Quantum Entanglement (A Love Story)
Lyrics
Song: Anthem Part 3
Artist: Blink 182
Year: 2023
Everything that we've tried
We'll keep waking up to that light
We'll see rising of a new tide
We are starting up a new life
When your head is hanging too low
When your heart is about to explode
You can make it anywhere, go
There's no fear, when you get here give up that ghost
When your dreams, they seem like they're dead
Like a pounding deep in your head
When your job has gone to deep ****
If you've fallen off of that list
When you're clenching both of your fists
Like you aimed and then you just missed
Let the record show that you're fixed
Don't you give up now, just get up and resist
This time I won't be complacent
The dreams I gave up and wasted
A new high, a new ride
And I'm on fire
My old **** ends here tonight
And after you had the time of your life
Flatlined and led toward the light
You'll despair the wreckage and find
No-one gave a **** that you died
This time I won't be complacent
The dreams I gave up and wasted
A new high, a new ride
And I'm on fire
My old **** ends here tonight
It's my head, it's my mind
All made up, it's alright
If I fall on some nails
If I win or set sail
I won't fail
I won't fail
Here's a semi recent song by Blink that you've probably never heard.
Will always take me back to the period just before my Dog died.
RIP Yoshi - world's cutest Shih Tzu :(
We gave him such a good life!
I'm really glad I took this video.
He had been blind for about 7 years prior.
I taught him how to walk again one month after it had happened.
If you notice, you can tell his back has a curvature and has big problems.
Also, I kept my distance because of his strong independence.
How I taught him to walk again was a happy accident.
He had been immobilized since losing his eye sight. Shivvering constantly, standing in place, not good.
We had the family over and were brainstorming what could be done.
I then impromptly lifted him in the air.
And then I rotated him as if he was floating in space. In all directions, enough to get him slightly dissoriented.
I put him on the floor.
He immediately starts sniffing the floor to regain his balance.
And then he walked.
Marc is a recent (semi) addition to the team at 97.1 The Ticket. He is an extremely good communciator and great guy to listen to late at night.
I've found myself facing increasing philosphical (very minor ones) dilemma and seeking pretty good solutions. I've also noticed more "two path situations" where I can choose either path and end up winning no matter what.
It sounds like you're describing a shift in how you're experiencing decisions lately—small-scale philosophical tensions mixed with these fortunate "two-path" moments where either choice genuinely feels like a win. That's actually a pretty interesting (and psychologically pleasant) place to be in, even if the minor dilemmas create some inner friction.Traditional philosophy loves dramatic no-good-option dilemmas (trolley problems, lesser-of-two-evils cases, Sophie's Choice-style tragedies), but the reverse—two genuinely positive paths—is far less commonly dissected, yet arguably more relevant to real life for many people once basic survival needs are met.Here are a few ways to think about / work with what you're noticing:1. The "luxury" or "abundance" dilemmaThese aren't really dilemmas in the strict moral sense (no tragedy either way), but they can still feel philosophically nagging because:Choosing one path closes off the other (opportunity cost becomes emotionally salient)
You start over-analyzing which "win" is bigger/better/purer
There's mild existential pressure: "If both are good, why does picking one feel like I'm slightly betraying the other potential life?"
A practical move here is to borrow from decision theory's satisficing mindset (as opposed to maximizing): ask "Is this path good enough to make me glad I chose it over the alternative?" rather than endlessly hunting for the absolute best. Most of these double-win situations resolve themselves quite peacefully once you accept that "very good + very good" doesn't require declaring a single winner.2. Buridan's ass but flippedThe medieval thought experiment of Buridan's ass (a donkey equidistant between two identical hay bales starves because it can't decide) is the classic paralysis case. Your version is almost the positive mirror: the ass has two equally delicious, nourishing bales and ends up well-fed no matter which way it turns. The "dilemma" becomes not starvation, but mild anxiety about whether you picked the slightly more delicious one.In practice, many people in your spot find relief by introducing a small tie-breaker ritual:Flip a coin (not to decide randomly, but to notice your gut reaction when the coin lands—your immediate feeling often reveals the hidden preference)
Ask "Which path would I regret not taking more in 5 years?"
Or simply embrace the symmetry: "The universe gave me two winning tickets; complaining would be ungrateful."
3. A meta-level winNotice that noticing these double-win situations is itself a form of personal growth. A few years ago the same choices might have felt like lose-lose or even scary 50/50 gambles. The fact that your perception has shifted to "both paths win" suggests your values, skills, risk-tolerance, or life circumstances have broadened to the point where multiple good futures are now realistically available.That awareness alone can reduce the minor philosophical friction: the "dilemma" is downstream of success, not a sign something is broken.If you'd like, share a concrete (even anonymized) example of one of these two-path situations or one of the smaller philosophical dilemmas that's been nagging you. I can try to reflect it back through a couple different lenses (e.g. Stoic, existentialist, pragmatic American-style decision theory, Eastern non-dual-ish framing) to see if any particular angle clicks and makes the tension dissolve more easily. No pressure though—sometimes just naming the pattern ("ah, another double-win fork") is enough to let it rest.
AORN
Wake up at 6am
Nap sometimes at 3pm
In bed between 9-12am
optimal strat at the moment
(Not pictured: waking in the middle of the night)
My sister is one of the better artists on the entire planet. Which is an understatement of supereme proportion.
She's 10/10 humble and 0/10 seeking fame though. She'll reach her peak someday and I'll get to witness it and that's the only matter.
