Ask Spoony About Poker, Life, and Anything Else

[spoonitnow]

What do you think motivates you to give up so much of your time to help other people better themselves?

Putting aside the obvious importance of learning away from the tables: At the tables what do you think the most damaging leaks of a microstakes player are? What about a 50nl-100nl reg? Do you think they have any in common?

Do you think that Sisyphus would ultimately have found contentment in his eternal punishment of pushing the same rock up a mountain, knowing with all certainty that that was all there was to his existence?

How do you feel about Absurdism, and in particular the idea that while the pursuit of meaning in this life will fail, meaning (perhaps as a coping method) can be found in the pursuit?

Do you believe there is such a thing as society? If ultimately it were your choice, would you choose to be an active and productive member of society or live wholly sustained outside of it?

Why do birds suddenly appear everytime you are near?

Because I'm retarded.

For microstakes they just have no fucking idea why they're doing what they're doing 90% of the time and don't think about what their opponents ranges are. If you're betting, and you don't know why you're betting, you're making a mistake. At small stakes, right now people seem more concerned with trying to "outplay" each other than trying to play well and that leads to so much spew it's hilarious.

If I remember it correctly, Sisyphus' punishment was selected specifically for him because of his level of cunning. For this I don't think he would ever find satisfaction or be content.

I assume that there is no point to our existence, though I couldn't prove that. More importantly I don't think it matters. Something having "a point" is so subjective that if there was a God and he or she came down and said okay the point of all of this is _______, then there would be people who had the opinion that _______ was stupid. However, on a similar topic I think that in all things worth doing, we gain more from the process than from the end result.

I think if you believe that society exists, than you're admitting that you're a part of it by definition, no matter what you choose to do. If you don't believe that society exists, then that's similar to not believing that relationships exist.

Because there are birds everywhere here.

[Dex]

If I remember it correctly, Sisyphus' punishment was selected specifically for him because of his level of cunning. For this I don't think he would ever find satisfaction or be content.

I assume that there is no point to our existence, though I couldn't prove that. More importantly I don't think it matters. Something having "a point" is so subjective that if there was a God and he or she came down and said okay the point of all of this is _______, then there would be people who had the opinion that _______ was stupid. However, on a similar topic I think that in all things worth doing, we gain more from the process than from the end result.

I think if you believe that society exists, than you're admitting that you're a part of it by definition, no matter what you choose to do. If you don't believe that society exists, then that's similar to not believing that relationships exist.

Pretty awesome answers, thanks. In Albert Camus' treatise on Absurdism, The Myth Of Sisyphus, he concluded that without the burden of finding meaning in life, as with his fate settled there was nothing else to consider, Sisyphus would accept this and find meaning in the struggle. As Camus believed there was no point to life, acceptance of this and meaning found in the journey was the preferable option compared to the two others - suicide and God. I guess Camus seemed to think that having defied the devil once, hence his punishment, Sisyphus would just be a total pussy quitter the second time. Or maybe it's a slightly awkward metaphor for finding freedom in letting go. Perspective right? Camus is definitely recommended reading material.

All of which brings me to my next question - cat person or dog person?

Also, 3 books you think people should be obligated to read?

[spoonitnow]

All of which brings me to my next question - cat person or dog person?

Also, 3 books you think people should be obligated to read?

I don't really like either, but I can stand being around them.

I'll answer a similar question since I can't really come up with an answer to the one you asked. Here are three non-poker books I think people who want to perform well in poker should read: The 50th Law by Robert Greene, The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin, and Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel.

[Carroters]

I don't really like either, but I can stand being around them.

I'll answer a similar question since I can't really come up with an answer to the one you asked. Here are three non-poker books I think people who want to perform well in poker should read: The 50th Law by Robert Greene, The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin, and Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel.

Fucking love Waitzkin.