does a thought come when i want it and make it come or it comes when it wants?

if it is the latter, why do we attribute the thought to ourselves when it itself came?

do they care about ukraine so much as to block russia

or do they hate russia so much as to deprive millions of people from food? after all, ukraine used to export 20% of global wheat supplies.

more often than not, people express compassion toward one group when in reality one is expressing hatred toward the other group.

watched 2 lectures this morning and they are absolutely brilliant

despite going through nietzsche's biography many times and reading his book and watching a film about his biography, i learned tons more. the art of nuance at its peak.

i am talking to people from mainland china, indonesia, south korea, japan, egypt and more. i am asking them what is the meaning of life? which is stunning them. as if they have never been asked a question so deep and touching. some say it is freedom, some say its in not having meaning and pursuit, some say happiness. it is fascinating how i am being able to make them open up in such short periods of time.

once the slightly higher than average threshold is reached, the smarter the girl, the less likely she is to be beatiful

except you. remember, exceptions dont disprove the general rule

sharing our crazy flight and university arrival experiences

17 first year kazakhs at hkust

when shall we take over?

from the greats of Napoleon Bonaparte to the queers of macron, france has undergone a full circle i dont think there is any app whose founder was more loved and respected than Telegram. #freepavel

ideal GF & BF

I have reviewed all the answers. The impression I got is that an ideal boyfriend should possess an abundance of diverse skills: moneymaking, intelligence, taller and older, handsome, funny, charismatic, loyal, and more.

conversely, an ideal gf seems like she should be beautiful and loyal. thats it.

while i personally check all the boxes, it is sometimes so overwhelming to see many guys suffer because they need to do so much. besides making money and being smart, which already is not easy, they have to be funny and charismatic. if you add the tallness to this, you eliminate many guys.

it is completely reasonable for girls to want a man with wealth and personality. but at the same time, it is kind of frightening to see so many guys depressed because they cant even get a response to "hi" from any girl they like.

with the rise of social media and girls having endless attention, fewer guys will ever get any attention. for me personally, this is good because I can get any girl i want once i pass the threshold (ofc i do). but from the societal perspective, this breaks the spirit of many man. weakness, cowardice, and addiction to social media, ultimately breaks many a man.

how can we solve this bigger social issue? any measures?