#Interest

Sydney Burkamazing_Sydney
2026-02-06

Kosmix: Kit’s co-workers were kinda unsure about Syd at first, but they soon started to become interested in her when she showed them her artwork on her drawing pad.

2026-02-04

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

The happy life is to an extraordinary extent the same as the good life. Professional moralists have made too much of self-denial, and in so doing have put the emphasis in the wrong place. Conscious self-denial leaves a man self-absorbed and vividly aware of what he has sacrificed; in consequence it fails often of its immediate object and almost always of its ultimate purpose. What is needed is not self-denial, but that kind of direction of interest outward which will lead spontaneously and naturally to the same acts that a person absorbed in the pursuit of his own virtue could only perform by means of conscious self-denial.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 17 “The Happy Man” (1930)

More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/818…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #asceticism #temperance #celibacy #abstinence #diet #focus #goodlife #happiness #interest #selfdenial #selfrestriction

2026-02-03

@jagodamarinic

Für #legitimes #interesse #Demokratie muss man nicht #Moral bemühen. Und auch nachdem sich #Ost und #West erledigt hat, bleibt es #basic #interest des #Mensch rund um die Welt; alles #Egoist ,alle wollen Mitsprache und #gemeinnutz

Marmorstatue von Sokrates oder so einem ollen griechen, mit erhobenem Zeigefingernger, spruch: in dem Punkt bin ich völlig unmoralisch egoistisch - ich will Demokratie für mich.
Ken Everett (Ken's Blogspot)kensbookinfo
2026-02-02

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Ken Everett (Ken's Blogspot)kensbookinfo
2026-02-01
2026-01-31

Community currency are not accepted because money is a result of distrust.
Community currencies are a catch22.

I don't deny that there are successful local initiative.
But overall money is an expression of distrust in interhuman relationships.

So unless we find a way to trust on another level we are stuck with interest based money which trickles up

#communitycurrency #localmoney #money #interest

Mbingumbingu
2026-01-31

Community currency are not accepted because money is a result of distrust.
Community currencies are a catch22.

I don't deny that there are successful local initiative.
But overall money is an expression of distrust in interhuman relationships.

So unless we find a way to trust on another level we are stuck with interest based money which trickles up

Fllicsfllics
2026-01-28

LIVE: Fed Chair Powell speaks after rates held steady

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, citing still-elevated inflation alongside solid economic growth and giving little indication in its latest policy statement of when borrowing costs might fall again. Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

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Losing interest

Before I was diagnosed with AuDHD, I always wondered why I could be very interested, fixated even, on certain things for a few very intense moments, and then, suddenly without cause, just totally lose that interest... I had never heard about hyperfocus and/or "autistic special interests" (more about that here). I just could not understand it. And it annoyed me a lot, especially when the fixation/focus had made me invest (money) in this interest, and then it "just" ends... I've been browsing the web a bit about this, and tried to collect some info on it. I know that the autistic side deals differently with the interests compared to the ADHD side. And, of couse, these two mix it up. I found several things, copied them all, and then... I cheated a bit... 🫣I copied all the bits I found interesting into an AI app, and asked if it could compile a nice list for me. I know, people don't like this. But, these days, due to missing my usual routine, due to all the last-minute extra things here and there, I am just so low on spoons... So, I'd rather be honest about having asked it for help. But, I did find the info that I wanted to share using the mighty Duck search engine. […]

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A detailed cartoon illustration shows a happy, two-headed elf character with a blue female head and an orange male head, floating in a purple robe. Around them are various fantasy elements: a red dragon with books, a robot in a forest, a train on crystals, potion bottles, and a map. The text "Losing interest" is in a green, casual font over the train. The artwork was created with Nano Banana Pro and edited with Pixlr and AddText.A Venn diagram from SimplyPsychology.org breaks down "Special interest vs hyperfixation." Special Interests (pink) are usually lifelong, core to identity, and stable. Hyperfixations (blue) are short-term, less about identity, and happen in intense bursts. Both (purple middle) involve intense focus, are passion-driven, build skills, and help manage stress. Basically, they share that same deep-dive energy, but special interests stick around for the long haul while hyperfixations are more of a temporary (but intense) vibe.
Ken Everett (Ken's Blogspot)kensbookinfo
2026-01-25
Daniel AJ Sokolovnewstik@social.heise.de
2026-01-22

Trump wants to limit credit card #interest rates at 10%. Thatb idea is fraught with issues.

Why not go after the #usurious Payday Loan industry?

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