Zazen

You both like help.

You: hello

Stranger: Hi there.

Stranger: What's your name?

You: Adam

Stranger: You doing okay, Adam?

You: pretty much

Stranger: Here to help? Or is something on your mind?

You: What do you desire?

Stranger: I could do with some food.

You: mentally desire

Stranger: A new episode of Westworld to watch.

You: ah

Stranger: Yourself?

You: Honor. Something honorable.

Stranger: What are some examples of honour that you admire?

You: In myself?

Stranger: Anywhere.

Stranger: In anyone.

You: Thich

Stranger: Nhat Hanh?

You: born Lam Van Tuc

You: but I suppose most Buddhist monks would due

Stranger: What makes them admirable?

You: sacrifice

You: I higher cause than themselves

Stranger: Do you have a higher cause that inspires you?

You: Perhaps.

You:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_altruism

Stranger: Yeah, I've read The Most Good You Can Do.

You: That's great.

You: Are you religious?

Stranger: I'm not really, no. Buddhist, if anything.

You: Do you meditate.

You: ?

Stranger: I do, yes.

You: What kind?

Stranger: Zazen.

You: I hear that a lot.

You: I don't want to show my judgment...too much though.

Stranger: Like disapproval?

You: No. More-so lukewarm type acknowledgement.

Stranger: Haha, that's fine.

You: I recommend a course or finding a teacher.

Stranger: A course in what?

You: Meditation.

Stranger: Why is that?

You: It's worth it if you want to continue to meditate.

Stranger: Is there a particular course you'd recommend?

You: Vipassana

Stranger: Ah yep.

Stranger: Well, I've done a 10-day retreat from Goenka's lot.

Stranger: I'm happy with the teacher I have.

You: Do you mean had?

Stranger: No, I mean my current zazen teacher.

You: So you have a teacher?

Stranger: Yes, I attend a zen sitting group regularly.

You: Are groups worth it?

You: I feel as though it's somewhat distracting

You: or a supplement

Stranger: It's a little different. Of course most of your practice is alone. But there is something supportive about sitting as part of a group. There are distractions, of course, but there always are wherever you are.

You: I agree then.

You: What do you do?

You: For work.

Stranger: I do freelance writing, mostly for marketing agencies and companies making websites.

You: Do you have essays that you've written, such as for a blog?

Stranger: Nah, not really. What do you do for work?

You: I'm a green young student, who would like to write...but I have this mental construct of the starving artist...along with not wanting to be forced to write things

You: I wouldn't want to do...naturally on my own

Stranger: Well, yeah, that's the price you pay.

You: But I suppose I'll do that anyway in my future job.

You: anyway

Stranger: But writing to a brief - that is, writing what someone has asked you to write - can be challenging and rewarding.

Stranger: Have you done a Vipassana retreat?

You: Yes

Stranger: 10-day?

You: That's the minimum.

Stranger: How did you find it?

You: Online.

Stranger: Hah, sorry, I mean, what was the experience like for you?

You: Productive

You: useful

Stranger: Man, it was tough for me.

Stranger: I spent the first few days just mentally climbing the wall.

Stranger: walls.

Stranger: I'd just watched a whole season of a TV show before I went.

Stranger: And I relived the whole thing.

You: Ah, ha ha

Stranger: And Goenka mispronouncing "equanimity" drove me mad. Little things.

You: Oh, I didn't know

Stranger: Haha, it's a bit mean. Just his Indian accent.

Stranger: He puts the emphasis on the second syllable instead of the third.

Stranger: And then runs the rest of the syllables together.

Stranger: Petty, but that's what was in my head.

You: Where do you like to live?

Stranger: As in, which counry?

Stranger: country?

You: America, but whichever you'd like.

You: I feel like you are a part of the future "me"

Stranger: I haven't been to America.

You: ah

You: Then in your country.

Stranger: Well, its a small country. I'm in New Zealand.

Stranger: I like living in Auckland, which is the biggest city.

Stranger: But I like travelling around too.

Stranger: There are some beautiful places.

You: Hmmmm

Stranger: Where in the States are you from?

You: Wisconsin

Stranger: And how old are you?

You: 22

Stranger: What are you studying?

You: Electrical engineering is what I struggle with

Stranger: Why is that?

You: It is hard. I have ADD. I have trouble understanding with bad prof, such as those who don't give prior reading

Stranger: Is there support for that?

You: Yes, I get more time on tests.

Stranger: That's all?

You: Um, ya. Quizzes too I gues.

You: s

You: Well, I could have a note taker...but that's not useful.

Stranger: No, it wouldn't be.

Stranger: How about medication for it?

You: I prefer not to. I believe it would negatively alter my cognitive ability in the long run.

You: I did some light research a while back.

Stranger: What did you find?

You: What I just said. Although, it was implicit or not hard evidence. I don't think it could be anyway.

Stranger: On the other hand, you're finding it hard to study right now.

You: Depends.

You: It's hard to study when the professor does not define nor assign homework/practice problems

You: That's the issue right now in my Modern Physics course

Stranger: Are other students having the same problem?

You: For Modern Physics, yes.

You: not ADD related

Stranger: Okay, so there are two problems, and they're compounding.

Stranger: Has anyone talked to the prof about it?

You: He realizing the material he is teaching is very hard. It's solid state physics.

Stranger: What's solid state physics about?

You: semiconductors, phonons (a specialty field in which his research is based), etc

Stranger: Okay, what are phonons?

You: like photons except with sound

You: there's a tech. definition

Stranger: Like little travelling units of sound?

You: not quite

Stranger: What makes them like photons?

You: definition - quantum of lattice oscillations

Stranger: Okay.

Stranger: So phonons are quantum of lattice oscillations through matter?

You: Yes

You: I'm pretty sleepy, do you have skype?

You: to chat another day?

Stranger: Sure. My Skype is max***max

You: thanks, chat with you another time ;)

deep stuff

You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!

Stranger's college: uwplatt.edu

You: know anything deep to talk about?

You: can't really get to that stuff

Stranger: Hmm

You: in a normal conversation

You: you know, "deep" stuff

Stranger: "deep" in what meaning?

Stranger: Like, a stoner saying "woah thats deep man?"

Stranger: In otherwords, I don't know

You: I want to check with an expert source

You: urban dictionary

Stranger: Check what?

Stranger: Deep?

You: concept, abstraction, or theory

Stranger: ?

Stranger: Lost me

You: ya, I lost myself with that definition too!

Stranger: Lol

Stranger: So, what did you mean?

You: Well, I keep reading the definitions on Urban Dictionary

Stranger: Oh no

You: and they're not what I mean

Stranger: Lol

Stranger: So, Urban Dictionary will tell me what you don't mean?

You: Well, I could give examples...but I want you to think up a topic instead of me restricting our discussion to what I know

You: lots of depth, complex.

You: "This book I'm reading is deep."

Stranger: I am willing to discuss whatever you want.

Stranger: Okay

Stranger: Feel free to limit conversation all you wish.

You: lol

You: all right, I'll throw out some choices

Stranger: Okay

You: ethics (how are we Good people? relative to everyone else...relative to most people being just "everyday" good people)

You: future utopian society (what will things be like...probably...maybe)

You: more ethics type stuff, connected to the same topic (Good), but about other things

You: hmmmm, I know there's more deep stuff

Stranger: Lol

Stranger: Hmm

Stranger: First, what is your name?

You: Adam

Stranger: Okay, I am Myles.

You: nice to meet you

Stranger: And you.

Stranger: Hmm

Stranger: Back to picking....

Stranger: Utopian society I think

You: ok, good choice

You: before we go into it tho, do you know

You: what a stream of consciousness is in terms of writing?

Stranger: I do not.

You: free writing

You: that's what it is

Stranger: Okay

You: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_writing

You: feel free to do that

You: I will not mind...I'll actually like that more

Stranger: Okay

Stranger: I can try

You: anyway, what do you think people will do with their free time

You: to ad infinitum

You: technology very advanced

Stranger: Any free time they have decided is unneeded.

Stranger: Hibernation pods to go into statis until something is going on.

You: what?

Stranger: Everything they might need to do in their free time is automated.

Stranger: So, they aren't needed.

You: what do you mean automated?

Stranger: Robots or something similar are taking care of everything.

Stranger: Cleaning the house, doing the cooking, etc.

You: couldn't they create any experience they want though?

Stranger: And they do in the pods.

Stranger: While they sleep/dream.

Stranger: They create any experience they wish.

You: ah

Stranger: Even more freedom than what the technology gives them.

You: there's a Bruce Willis movie about something similar

Stranger: Oh really?

Stranger: As if I knew that XD

You: ya, let me find it...

You: Surrogates (2009)

Stranger: Okay, I will check that out

You: I haven't seen it

Stranger: Darn, only on Netflix DVD.

You: hm? there's always this old of movie available to stream from somewhere online

Stranger: Yea, just not digging right now.

You: I see

Stranger: So, what are your thoughts?

You: I feel like tech would be so advanced to the point where actual physical experiences could be recreated

You: to the human intellect flawlessly

You: so any fictional character (such as a lead character in a movie)

You: could be stepped into

Stranger: Huh

You: but, for people with depression...I think there would be a higher chance of suicide

Stranger: Probably

You: then again, you see Hot Tub Time Machine II?

Stranger: I have not.

You: the youngest character tries to commit suicide, but there's like some hinky forcefield that catches him unexpectedly

Stranger: Huh

You: why do you think they're might probably be more depression suicides?

Stranger: Because of the contrast between how they seen their lives and how life really is.

You: Life would be almost anything they would want it to be though.

Stranger: It has been nice talking, but I got to go.

You: adios

You have disconnected.

alone

You: I just want people to find a cause

You: something to stand for

Stranger: i see

You: just not for themselves

You: there is so much we can do to improve the world

Stranger: thats true

Stranger: im just not so sure

Stranger: we have the obligation to do so

You: well, there I'm getting specific

Stranger: idk my view on things is that its always nice to help those in need but people shouldn't be forced into helping

You: you are correct, I will agree that we do not have a moral obligation for any cause

You: (but honestly, I don't care. Standing for anything is OK!)

Stranger: ahhahaha

You: ya, no pressure

You: I suppose your feedback that I'm getting is to how I can make such questions for any cause

You: http://www.globalissues.org/

Stranger: hmm

You: I mean, I can't even get those close to me to stand for something!

Stranger: haahahah

Stranger: are u that frustrated about the society's apathy

Stranger: coz in general people just dont care about anything but themselves

Stranger: i dont think theres much we can do about that

You: it's hard being alone...

Stranger: aw

You: online I'm not, but that's not the kind of alone I mean

Stranger: so u feel lonely

Stranger: me too actually

Stranger: not sure if its the same kind of loneliness though

You: not really "lonely" just alone

Stranger: oh

Stranger: i see

Stranger: how so

Stranger: u feel like youre the only one who gives a damn

Stranger: ?

You: pretty much

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accepting mediocrity

You: what are you thinking about?

Stranger: i was just thinking about how close can people get

Stranger: accept someone the way one's accepts himself

Stranger: and you?

You: that I did not study section 2.5 good enough yet

Stranger: what are you studying?

You: differential equations

You: I suppose I don't accept most people for who they are

You: not even me

direct actions, squats, rallies, election campaigns "practical stuff"

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You both like activism.

Stranger: you do activism?

You: I suppose

You: Do you?

Stranger: not much atm, i used to

You: which?

Stranger: uh, well, mainly climate stuff, anti-capitalist, feminism...

Stranger: what do you do?

You: lessen extreme poverty

You: I'm a feminist though in a light sense of the term

Stranger: ah, right :)

You: I may be anti-capitalist

You: Thomas Pogge

Stranger: it's a pretty broad term

You: haven't read too much about what he's saying these days though

You: true that

You: although, climate change...I haven't done anything for that

Stranger: what exactly do you mean by lessen extreme poverty, like, rallys, soup kitchens?

You: I live in the US. There is very little extreme poverty--none that I can touch anyway.

You: (here)

You: Just a sec...

You: So, like I was saying, poverty can be divided into two main camps:

You: extreme (e.g., non-US) and relative (e.g., US)

Stranger: so you mainly do things abroad, or?

You: no, that's too costly

You: I give to foreign things, Kiva (miro-loans) or GiveDirectly

You: if you look up Effective Altruism

You: you'll get where I'm coming from

Stranger: right

Stranger: it all sounds super academic compared to what I did

Stranger: I did more direct actions, squats, rallies, election campaigns

Stranger: you know, all the practical stuff :)

You: GiveDirectly is actually more practical

You: the term you mean is "visible"

He knows her slightly more than usual

You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!

Stranger's college: northsouth.edu

Stranger: hi

You: hi

You: something my friend said when he was about 19 at a social gathering:

You: He had been rooting (Aussie slang for fucking) this young lady for a couple of months on and off and at this event he happened upon said young lady and her mother who he knew too. The mother wasn't sure if he knew her daughter.

She said, have you met my daughter and he said, "I believe that's a face I have cum across before"

Stranger: lol

You: =)

You: Completely truthful and quite naughty but the mother had no idea he meant it literally

Stranger: what do you do for a living?

You: I'm a student

Stranger: comedian?

Stranger: you should be a comedian

You: I'm not Australian--I copied that from a question and answer website ;)

Stranger: haha nice, which one?

You: Quora: What's the most truthful statement you said that was quite inappropriate?

Stranger: oh quora

Stranger: it's good

You: fuck ya it's good

You: questions define and give meaning to our lives

You: answers are the spice of it all (spice of life if you will)

Stranger: hmm quite the philosopher

You: ha, to non-philosophers philosophy appears contained

You: not related to everyday interaction and existance

You: but I'm not here to convince you ;)

You: well, I should go. You know, waste more time on living a meaningful life :....J

After that, what's left?

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