when you learn the specific technical term for a really niche thing that always fascinated you and suddenly you can google it infinitely and learn all about it is the real-life equivalent of unlocking a new item in-game

A lovely thing about your cat being sedated for travel is that you can touch the lil feetie footies. 😍

a summary of every time I have a bad night out.

Philosophy began with Socrates corrupting the youth by telling them how the "wise" old men were full of shit. And philosophy is still important, because 2500 years later, the old men are just as full of shit as ever.

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Back on my shit: already have a lil crush on someone in this grad program I'm about to start. 😗

The hardest part of living the authentic life is that you can't even pretend to care about people's babies. When people show you baby pictures you have to look them in the eye and say: "your baby is boring. I don't care about stupid babies." Only then will you be an übermensch.

Agreed, and I need to keep this one in mind. The challenge is, I think at least half of the time you won't know if the finished artwork offers more until you actually finish it. (Or at least, until you really get momentum going on creating it.

Who would have thought that social networks with economic incentives to target your most base anxieties and emotions might actually fuel radicalisation and violence?

I admit it vegans, you are relentless. But did you know that indigenous people have survived for quite literally 20,000+ years? Eating seal and whale and fish and birds and moose and caribou and berries and plants and shellfish. With a zero carbon footprint.

it's really important to teach your brain that if it starts to do a complicated thing it won't be interrupted

The essence of systems thinking: Every persistent biological or cultural structure exists because of a positive feedback loop. Sometimes it’s hard to see. But to understand the structure, you must understand the loop.

Kinetic Folding Door designed by Warwick Turwey #design

We can exercise to the moon and back but still be fat for all the sugar and carbs we consume. According to the Lancet global burden of disease reports ---- Poor diet now generates more disease than physical inactivity, alcohol and smoking combined. forbes.com/sites/alicegwa…

NYC seems, more and more to exist as a base layer to augmented reality, with every shop a stage set for a Tinder date or a backdrop for Insta, every location geotagged so that one’s experience can be viewed and rated among the rest.

I feel like a worthless piece of complete trash and I just wanna go home.

"...why everyone rn wants to be a cop or guru" 💯

Some of my viewers have said that philosophy is special in the way that it usually resists being commodified - it's able to retain an authenticity that way. You see the truth of this claim when you look at the quality of philosophy that HAS been commodified, like business ethics