determinism and butterfly effect

Hi!

I recently found out what determinism is and I think I’ve kind of always aligned with this but never knew the name for it. I also believe in the butterfly effect. Is it possible to believe in both at the same time, or does that contradict itself? Do determinists usually have a victim complex? I believe that I was given a good life, I did well in school and now I am doing well in college, and I will always have a good life even during my dark moments because I am making smart choices BUT I was given opportunities to continue having a successful/enjoyable life. I also have OCD if that matters lol. I grew up in the Bible Belt but I am not really religious because Christians seem to be the most prejudice and I’ve never really believed in the whole hell thing. Can someone recommend me to some philosophers?

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u/Alternative-Owl-283 — 5 days ago

America is so interesting

America is so interesting right now. While we have lower income communities and POC complaining about gentrification and PE ruining local shops we also have super exclusive towns like Nantucket, the Hamptons and Martha’s Vineyard complaining about the influx of influencers and people ruining the communities.
Idk I just found it interesting how the opposite sides of the spectrum are being affected by the same thing.

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u/Alternative-Owl-283 — 23 days ago

Costa Rica

Hi everyone!

I am currently writing a speech for how and why Costa Rica is one of the happiest countries in the world. I spent a summer there, and I won't go in to detail but it was life changing. I was coming on here to ask Costa Ricans what Pura Vida means to them. Thank you

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u/Alternative-Owl-283 — 2 months ago

Questions about lines

Hi :) . I was wondering if it is normal to not have venus lines in the US? I was born in NY and I have a mars IC line there, and a pluto line in Atlanta (where I live now).

Any advice? I would say I am still learning about astrocartography :)

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u/Alternative-Owl-283 — 2 months ago

advice?

Hi everyone I have OCD not BPD. I’m dealing with an old friend/coworker that has BPD and need advice .
Lets call the grey text P

backstory : I became very close friends at work with P, and we lowkey trauma bonded . I’ve never met someone with bpd , but I’ve noticed some red flags and even wrote in my journal months ago about how I don’t think this friendship will last long. The issue is I have a problem with trauma dumping too much so I never wanted to drop them cause I was afraid they’d tell all my other coworkers and use my OCD fears against me. Now I must say I realized that I don’t really care to be her friend I think I just needed a therapist
Now P joined a friend group that supposedly was suppose to be good friends with MY good friend W. To wrap it up the friend group was talking shit about W and I told W because we are close coworkers/friends that love and respect each other
Anyway W was going to confront the friend group and I warned P so that she could get her story straight. She lost her shit and started going off so I blocked her. W messaged P and said don’t worry about it I won’t tell them, and P’s issue is only with me and thinks I was rude and apathetic towards her. Also that “I blocked her like she did something to me”. This situation happened a month ago but I literally found out about the texts today. I have no desire to be friends with P anymore, but my mind has finally been put to rest because I was wondering what her issue was with me. I lowkey have an urge to apologize but not reconcile the relationship because I do have a tendency to cut people off when idgaf anymore. Advice?? I literally forgot to ask lol : is it smart to apologize to her? Because I’ve read in a few places that this will open up a can of worms if I do and it might make the situation worse.

u/Alternative-Owl-283 — 2 months ago
▲ 1 r/fruit

Temperate and Tropical fruits

I was eating my huge bowl of cantaloupe, and randomly had the idea of googling if all fruits are tropical" which to my surprise they are not. Which made me come to the realization that I am not a big fan of tropical fruits I prefer temperate. I noticed that I do not really like tangy or sour fruits, but never made the connection :) .

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u/Alternative-Owl-283 — 3 months ago

marketing types

I always see different industries of marketing on tik tok , but when I google the different types of marketing it says things like SEO, email marketing, content marketing. What I’m trying to look for is like beauty marketing , fashion marketing , food marketing ( I made this up idk if this exists lol ) . THOSE types of marketing sections. What should I google for that? I’m honestly just curious if there’s any type of marketing that would involve me traveling.

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u/Alternative-Owl-283 — 3 months ago

Wisdom teeth removal

Hi everyone I got my right side wisdom teeth out on Monday , May 11th (already got left side out 2 years ago) , and I have a few questions that the paper doesn’t clarify, and one of the women that answers the phone always has an attitude lol 😂

  1. when I brush my teeth am I supposed to be brushing the gum part? Where the teeth were extracted?
  2. Thank you everyone 🫶🏾
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u/Alternative-Owl-283 — 3 months ago
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Frozen yogurt places

Hi you guys. Anyone that lives in Miami or NY can you tell me places that serve sweet frozen yogurt instead of tart? I am not a big fan of sourness.

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u/Alternative-Owl-283 — 3 months ago
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Dreams

hi , just curious if a psychologist or someone knew the answer to this lol .

So basically I only get nightmares if I sleep on my right side when I’m in my apartment . When I’m at my parents I can sleep on any side and be fine. It feels more comfortable to sleep on my right side tbh. This morning I woke up at 7am because in my dream I was a victim of school shooting lol, and I graduated like 6 years ago . The crazy part of the dream was like the shooter was one person, and then it somehow changed to another person, and then it changed to another person . And then like one of the teachers literally grabbed the gun, and the person had a knife so it was like I HAD to be harmed in the dream. So I was just wondering why that happens? Thank you.

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u/Alternative-Owl-283 — 3 months ago
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ADVICE!!

So I moved into this apartment complex 2024 with this one company. 2025 it became a student apartment complex and I renewed my lease with them. Then on August 29 of this year, I called them asking if it was still possible to renew my lease and that I was interested. The last thing I remember her saying is "I am going to send you the information over." I no longer want to renew my lease, but a different message said that I renewed my offer. I personally don't remember signing anything , but I might have. The thing is the contract is from the old company that used to own my apartment complex. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

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u/Alternative-Owl-283 — 3 months ago