@SeekingPlumb

I'm thinking about dumping Instagram for Vero ("True Social").

Do you use it? Have you heard anything about it? What do you think? https://vero.co/

Social without ads | VERO

VERO™

Maybe immortality CAN be meaningful?

I've wondered, evolutionarily, why do we seek meaning. And would we value things differently, if immortal. I THINK I've tied some things together.

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How do YOU add 7 + 6?

@SeekingPlumb|5mo ago|3:08

Our brains are so unique in how they process information, yet we believe some of these processes are just "standard." But are they?

The unique ways in which we think.

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How would YOU go about building Swell, about keeping people wanting more?

@SeekingPlumb|5mo ago|4:57

Looking to "escape" our isolation, to build connection, to encourage conversations that keep people coming back for more.

We can. Just imagine!

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If humankind experiences entropy, should we fight it?

@SeekingPlumb|5mo ago|4:23

The "natural order of things" or "living our best lives"?

Does humankind, as a whole, experience entropy?

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Hero or compassionate fellow human?

@SeekingPlumb|5mo ago|1:31

Two stories with different engagement required. Are both heroes? What is a hero?

Hero or compassionate fellow human?

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Is it possible for a society to be more collaborative & less hierarchical?

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|1:54

More collaborative & less hierarchical?

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Is age really just a number?

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|1:28

What does YOUR generation think?

Is age really just a number?

@SeekingPlumb

If we DO live in a simulation, WHY do we?

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|4:13

Why would advanced humans or aliens create a simulation of our universe? https://s.swell.life/SSOqdkcCfh9L1Hy

A Study Shows There's a 50% Chance We're Living in a Simulation

Popular Mechanics

The modern day Scarlet Letter: is cancel culture affecting change?

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|3:02

Do feelings of fear, shame, or guilt deter or modify behaviour?

Does cancel culture affect change?

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Daring & crazy variations on the game of chess.

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|0:26

Chess variations.

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Would you dare to live in this society?

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|3:36

Would you welcome the challenge?

Connection.

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'I feel bullied.' • Are all feelings truly valid?

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|2:29

If 2 people FEEL bullied, 1 IS being bullied & 1 ISN'T, do we respond to both in the same way? Do we validate their beliefs based on how they feel?

Are all feelings created equal?

@SeekingPlumb

"What would you do, if you were God?"

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|2:05

Alan Watts dares us to dream, to challenge ourselves. https://youtu.be/GK72U02TUsI

Any Dream You Wanted ft. Alan Watts ( ＷＡＴＴＳＷＡＶＥ ⚡🌊 )

YouTube

What is your current favourite song?

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|0:12

I'm looking for some new music!

No music, no life.

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How would you redesign the educational system?

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|1:20

Society has different needs than it once did. What would you keep, eliminate, or introduce?

Blank slate.

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Deep Space Food Challenge (NASA & CSA) 🚀🍴

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|2:58|★

Deep Space Food Challenge

NASA

40 food innovations: will they flop or fly?

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|2:01

https://www.boardofinnovation.com/blog/40-food-...

www.boardofinnovation.com

Scientists say they have taught spinach to communicate... by email... 🤯

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|1:39

Chemical sensors in spinach can fire off messages, scientists say

MSN

"An educated, healthy, & confident nation is harder to govern." ~Tony Benn

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|4:48

There's little room allowed for challenging the "system." https://youtu.be/jgNo7i1AFio

Tony Benn on Project Fear

YouTube

Another episode of, "why do we do this?"

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|1:40

We see it in YouTube videos, podcasts, blog entries, etc. 🤔 https://app.swell.life/swellcast/FfMh

Radically changing the US prisons; a pilot project.

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|2:44

Forget prisons for profit. Think respect & humanizing the inmates. https://youtu.be/gTC1KI0STIY

Prison Project: Little Scandinavia (extended trailer)

YouTube

A focus on logic inhibits our humanity.

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|3:45|★

There's little room for complexity & wonder. https://s.swell.life/SSNmclqQoJJir4M

Study: Personal anecdotes are more effective at bridging divides than facts

Big Think

In uncertain times will we dive into possibility?

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|4:03

John Kerry reveals Biden

TheHill

How do you know if you're putting people off?

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|0:13

Then, is it really about you? Or them?

Do you put people off?

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Is this the intro to a new era of concert going? 🤔

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|0:51

#bubblebutt https://s.swell.life/SSNH3x3dfWlDpy8

Rockin' in a 'space bubble': Flaming Lips hold socially-distanced show

U.S.

A continued conversation on Adam & Eve, Christianity, spirituality, etc.

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|2:59

@Brooke415 https://app.swell.life/swellcast/NYX8

There is NO way to stop a rogue AI.

@SeekingPlumb|6mo ago|0:52|★

Do we stop now? Are we willing to? https://s.swell.life/SSMq2vkUVy2HCTu

There’s no way we could stop a rogue AI

Big Think

Multiculturalism: Melting Pot vs Mosaic

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|4:54|★

Mike Pompeo stirred things up, when he tweeted his thoughts on multiculturalism.

Mike Pompeo on multiculturalism.

i-encrypt.swell.life

We're raised to be limited & incompatible adults.

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|2:49

Were raised one way, but expected to be practically the opposite in adulthood.

Raising contradictions.

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POOF 🪄 You have 3 wishes!

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|2:15

#imagination #creativity #play

When there are no limits.

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Can we detect evidence of that good or bad vibe someone gives off?

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|1:38|★

If the variance in electrical impulses found in plants can be converted into music, what about humans? https://s.swell.life/SSGKCYY1iHc7OIf

PlantWave

Creating the culture, the lifeblood, of Swell.

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|2:39|★

What do YOU want to be a part of? What culture do YOU want to be responsible for collaboratively shaping?

MOVED TO @StorySlam! • An historical romance... written 10 seconds at a time. 😍

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|0:45

Let's write another story! • Our scifi story: https://app.swell.life/swellcast/465M

The dynamite tree & the giant demon plant. For real!

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|3:03

This giant demon plant gives you burns if you touch it, and it's spreading

Popular Science

Would you buy technology or appliances made of wood?

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|3:13

Japan is developing wooden satellites. https://s.swell.life/SSL0TeymXvqTWnp

Japan developing wooden satellites to cut space junk

BBC News

We THINK we choose, but the brain decides before we do.

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|3:15|★

It's too unsettling! Grasping at Einstein's theory of relativity to explain it. #freewill #determinism

The relativity of time.

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With heightened senses, this song is an EXPERIENCE.

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|0:20

Put in your earbuds, close your eyes & just listen. https://youtu.be/aUe0chJi9Wo

Wait for it...

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A story written by... all of us. 🖊

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|0:22|★

Let your imagination go wild! Add to the story in 10 seconds or less.

Just imagine.

@SeekingPlumb

Do humans have abilities beyond our current understanding?

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|3:06

Vibes article: https://bigthink.com/sensing-vibes

The brain or unrealized "abilities"?

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TOTD: If you have no concept of right & wrong, can you be found guilty of wrong doing?

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|0:50

Adam & Eve & the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

From the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

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Why is THIS gift so very tempting?! 🎁

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|3:35|★

The temptation is strong with this one. https://s.swell.life/SSK75WVcMRhtCKI

You know you want to.

@SeekingPlumb

The value of both certainty & uncertainty.

@SeekingPlumb|7mo ago|3:43|★

If we're reaching a tipping point, without reversing progress, how do we create an equilibrium?

Deviate: The Science of Seeing Differently

@SeekingPlumb

If our feelings manifested in the air around us...

@SeekingPlumb|8mo ago|3:26

The ultimate mood ring existence! How would we as a people be different? How would YOU live your life?

If our feelings manifested in the air around us...

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Does your pet love or hate certain types of music?

@SeekingPlumb|8mo ago|1:02|★

My cat will let me know, sometimes in no uncertain terms. What about your pet? #pets

A few of my World Series of Poker stories. ♦️♣️♥️♠️

@SeekingPlumb|8mo ago|2:24

My first WSOP experience: https://app.swell.life/swellcast/mASW ♠️ Plus a few more stories.

Shuffle Up & Deal!

@SeekingPlumb

"Light makes shadow. Truth makes lies." Are these true?

@SeekingPlumb|8mo ago|2:11|★

The 2nd portion has me running in circles. (From Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson.)

Light makes shadow. Truth makes lies.

@SeekingPlumb

"...no such thing as objective reality." 🤔

@SeekingPlumb|8mo ago|0:40

So facts really ARE anything but concrete. https://s.swell.life/SSIeCiVSxoujMd2

A quantum experiment suggests there’s no such thing as objective reality

MIT Technology Review

What IS strength? What does it REALLY mean to be an alpha?

@SeekingPlumb|8mo ago|2:25|★

What Alpha Wolves are REALLY Like | The Art of Manliness

The Art of Manliness

If anger stems from fear, does "righteous" anger exist?

@SeekingPlumb|8mo ago|1:18|★

If it does, what is it?

@seekingplumb

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@SeekingPlumb

I'm thinking about dumping Instagram for Vero ("True Social").

Maybe immortality CAN be meaningful?

How do YOU add 7 + 6?

How would YOU go about building Swell, about keeping people wanting more?

If humankind experiences entropy, should we fight it?

Hero or compassionate fellow human?

Is it possible for a society to be more collaborative & less hierarchical?

Is age really just a number?

If we DO live in a simulation, WHY do we?

The modern day Scarlet Letter: is cancel culture affecting change?

Daring & crazy variations on the game of chess.

Would you dare to live in this society?

'I feel bullied.' • Are all feelings truly valid?

"What would you do, if you were God?"

What is your current favourite song?

How would you redesign the educational system?

Deep Space Food Challenge (NASA & CSA) 🚀🍴

40 food innovations: will they flop or fly?

Scientists say they have taught spinach to communicate... by email... 🤯

"An educated, healthy, & confident nation is harder to govern." ~Tony Benn

Another episode of, "why do we do this?"

Radically changing the US prisons; a pilot project.

A focus on logic inhibits our humanity.

In uncertain times will we dive into possibility?

How do you know if you're putting people off?

Is this the intro to a new era of concert going? 🤔

A continued conversation on Adam & Eve, Christianity, spirituality, etc.

There is NO way to stop a rogue AI.

Multiculturalism: Melting Pot vs Mosaic

We're raised to be limited & incompatible adults.

*POOF* 🪄 You have 3 wishes!

Can we detect evidence of that good or bad vibe someone gives off?

Creating the culture, the lifeblood, of Swell.

MOVED TO @StorySlam! • An historical romance... written 10 seconds at a time. 😍

The dynamite tree & the giant demon plant. For real!

Would you buy technology or appliances made of wood?

We THINK we choose, but the brain decides before we do.

With heightened senses, this song is an EXPERIENCE.

A story written by... all of us. 🖊

Do humans have abilities beyond our current understanding?

TOTD: If you have no concept of right & wrong, can you be found guilty of wrong doing?

Why is THIS gift so very tempting?! 🎁

The value of both certainty & uncertainty.

If our feelings manifested in the air around us...

Does your pet love or hate certain types of music?

A few of my World Series of Poker stories. ♦️♣️♥️♠️

"Light makes shadow. Truth makes lies." Are these true?

"...no such thing as objective reality." 🤔

What IS strength? What does it REALLY mean to be an alpha?

If anger stems from fear, does "righteous" anger exist?

Get the Swell app to continue

POOF 🪄 You have 3 wishes!