! =)

You think you have something important to say but very soon you realise no one wants to hear it. It's comfortable being a dumb sheep and  people want to stay that way: happy, dumb, ignorant and believing in shit because it's easier than facing reality.

This reminds me of the book Flowers for Algernon. I really liked it!

And works just as well for the purposes of procreation etc.

Procreation is overrated. ;) My genes already exists numerous times all over the planet, although not in their current configuration. Having a child will not change that. I am already immortal! ;)