• Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk
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    Every morning I am the god emperor of the known universe until I open my bedroom door.

    [Object permanence? What Object permanence? None of you are real when I close my eyes.]

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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      The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds.

      — Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot, 1994

      • Owl@mander.xyz
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        Following the same logic, killing all those people isn’t that bad since they are small

        This doesn’t hold up.

        • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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          Depends on how you want to look at it

          You can also look at it from the point of view that life is a miraculous event in an unbelievably large universe and that we should treat every person and every living thing on this tiny planet with all the care and humanity we can achieve. Because as far as we know at the moment, it’s the only life we know of.

  • Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca
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    Actual God Emperor of Mankind just chilling in the meantime going “pfft, filthy casuals” to himself.

  • Donkter@lemmy.world
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    Is this a different guy edited to look like a Chad? Weren’t the original photos an art piece?

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    What is this guy supposed to be doing in this pic? He wanted to show off his abs but not actually take his shirt off but also not actually put any effort into just lifting up his shirt?

    And his biceps are so big he has to use handicapable assistance straps due to rotator cuff injuries?

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      these are the sorts of things you can get away with once you’ve conquered 2 villages