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Still from Zorba (1964)


Interesting interview with a woman who claims to be a sociopath, a wife, mother, psychotherapist...

I honestly don't believe in "sociopath". I think people are different, and slower to warm, for sure and some people really struggle with empathy, and traumatized people have so much raging internally that sometimes empathy is blocked. I think she's taking slow to warm and blowing it up to pathological proportions, or maybe she's trying to destigmatize things. I find it weird that she identifies with it. Book isn't out yet, but outside the misuse of words to draw attention, I am interested. 


There's a deep dive into Everton in Athletic. They just got back 4 points and that should give the team some relief about being relegated. They were just above the line, one point ahead of Luton, and 4 more points will really help.


I've never heard that WW1 was caused by abstract language before. On p.94 Amanda Montell goes into it in Cultish. My immediate thought is "abstract" is an abstract concept, they should say "not concrete", they can't use that word if they don't like abstract words. To me the issue was more, all the treaties don't pass the make sense test. Now they have Nato and you can't attack each other, so it's all sorted out. I think all treaties should have the "Let's not repeat WW1 again" clause.


Reading Louise Gluck still. She's a fun poet, great follow up to my Mary Oliver obsession.


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