I think it was the owner , but Im probably wrong as well . <| sep |> I would hope so . <| sep |> This is getting ridiculous <| sep |> Anyone who donated is a lunatic <| sep |> They might be raised this winter ! WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE HOUSING MARKET <| sep |> You ' ve never been in a situation where your sheltered life was remotely threatened . Don ' t speak about things you have so little understanding . <| sep |> Yes indeed its rare for such beauty <| sep |> We elect the electors . democraticallyThat ' s inaccurate at least in most states . The electors are chosen by the parties . <| sep |> Stoicism is helpful , but it ultimately also focuses on goals , and perfecting the self , which I find to be a distraction . I am curious why you find focusing on oneself to be a distraction . The way I understand it , stoicism focuses on bettering oneself because one cannot control anything else . Thinking about politics , new scientific breakthroughs , aspects of math , finances , history , etc are all things which exist outside of ourselves and by focusing on them we are bettering ourselves in that we understand more , but they are all things we have minimalno control over . Spending time learning about progress being made in AI or medical advances are awesome , but if you cannot control any aspect of these things then it is of limited use to spend a lot of time on it . On the other hand , by focusing on oneself , which does include keeping up to date with news as is a small aspect of it , you are focusing on something you can actually control and do something about .