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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 6:09 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A large translucent image of a carved bust of Marcus Aurelius, with curly hair and a full beard, is blended into a starry purple and pink twilight sky over the sea. Below, a small silhouetted figure stands on the shore beside a dark tree, and faint star-shaped patterns overlay the edges. Along the left side, lavender script-style text displays a quote reading Let it not be in any man's power to say truly of thee that thou art not simple or that thou art not good; but let him be a liar whoever shall think anything of this kind about thee; and this is altogether in thy power. Marcus Aurelius. The CivilSimian.com watermark runs vertically along the right edge.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 4:53 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 3:29 AM

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Plain black square background with serif text in a soft purple-to-blue gradient displaying a quote reading There are two ways of extending life: firstly by moving the two points "born" and "died" farther away from one another... The other method is to go more slowly and leave the two points wherever God wills they should be, and this method is for the philosophers. -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 2:09 AM

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 2:01 AM

The site is empty right now...but hopefully people will come in and screw around. No corporate bs....

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civilsimian.com/no-kill-pact

Forums are private, for users....

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 12:47 AM

I'm not the only one who talks about universals and particulars. The full freedom of the particular cannot be realized unless we accept injustice as universal.... which we know is unacceptable....

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 11:28 PM

We have to step up and be better than what raw unchecked freedom produces in wild environments. We are aware and culpable.

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 10:14 PM

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 8:57 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 8:41 PM

Save the children. That's safe. But, radical exclusion, wherever it's found, is what deserves pressure.

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 7:33 PM

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 6:14 AM

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 4:39 AM

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 3:11 AM

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 AM

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 1:02 AM

Tough read...😁...

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 11:48 PM

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM

See biography for Federico Fellini:
civilsimian.com/Federico-Fel...

Read Federico Fellini's work:
civilsimian.com/user/195/con...

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 PM

I honestly think, because of the generational telescoping effect of all information at all times, there won't be a past to hold on to. In this sense, when certain old generations pass on, we may be free from it....

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