Anti-Mimetic Tactics for Living a Counter-Cultural Life

Re:Anti-Mimetic Tactics for Living a Counter-Cultural Life by mjfl on Saturday June 24, 2023 @11:50PM (#36464992)

> Each of us has the power, though, to make our experiences a bit less stressful and more enjoyable if we take advantage of the off-peak times when we have the freedom to do things on our own time. Some of my favorites include: going to the bar of a restaurant between 2–5pm when I’m the only person in the place and knocking out some work over an appetizer; going to museums (I live in DC, so there are a ton of great ones) during weekday mornings; and golfing at twilight where the rates are cheaper and there are 80% less people on the course (I also happen to think it’s the most beautiful time of the day to golf, anyway.

Doing work at a restaurant over appetizers at 3pm, very anti-mimetic. Apparently one of the keys of being anti-memetic is being 'already rich'.

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Re:Anti-Mimetic Tactics for Living a Counter-Cultural Life by DoItToMe81 on Sunday June 25, 2023 @02:38AM (#36465605)

Yeah. This article feels just a step away from saying "To live a happier life, just tell your parents to increase your allowance to 10k a week.".

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Re:Anti-Mimetic Tactics for Living a Counter-Cultural Life by hgsgm on Sunday June 25, 2023 @11:35AM (#36469311)

The average white collar worker can afford to pay for an appetizer at a restaurant for lunch.

DC museums are free.

Public golf courses aren't a luxury item.

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Re:Anti-Mimetic Tactics for Living a Counter-Cultural Life by literalis on Sunday June 25, 2023 @05:06PM (#36472593)

Even better is "Filter feedback the way you filter calories: take only what you need. Take the rest with a grain of salt."

It takes a special kind of person to write that and not even look like they workout at all.

As a Girard fan that is trying to read the Golden Bough, I hate this guy so much.

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Re:Anti-Mimetic Tactics for Living a Counter-Cultural Life by barrkel on Sunday June 25, 2023 @03:00AM (#36465669)

Most restaurants with bars are closed between 3 and 7, finished with lunch and busy prepping for dinner.

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Re:Anti-Mimetic Tactics for Living a Counter-Cultural Life by apsurd on Sunday June 25, 2023 @03:43AM (#36465859)

flippant comment that's provably false. id say more restaurants have happy hour exactly to create value during this slow time, than are closed.

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Re:Anti-Mimetic Tactics for Living a Counter-Cultural Life by barrkel on Monday June 26, 2023 @08:44AM (#36478995)

I have never, in my 40+ years of life, been to a restaurant with "happy hour", ymmv.

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Re:Anti-Mimetic Tactics for Living a Counter-Cultural Life by esrauch on Sunday June 25, 2023 @03:58AM (#36465917)

This is strongly regional, some do but most restaurants in more urban-ish US areas don't close between lunch and dinner in my experience. Had some culture shock in Europe when there's zero prepared food available for purchase in a whole town at 2pm.

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Re:Anti-Mimetic Tactics for Living a Counter-Cultural Life by DontchaKnowit on Sunday June 25, 2023 @10:26AM (#36468472)

Since when is eating an appetizer from a restaurant for the "rich"?

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