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Living Alone Together
by Y
This is a podcast of a woman living alone. She talks about whatever comes into her mind, with the hope that she's not alone. https://oioilook.com Powered by Firstory Hosting
Episodes
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How does modern life wear you down?
I briefly review the 16 things in my life that have gone wrong. My stance is that modern technologies are contraptions that are deliberately convoluted to wear us down and to let us rely more on AI and monopolies. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Have we increased our standards of living?
I'm back! (I think) Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Don't they know it's absurd?
I hate landing time. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Is our skin a real barrier between us and the world?
we are all just decorations of the wall of earth On why the barrier between 'self' and the outside doesn't really exist. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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What's stopping us from finding our soulmates?
Today I talk about 'crystals' and 'fluid' and it's the beginning of my whole theory on spirituality. take it easy...... Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Can you see what's really important? (On Distraction)
Movie recommended: No other choice Frasier Phase 1: patriarchy Phase 2: corporations Phase 3: distraction Powered by Firstory Hosting
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What's the price of being with a man?
A woman loses £26k per year in opportunity costs by living with a man. Gender Wealth Gap Gender Pay Gap More on gender pension gap, from the house of commons Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Why do we put up with mediocre sex?
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can we ever dismantle the nuclear family
I rant about my morning routine and the nuclear family. I don't think we can do it, sadly. And as logically. And as expected. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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How much risk are you willing to take for the sublime?
some thoughts on risk/returns, risk/rewards Powered by Firstory Hosting
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When to trust your own judgment?
the story starts with a blocked kitchen sink Powered by Firstory Hosting
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What's wrong with being chronically online?
Evil amazon, evil summer, e-ink, AWS, and I wish I was in the USA??? Powered by Firstory Hosting
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What is the fundamental unit of the world?
I had an epiphany (a bit late) last Saturday (30 May). I can't wait to share it! Dichotomies and 'invisible walls' don't matter at atll. Individuals don't matter at all. I talk about how the true unit of the world is an incorporated business. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Would education change things? (On rejections, bureaucracy, scams)
Basically moaning about the scammy nature of the world and the rejections. :( Originally titled: "Was my mother's suffering worth it?" but felt like it might have been too melodramatic. David Foster Wallace: This is Water Fyre Festival Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Why is 'rest' mandatory?
Also known as, my Anti-Love Campaign Or Why I'm against 'work-life balance'. 'Capitalism' is a hoax, and 'patriarchy' is a hoax. But the worst of them all: Love. The society has come up with new ways of counteracting the menace for working for a corporation or working at all, which is to posit…
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Does intelligence matter?
I discuss the whole concept of 'intelligence' and if it even means anything. i think it doesn't. The book I mentioned: Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go [spoilers!] The concept: the main characters are 'clones' who were brought to life to have their organs harvested. At school, they had a…
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Should I go back to drinking?
My dating site: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com special episode! I moan and rant about my life, then wonder if I'm just stupid. Enjoy, if you can. Podcast image: Rovaniemi, finland Powered by Firstory Hosting
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What's the best dating site today?
My free dating site, it's like digital personal ads! no more swipping! https://oioilook.com Thanks for taking a look. Best film this year, so far: On Falling by Laura Carreira Reddit r/crappydesign Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Should I buy a fitness tracker?
My blog: www.yen1993.com i talk about how to stay fit and if you should buy a fitness tracker for that goal. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Have we done 100 episodes?! on body and soul
A new dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: www.yen1993.com Films mentioned Babygirl by Halina Reijn Bergman Island by Mia Hansen-Løve Sword of Trust by Lynn SHelton Little Women by Greta Gerwig Hard Truths by MIke Leigh Matt and Mara Kazik Radwanski Bring Them Down by Christopher...
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Why bear over man? (On agency and harassment)
My blog: www.yen1993.com Barclays had an IT glitch last week: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/barclays-bank-down-outage-app-b2690614.html The quote by Toni Morrison: “The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you...
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What does whisky do to you? (On Conversation)
A new dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: www.yen1993.com I talk about what we talk about when we talk. A bit of Scotland, a bit of Sally Rooney. And disappointments in life. I think this might be my best episode and year yet. Books mentioned: Normal People, Conversations with…
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Where is the magic?
A new dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: www.yen1993.com new year musings Powered by Firstory Hosting
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What is my new perspective? Part 2, list of films
A new dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: www.yen1993.com Films by directors who are women or gay men: The Substance (2024) by Coralie Fargeat With Demi Moore Vagabond (1985) by Agnes Varda Le Bonheur (1965) by Agnes Varda Queer (2024) William Burroughs. By Luca Guadagnino (gay)…
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What is my new perspective? Part 1
A new dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: www.yen1993.com I give a new theory on feminism and my new perspective of it. I explain what is "unfeminist," a "Mario" way of thinking, a "relationship-based" of thinking. I also explain what is my version of feminism and why it's important...
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"Where are you from?"
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com Really triggered recently and started reading the book, Set boundaries, find peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab The quote by Toni Morrison: “The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you…
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Why does the modern social fabric feel so flimsy?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com I talk about my lowkey conflicting feelings about the election, tourist traps, misogyny, and the VERY FILMSY NATURE OF THE SOCIAL FABRIC, or rather, the social hole. Also some (non-)insights on marriage and its...
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how is norway?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com I talk about my brita filter, Norway trip, and just a bit about the US election. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Is not replying ever okay?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com "No." indeed is a complete sentence. But it's even more of a relief to not replying at all. Pheew. #notadog Powered by Firstory Hosting
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why is love not real? (the physical nature of the world)
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com special episode where i talk about how frustrating life is due to the physical nature of the world Powered by Firstory Hosting
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What is a phone?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com special episode! Powered by Firstory Hosting
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How to break free from the causal chains of life?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com (1) diagonal exploration of consciousness (2) the power of language (3) new common senses of the modern age Powered by Firstory Hosting
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What is the secret to job satisfaction? (On Envying Your Client)
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com This will be a breakthrough in sociological research on job satisfaction. How envious are you of your clients? Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Why the fabricated profoundness of the human experience?
The fabricated profoundness of the human experience, or "The delicate nothingness of our times" Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Are we better than chatgpt?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com O just a regular rambling session. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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What's up with the supermarkets?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com Today I talk about supermarkets of the UK. Today, £1 = Korean ₩1734 £1 = Japanese ¥198 £1 = Taiwanese $40 £1 = Swedish SEK14 £1 = Icelandic ISK176 The price of 1 plastic bag at Tesco = 30p = ₩520.2 = ¥59 = NTD$12 =...
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Why, not how?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com About the power of Explore mode, my new chair, and the importance of asking Why. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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how to live a 480p life?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com talking about the low friction life, adobe illustrator, Afternoon blues, and PMS Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Why did I sell my iPad (Air)?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com As titled. And how to de-Americanise??? Powered by Firstory Hosting
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How much can we imagine?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com Today I talk about my thought experiment. Books mentioned: Sorrow and Bliss by Mag Mason My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh Wanting by Luke Burgis Film: "Mothers' Instinct" Show: Fleabag Powered by...
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How to live a raw life? (On Wanting)
warning: this is a big rambling episode! I talk about medical tourism, ultra efficiency, the book Wanting by Luke Burgis. The podcast I mentioned: The Seen and the Unseen with Amit Varma, episode with Luke Burgis. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Are we products? (On Ultra Processed People)
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com Commenting on Kate Conspiracy, Ultra Processed People by Chris van Tulleken, and anticonsumption. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Why should we wing it?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com Can't' sleep. Talk about sadness, winging it, different hues of life, and the avoidance of gyms to the win, HA! Powered by Firstory Hosting
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[book talk #3] Four Thousand Weeks, Oliver Burkeman
"There is an alternative: the unfashionable but powerful notion of letting time use you, approaching life not as an opportunity to implement your predetermined plans for success but as a matter of responding to the needs of your place and your moment in history." Book: Four Thousand Weeks by…
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What does it feel like to be God? (On Finnish Legos)
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com Today I talk about what it might feel like to be omniscient... or to see the Earth as Legoland. Also I went to Finland last week, it was not fun. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Are you prepped for the modern world? (The Unreachability of Technology)
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com In this episode I discuss how I feel overwhelmed by modern technologies. the word I'm looking for: part-amazed, part-ashamed, part-overwhelmed. Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Why am I complaining (again)?
A new free dating site I made: https://oioilook.com My blog: https://yen1993.com Good old whinge during xmas. Movie mentioned: Fallen Leaves (2023). Powered by Firstory Hosting
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What is the path less taken in our minds? (Holiday Chitchat)
Feeling not so well today, can't do anything else so time to chit chat on this podcast! A bit about British supermarkets, and then... The Big Gap in my mind. Books mentioned: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray This is Water by David Wallace Foster A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David...
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What is the right to zone out?
Some basic logic lessons, lol. This was a good episode and topic, I think. Books mentioned: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn Why do women write more letters than they post? by Darian Leader Powered by Firstory Hosting
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Why are some people more likeable than others?
Today I give some personal updates and talk about the concept of "likeability". Powered by Firstory Hosting
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This is a podcast of a woman living alone. She talks about whatever comes into her mind, with the hope that she's not alone. https://oioilook.com Powered by Firstory Hosting
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