this post was submitted on 01 May 2026
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Sometimes we have those little epiphanies in the shower.. sometimes they come from other places. This is a home for those epiphanies.
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I just need a button to play frustrated R2-D2 noises at people. Polite, humorous, and a gentle reminder that there are other humans in those other cars, but still gets the point across.
Mark Rober video with R2-D2 horn sound.
I knew when I had the idea that wasn't original, just couldn't remember where from.
Well shit... I have a new project now.
There are only humans in my car, other cars are filled with assholes, morons, and idiots, some have a “fucking” modifier attached to them too.
A Buddhist priest once taught me a very simple and effective exercise to combat that sort of thinking.
As you drive, imagine your car in a bubble. Then expand your bubble to include the vehicle in front of you.
It started with imagining a bubble around yourself (not in a car necessarily) and then expanding it to include the person nearest you.
It's more impactful than it sounds. You quickly come to see/feel them as part of the "you" team.
I just figure all theses people must have diarrhea. Except the dumb ones, they are probably just dumb