"You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you..." - Bruce Lee

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[–]beermeem 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (10 children)

I guess people know shit when they see it.

You know Kansas will pay you to live in Kansas.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (9 children)

I don't know about Kansas, but I know some Zen, and I know about drugs.

At Burning Man and stuff I used to often say, "Everything in moderation, including moderation." I'm pretty sure I made it up, but I wouldn't be surprised if others said it too. It gave me an excuse to be moderate and it gave me an excuse to occasionally say fuck it and go overboard.

[–]beermeem 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

When were you at Burningman, like 2009? Like, were you in the Malcolm In The Middle episode?

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

I went from 1999-2008, ten years in a row and lots of regional events and more.

The entire Malcolm stuff was 100% staged for the show and was VASTLY inferior to the real deal. But it was amusing none-the-less. The Simpsons parody was pretty spectacular too.

Many shows have tried to film there, but Burning Man must be very protective of their identity and their non-commercialized community, though there's no shortages of controversies.

[–]beermeem 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Do you want in?

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

In? You mean go back? In a heartbeat. I'd also need to reconnect with my peops.

Find a community near you: https://regionals.burningman.org/regionals/

[–]beermeem 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Jason. Me and the cats and the LAPD are about to overthrow the Garcetti. So go sit down with your Cangaydian ass.

[–]Chipit 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Badger on silverchat in Austin was saying that in '96 at least, it's where I heard the term first.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I went to Burning Flipside in Austin a couple times, lived there a bit. Visited again in 2007. Great town, great folks.

[–]whereswhat 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, that's def an Oscar Wilde quote.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

LOL, great minds. I likely heard it somewhere. I wonder why I thought I'd come up with it.

Not on:
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/W._C._Fields
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Moderation

Is on:
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Geoff_Dyer
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Everything+in+moderation+including+moderation&&iar=images

Inconclusive: https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-quote-Everything-in-moderation-even-moderation-mean

I suspect it's just a common anon axiom.