by mikerezl | Mar 1, 2024 | Philosophy
I don’t want to criticize people who seem to like the situation… Instead I’ll focus on people who are trying to do something other than be a number, even as they are subsumed by the new reality of number supremacy. [Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media...
by cjthex | Jan 25, 2024 | Philosophy
Most people with audiences are afraid of them. Many without audiences feel burdened to pursue one. It’s an unavoidable piece of professional life in the modern era. You have to be online to network. You have to market. And you also probably use social media in your...
by cjthex | May 27, 2023 | Philosophy
The interpreter, without actually erasing or rewriting the text, is altering it. But he can’t admit to doing this. He claims to be only making it intelligible, by disclosing its true meaning. Susan Sontag, Against Interpretation, 1964 From the perspective of...
by cjthex | May 22, 2023 | Philosophy
What does it mean to “make” sense? Things either make sense or they do not. This tends to mean they are logical/rational/coherent vs. illogical/irrational/incoherent. 2+2=4 makes sense, 2+2=5 does not. “Making sense” also tends to mean the difference between something...
by cjthex | May 18, 2023 | Philosophy
[Artist: Saba Feleke] We are too comfortable laughing about how Twitter hurts us. I don’t think there is anything wrong with existing in contradiction. It’s okay if you think Twitter is Bad but you are still compelled to Tweet and go on Twitter because Twitter is also...
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