That was quite a read to get down to “Belief in magic that you can control for yourself will make you better able to command your own perceptions. It is a placebo, nothing more and nothing less.”. Phew.

But interesting and relatable. More codified, if that’s even an acceptable way to describe the overview, than the perspective I have been evolving for myself. But some convergence there.

This conversation diverges significantly from the thrust of the original discussion. While an enjoyable divergence for me, apologies to those who came for a focused discussion of wart removal methodology. 😉

[searches: “chaos magic”] >>> {mind blown}

Do this all the time and thought it was just me being s m r t: “Guided by the pragmatic ethos of “if it works, use it; if it doesn’t, drop it,” chaos magicians borrow freely from any available system, including science, pop culture, psychology, and various world religions.”

Ha! Did not know the Uniball pen was made by Mitsubishi! These have been my go to for quite awhile now. I’ll even start writing with something else and stop to go find one of these instead. You can purchase multiple ink colours, gel and even waterproof ink. But to loop back to the pencil, nice!

The number of people able to afford to consume their product (and any other non-essential product) will continue to decrease as a result of these and similar decisions. Prices or ad revenue will need to increase for the people who can still pay for it in order to continue to maximize profits. Eventually the product hits a price (or annoyance) point which too few wish to pay and their revenue will collapse. People could accelerate this process by voting with their money. Withholding or paying is our individual vote for or against a corporate entity.