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Cake day: June 6th, 2023

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  • I don’t know the first thing about building stairs but I can tell you what I’d do to learn: not use YouTube or social media as a primary source for learning.

    You should go to the library and find a book or five that talk about stairs, including basic principles. Maybe buy one of your favorite books or use that information to find one online.

    This is major structural work on your home. You can cause a bunch of damage and expose yourself to uninsurable liability if you do it wrong. Unlike many other projects, you can’t necessarily redo a wrong turn you take here without substantial investment. If you don’t have someone you 100% trust to build stairs themselves watching over you, failure to adequately plan can make this a nightmare.









  • I agree that political discourse can be exhausting. That exhaustion will frequently lead to frustration. It’s frustrating to repeatedly engage in an activity without seeing regular progress towards your goal.

    I firmly disagree that political discourse “does nothing to improve the world.” Without discussions, which will often involve disagreement, there are fewer opportunities for personal engagement in the political process. As with formal schooling, a personal engagement in the subject matter can help develop a person’s comfort and confidence with the subject, refine their understanding through overcoming obstacles, expose their ignorance of specific areas, and promote continued social engagement in a community focused on learning.

    Greek forums, French salons, and taverns all around the world served as physical communities for political discussions for contemporary and future political leaders. They were part of the birth, rebirth, and refinement of democratic ideas that became ideals. Some of which became laws.

    Online political discourse is now possible. It is cheaper and easier on an individual level to engage in an online discussion than an in-person community. It’s a mixed bag. There are many examples of bad online behavior, but anyone who reads this post is probably looking for something that is for some reason difficult to find offline. My personal politics are influenced by a combination of offline and online experiences, and I’m glad for both kinds of experience.