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Malik Djinadou's avatar

Great post Arman! I love how everyone is asking what’s “hawk tua” in the comments 😂😂😂.

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

Thank you Malik! Haha I thought I was the only one who wasn't in the "know".

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Sam O.'s avatar

This needs to be a front page article…only problem is people don’t read past headlines anymore 🥲

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

Haha I appreciate you! That's why I try to make my headlines contain the message I want to get across even if they don't read past that.

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Sophie S.'s avatar

What's hawk tuah? I'm out of the loop.

In any case, I'm pretty sure one of the stoics said something about not needing to have an opinion on everything. And honestly, it's quite liberating. It's freeing when you don't have to have a reply to everything.

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

Please stay out of the loop on that one. You'll thank me later.

Of course the stoics had already realized this thousands of years before me!

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Sophie S.'s avatar

Haha I will gladly stay out of the loop. Although I'm a little curious now 🤣

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

Trust me, you don't want to know!

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Rick Lewis's avatar

Never heard of the hawk tuah thing so of course since it's you mentioning it I had to take a look, but that lasted about 20 seconds. that might be one of the best examples you could have offered to prove that some ignorance is bliss.

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

My deepest apologies for making you look that up...

What does this say about our species when these types of things capture our collective attention?

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Rick Lewis's avatar

I'd answer that question but it would just be my opinion.

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

I'm sure you could craft it into a beautiful story :)

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J just J's avatar

Totally agree!

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

Thank you my friend!

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erg art ink's avatar

“We need to make saying “I don’t know” great again.” That’s the only conclusion that I can come by honestly. Two sayings that I have wondered over often throughout my past career.

“Nobody knows anything” William Goldman

“Everything is permitted.” William Burroughs

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

Haha I like what both of those William's had to say! I'm also starting to think adults don't exist. We're all just kids trying to figure it out day by day.

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erg art ink's avatar

Lately, influenced by the times, I ve come to see it from more sinister perspective. It seems that some adults seek to control the narrative. The wannabe dominators think they know better. Perhaps the arrogant privilege of adhering to a system of belief that averts the potential of risk. A pyramid scheme of power. I can only assume they are terrified of the unknown. That said.

I really don’t know.

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

Oh I like that - "a pyramid scheme of power". Nice line!

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...the hawk tuah discourse is at least semi-proof that devolution is becoming reality...

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

as if we needed more proof...

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CansaFis Foote's avatar

...yeah the decline of western civilization was a lot more fun in the three Penelope Spheeris movies...

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

who said just western civilization is declining...?

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

Haha you caught me! I saw Chris at my barber shop a few months ago but was too scared to say anything to him...

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

Absolutely. I felt so much better about not feeling like I had to come up with completely original ideas after reading the book "steal like an artist".

Haha he had his airpods in so I took that as a sign that he didn't want to be bothered. Hopefully I get another shot!

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Arman Khodadoost's avatar

Trust me, you don't want to know! I think that's the right approach to take when it comes to news, it's nothing more than entertainment. They're entire business model only works if they stir up anger, hatred, and strife. But I prefer to keep this in mind when it comes to news -- anything that is truly worth knowing about will find its way to me without constantly consuming it.

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