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Cracked Eyeglass wrote about the word puzzled 2 years, 1 month ago
Confused. Puzzlement isn’t bad. Making oneself unsure of the ground on which one stands is a good way to become more sure of one’s footing.
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Cracked Eyeglass wrote about the word foreign 2 years, 1 month ago
Outside of one’s domain, whatever that is. Things other than you are scary, no? But they’re interesting, too. Run forward to meet what’s new, even if it scares you. If it’s bad, you can smash it better up close.
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Cracked Eyeglass wrote about the word robot 2 years, 1 month ago
Machines with intelligence and the ability to act on their own, generally in the service of others. May metaphorically apply to organic people, with accenting on the latter half of the definition.
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Cracked Eyeglass wrote about the word whiskey 2 years, 1 month ago
People drink to forget. They forget parts of themselves, or their past, or other things. The purpose of the drink is that it shuts down parts of yourself that you don’t want active.
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Cracked Eyeglass wrote about the word gasoline 2 years, 1 month ago
Gasoline is dinosaur goop that we use to cause explosions within steel cages atop rubber(ish) circular cylindricaloids for fun and profit.
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Cracked Eyeglass wrote about the word obsolete 2 years, 1 month ago
I had a component break down today. It was always kind of damaged goods from the day I put it into the machine, but the stress of existing snapped it earlier today. I’ve been collecting new parts, though, so it’s replaceable, like everything.
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Cracked Eyeglass wrote about the word integrity 2 years, 1 month ago
Integrity is staying true to one’s principles no matter the circumstances. It’s easy to maintain when there’s no cost, but when you’re looking down the barrel of consequences the cost spikes quickly.
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Cracked Eyeglass wrote about the word strength 2 years, 1 month ago
Strength is the ability to impact the world meaningfully. Without some modicum of strength, one does not change the world. Therefore, it is the most important tool of the utilitarian.
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Cracked Eyeglass wrote about the word plans 2 years, 1 month ago
Plans are these things you make when you have free time and you’re considering the future. Sometimes they work, but that’s not certain. Mice and men make them.
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