Philosophy

Sunk cost fallacy: — our tendency to continue investing in something, even if it no longer benefits us, simply because we have already invested a significant amount of money, time, or effort into it. Creatures of habits I was first introduced to the term sunk cost fallacy through a brilliant podcast episode from…

Being labeled an “Enemy of the State” will be a badge of honor — Orwell said the future was a boot stepping on a human face over and over. I see it more as a Nike Air Force 1 parkour shoe stepping on us and the face is smiling. We’re in deep totalitarian shit, but it’s not pain that controls us. It’s pleasure. It’s…

How to condemn villainy without stigmatizing mental illness — How despicable we are for demonizing Donald Trump! He’s the most obviously mentally ill person who has a prominent role in public life. The stigma of mental illness is real. In some of my writings, I’ve attempted to wipe away that mark of disgrace by exploring the philosophical aspect of…

On the seamier side of philosophy — If Aristotle (384–322 BCE) came alive today, he’d surely be a subscriber to FetLife. We need a survey here. How many philosophy professors are porn addicts? Pedophiles? Golden shower aficionados? Garden variety masturbators? My guess is “all”. Masturbation is healthy, right?. Yep. Philosophers are just like you and me.

Here’s something that bugs me: I have never understood the proclamation: Gold has intrinsic value, but Bitcoin does not. It’s time to get to the bottom of this issue. The Claim Unlike Bitcoin, Gold has physical uses, like in electronics or jewelry. This gives it intrinsic value. This claim hinges on one…

What Ifn’t’s are More Fruitful than What If’s I’m lying here in the darkness after awakening from horrible nightmares… again. In an act of desperation, I cry out that this was never meant to be… that I was never meant to be. What if I never fit in? What if…

“Reality is merely an illusion albeit a very persistent one” — Albert Einstein The deception of reality Is we think we have time Factually, time is a probability A mass illusion created for your confusion We think we’re in control, but are we really? Our reality is not real And…

I dare you to test whether your culture is less cultish than the Heaven’s Gate cult — Here’s a challenge we can all take on: as bizarre as cults like the Branch Davidians, Jonestown, and Heaven’s Gate are, try to show that your primary beliefs and practices aren’t just as cultish. I expect you think that passing that test would be easy. Let’s find out whether you’re…