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Magnus Carlsen in the next Candidates?

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A professor once said to me that a good reason to be a professional philosopher is that we're the people who sort of keep philosophy alive in the world. Most will never revolutionize anything. But because of your average professors doing their thing, philosophy persists (1/8)

Sartre once said that reactionaries insisted on choosing when their words were intended seriously. Today this has progressed to levels of cheap irony and superficiality, where they'll not only go back and forth but insist the frustration felt by their opponents is part of the fun

If a fictional character says "I am a fictional character" in the fiction, are they saying something true or false?

what’s a random line of poetry you say aloud or in ya head from time to time unprovoked?

Some people think that family abolition is a "new left" idea. In truth, not only did Marx and Engels hold this position, the early Bolsheviks did so too. They believed that, with socialism, the family would wither away, and they directed their social policies towards this end.

Why are ethics questions always like: "is it ethical to steal bread to feed your starving family?" And not: "is it ethical to hoard bread when families are starving?"

I agree, we should do this

A bunch of folks mocked me for including "basic" books in my reading list (Orwell, Camus, Hesse, Dostoevsky, etc.) I picked many books that I love and have re-read multiple times. They are not basic. They are profound. In 2023, I hope for less mocking and more celebrating.

@aguacatedealer @lukemckinney awh that’s cute 😂

@lukemckinney if you people want an even more ridiculous bird please be sure to check out the superb bird of paradise, who flirts by turning itself into a fucking oval and bouncing up and down

Brilliant stuff; probably the clearest argument I've encountered for extending democratic principles to the workplace and economy as a whole

What do I have to do to get attention from @btmclive and @Maxwaldo_ 😭

@christapeterso 18 gang here- can’t imagine being 37.. that’s so scary 😖

every man in the world right now is like “I am 37”

I had a french professor who once said if you just did something like going to the supermarket and experienced it fully without the goggles of habit and catégories you would go crazy with pure sense and joy. I think about it all the time. In a way this is all for him.

@atx_ar @Casey I just finished my Chemistry A Levels this year 😂 I do plan to major in it though, it’s an interesting subject. Sadly outside of chemistry most people seem to think: chemical = bad

i learned on tiktok that the propellant used in PAM cooking spray is propane. PROPANE. the FDA says its fine tho.

@atx_ar @Casey Yup, so it’s not just what the molecule is made of, but also it’s structure and bonding that determines whether a compound is safe :)