One of my favorite stunts ever executed in a movie is so simple yet incredibly groundbreaking and it’s in The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy opens the door to reveal a full-color world.
The Wizard of Oz starts out in black & white — standard of the time and what people were used to.
But then after Dorothy lands and opens the door, she reveals not only the magical land of Munchkinland but also the magic of technicolor in one single shot.
Since technicolor was not very widely available prior to the Wizard of Oz’s release, for many people it would be the first time they were ever seeing a moving picture in color. What better way to pull it off than in a big reveal like that? Fantastic! I know by today’s standards this doesn’t seem like a lot for a movie, but this was a great trick given the technology they had. What a special way to bring some magic to audiences, especially in a time when things were really down in America during the Great Depression.
The book solves half of your problems, not all of them
Say you have 8 problems. You read the book, and you have 4 problems. You read the book again gets rid of HALF, of those 4 problems. So you’re left with two. Out of the 8 problems, 6 were resolved and 6/8 is 75%.
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So, what you’re saying, is that if I buy infinite books, I will solve all of my problems, because the sum as n approaches infinity starting at 1 of (½)^n equals 1, which would be 100% of my problems.
No, you will only ever be able to become infinitely close to solving all of your problems, like this:
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that’s why radioactive material is such a bitch! it only ever deteriorates relative to its mass so it will never completely vanish
This post is pushing me to the limit
MY BRAIN IS ONLY WIRED TO BE ABLE TO SEE COLORS ONLY MANTIS SHRIMP CAN SEE NOT COMPREHEND THE SQUARE ROOT OF FUCK YOU
You know, you could just buy enough books to cut your problems down to one and hope it’s one you can solve on your own.
If your problems are truly integer in nature, eventually you hit the point where the infinite divisibility model fails. Then, each new book has a 50% chance of solving your one remaining problem.
Unfortunately, problems are not a static set, and you are likely to gain new problems along the way. Problems like, “Where do I put all these books?”
If your problems are truly integer in nature, I feel bad for you son
I got infinitely divisible problems but a book ain’t one.
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When your mental state is already fragile and you learn that apparently friendships you thought could withstand anything have crumbled. When you now realize yet again you overestimated your worth in someones life.
I think that if I just cut out everyone except coworkers while at work it might be better. It might be lonely but I wont be crushed by the weight of failure and disappointment. I wont be set up to be hurt.
