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@WithoutJudith @SIUChasmite Why’d you reject it? It always fascinates me to see people do this. Does this mean you can’t learn from him? That you can create a better philosophy? I’m genuinely curious. I truly want to know what it means to reject someone’s thought.

What is the best philosophical work you encountered in undergrad that transformed you? #Philosophy #HigherEducation

@DevinGoure But it’s really bad for you…?

Rule of thumb: never trust a liberal who’s gullible enough to fall for fearmongering about weed.

@RedemTheTimes Apparently Carl Sagan thought he benefited from using it

I tell my classes all the time: weed is not Lindy. It makes you dumber, less productive, less reproductive, and causes long term mental health risks.

@matt_mazza14 But he smoked marijuana

Bob Marley was baptized into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church before he died. He was a close follower of the tradition for years.

@nguyenhdi I like this actually. It makes a lot of sense. In the past I’ve said something like the first one. But that doesn’t seduce people into the sphere of learning what is true.

"We need to help students grow into the difficulty of reading. The best way to do that is not to “meet them where they are,” a bromide that has become doctrine for higher education. We have to do as Whitman says instead: Stop somewhere ahead and wait for them to catch up."

@ryanhasbadtaste I thought it was just cool commercial day

wait - is today the super bowl?

@JaycelAdkins Exactly! I don’t understand why so many people make such a big deal about the authenticity or “who really was it” that made Shakespeare’s art. Just read them!

Things I think rarely have a meaningful place in a conversation about a Great Book: The author. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

@AuthorGFAllen It improves your ability to think well. But I don’t think it magically makes you a better writer. To write better you need to write about what you read. To some degree, reading is easy. It’s very difficult to synthesize what makes sense to you and make it understanding.

Does reading a lot naturally improve writing ability?

@Mikedotcoza @Melo_Malebo This connects the dots, for sure, since it describes the predominant way of thinking. But if you truly think about it, it’s absolutely absurd that this is the justification for allowing fellow human beings to suffer because of FREAKING inflation! How INSANE is that? THINK!

Money functions as a reward system for productive work and value created in the economy. It represents a claim on real goods, services, and resources that others have produced. When governments print large amounts of new money without a corresponding increase in actual production (goods and services), they are essentially distributing more "rewards" without more work being done. This dilutes the value of existing money which is termed inflation.

People in finance and economics, pls explain this like I’m 7: if a country doesn’t have money, why can’t it just print more and end poverty ?

@tomdale What’s the common reason?

I don't know why this week became the tipping point, but nearly every software engineer I've talked to is experiencing some degree of mental health crisis.

@JaycelAdkins I’ve never read an eastern text seriously. I’ve read many of the western texts. What would you recommend as an important work of philosophy?

I like to think of myself as a Global Great Books person (tbf my reading lists has evidence for this), but I am heavily weighted towards Eastern texts over Western ones. That said, I would more eagerly re-read THE ILLIAD than re-read THREE KINGDOMS.

@bluewmist This is true only if one’s job is bullshit. A true job, or vocation, should be taken seriously.

Unpopular opinion: Taking your job seriously is a sign of low intelligence.

@millerman Everyone seeks validation in some way. It’s always better to be liked than disliked by people you respect. Who doesn’t like that?

It's embarrassing sometimes to recognize that I'm seeking validation. I'm in my 40s. But you see, this post seeks validation for the embarrassment of seeking validation. Navel gazing goes nowhere. Self-knowledge, though...

@plzbepatient Why does it mean this for you? For me, getting a master’s degree is one of the best things I’ve ever done. What’s the alternative, slaving away at a marketing firm helping toothpaste brands sell their products to the world? Perhaps the master’s program itself is the problem!

It is weird living in the transitional phase between when going to college was a big achievement and getting a masters degree means you’re retarded

@crypt2d2ot @apralky Smart maybe not intelligent.

@_bdneal @apralky i should say, the most effectively evil people. autocrats, generals, mercenaries, spies, politicans, are all usually pretty smart. the recent decade or so of decline not withstanding.

Jeffrey Epstein was obviously 130+ IQ. Like it's not really debatable, so if you're one of the "oh wow he was actually dumb" peddlers you're overriding epistemic hygiene to score points on a feel-good claim and should be ashamed.

@ChadSlimeBased IT IS AND IT WAS. WHEN WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME AND DO WHAT YOUR HEART IS CALLING YOU TO DO?

What if the "safe" path was really the most dangerous?

@tenshi_anna If this is true, this is big news. Why do you think this? I go to a school where Plato is “not” a god but a god who can’t be wrong. “He outthinks us every time.”

Jean-Luc Marion is objectively a better philosopher than Plato.

Quiet New England scenes driving home from my Sister’s tonight. Quiet roads. Cozy windows.

@brian1222333 @BoringBiz_ Yep. This is not a good way to be at all. These exist so that I might get from the other person what I want in order to further advance myself. There is no human connection in this “exchange.” The end is for my own status, money, etc.

There is incredible alpha in just grabbing coffee or lunch with people on a consistent basis This could be with an ex coworker, current boss or manager, professional mentor, or even just an old friend People open up more and they become much more willing to knock on doors for you after an in person interaction This is also just as true when you are meeting someone for the first time. Whenever possible, you should always try and meet face to face, instead of over Zoom In the worst case, you end up spending 30 minutes eating lunch over a conversation that doesn’t go anywhere In the best case, it could open up life changing opportunities that would have otherwise never landed on your lap The risk reward is to tilted towards the upside