Everything is finite. Live in the moment and enjoy that song now without worrying whether you'll enjoy it in the future. Other songs will take its place.
I'll echo the most given tip: start slow, with only an overnight at a place near you.
If you want a "longer" trip, you could also consider going to a campsite where they have all the commodities like water and showers, setup your tent there and do day hikes from that place. You'll get a feel of what you need for food and cooking, but still have the safety and commodities of a public campsite at your disposal.
youtube rabbithole and gear:
Don't get dragged down in the youtube rabbithole and all its gear recommendations. Gear is really, REALLY personal. Before you know it, you'll spend hundreds of pounds on gear. Although you could view reviews of what you're looking for, most "top 10 things you need when backpacking" are just ads for specific brands and/or very much a personal preference. Accept that you will buy gear you dislike in actual use. And that (if you find out you like backpacking) you can gather your gear over the years to suit your need. You'll learn more from 1 actual backpacktrip than 40 hours of Youtube.
Don't buy everything all at once, it will most likely be a waste of money. The stuff you have lying around will be heavier than "backpackgear" but will be more than sufficient to see if you like backpacking at all. You'll find out what type of camping/backpacking you actually like and can buy gear accordingly:
You like hiking but not setting up all the stuff? You won't need sleeping gear as you'll go from lodge to lodge/hostel to hostel
you like having one base camp where you'll hike from? You'll buy heavier, more durable luxury gear.
you like walking many miles and only have the minimal gear to sleep and eat? You'll be buying lightweight gear that is super light.
you're a combination of any of the above? The gear will be a combination of the above.
There are so many ways of backpacking and camping. That is where Youtube will not help you. It is so important not to impose any arbitrary rules on how you should backpack/camp yourself until you actually know what aspect of it is important to you or what you enjoy most.
One more thing about buying gear(which again, I would try to minimize buying anything for a first trip) You'll (almost) always have a tradeoff between 3 attributes: Weight, Durabilty and Price
Gear is durable and cheap, but heavier.
Gear is lightweight and cheap but less durable
Gear is lightweight and durable, but expensive.
Then, 2 rules for what gear to bring:
You need less than you think.
Always, ALWAYS test your gear at home if you've bought something. Have a tent? Set it up. Have a stove? Try it out. You don't want to be out and about without a clue and a guide to setup and use your stuff.
food:
Check your local supermarket for products that can be easily prepared without needing cooling. Some types of bread have long expiry dates and are excellent for backpacking trips. Nuts and energy bars can be great too for snacks. Something like an removed is a great snack too. Try to see what you normally eat, and see if there is anything that would be practical to take with you on a trip without needing a fridge.
If you have a stove with you on your backpacking trip, special dried backpacking meals are lightweight, easy to make and (can be) tasty without being too expensive.
Part of the hobby is the journey itself. So give yourself the time to find what you like, what you need, and how get the most reward/enjoyment out of the hobby.
I know nothing about this subject, but my instinct would tell me that anc would actually be protective. If you phase out sound, it ~seizes~ ceases to exist, right? That is the whole point of it?
Well, typing and deleting lets me think thoroughly about where I stand in matters and what arguments I use. So in a way, it sometimes makes a difference for myself even if not posted.
Any movie that is acting out one of my hobbys. I always appreciate it if the writers/producers actually took the time to research it. Stuff like:
-boardgame setups
-videogame gameplay
-musical instruments/singing being performed
I also always look in a carscene wether they are actually driving or if it's a video/screen playing
Basically I look a lot for clues behind the scenes with movies instead of enjoying the movie as is.
Man, I hope they'll make some smaller sets too. These are really cool display pieces, but I don't have the room or willingness to spend that kind of money.
It goes to the question "geek?" Which then can be answered as "hobbyist" or "yes", but the half circle makes it weird. That's how I read it, but if you choose hobbyist you indeed get into an argument of "WHAT AM I?"
Edit: oh, the yes and no are UNDER the question if you've used Linux. The No on the left comes from another branch. Pfff, just woke up, now I even see you said exactly that. I need coffee....
Honest question: all of it? Like including all the history and its influences on our modern society? Every opera, classical music and piece of art? Will we be forbidden to listen to its influences?
Tom Holland (who is a secular historian, not that actor guy) writes:
"Familiarity with the biblical narrative of the crucifixion has dulled our sense of just how completely novel a deity Christ was ... [Christianity] is the principal reason why, by and large, most of us who live in post-Christian societies still take for granted that it is nobler to suffer than to inflict suffering. It is why we generally assume that every human life is of equal value. In my morals and ethics, I have learned to accept that I am not Greek or Roman at all, but thoroughly and proudly Christian."
And again, he is not actually a christian believer, but his thesis is that all of our western society is drenched in christian values, and it would have looked absolutely different without it.
Even Richard Dawkins calls himself a "cultural christian". Would you destroy that culture too? Our whole western society is built upon it. To destroy religion is to destroy way more than you might realize.
Do some religious people do bigoted things? Yes! Would I like that to be different? Yes! But "destroying religion" is throwing away the baby with the bathwater. The time of the new atheists movement has been over for a while. The sentiment of religion= bad is getting old and frankly, outdated. In the academic world they've moved on: more and more academics see atleast some value in religion, even if they don't necessarily uphold a faith themselves.
Not trying to sway you to believe in anything religious. I don't care. But not seeing any value in religion is... a depressing take on this world and it's beauty.
Lies! You only say this so that you'll be the first at the pot of gold at the end of every rainbow!