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Cake day: June 10th, 2025

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  • The old question “if a tree falls in a forest, and there’s nobody to hear it, did it really fall or even exist?” The question was often asked in psychology tests, as it gives a hint how the tester is thinking. There are two answers: in a subjective universe, the tree didn’t exist, and it didn’t fall. Objectively spoken: it obviously fell and existed. There exist probably a number of options between these extremes. Now, if you propose an object that has never ever been observed and will NEVER EVER be observable, I would suggest the question as to its existence is irrelevant as it is unanswerable, and questions that are unanswerable are, for most scientists (and rational human beings), uninteresting.




  • I find questions like these more and more upsetting. I’ve posted several articles on Lemmy and other platforms that show how the USA is rapidly sliding into a fascist state, the breakdown of democracy is horrifying, and also directly affects the wellbeing and security of the countries US Americans are visiting as tourists. And all the US tourists that come over here say: well, I didn’t vote Trump (which nobody can check, can we? We just have to believe it). We all know USAmericans are not particularly blessed with vacation days, but wouldn’t they be BETTER spent in creating political initiatives in the USA? By God, man, you may be lucky you can actually re-enter the USA when you come back, and if the midterms go topsy-turvy (and rest assured that Trump will do anything to make them come out in his favor), you may well be seeking asylum in Europe or Australia in 2 years time! So, instead of thinking about what kind of silly hat to wear abroad, stay home and do something, a couple of things against trump’s fascism (end of rant).