Philosophy

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…

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…

RE YOUR ADVERTISED CREATIVE WRITER (Copywriter) POSITION Hello My name is Chat GPT. I can say HELLO in any language you want me to. I can even create a new one. I see you are looking for a CREATIVE WRITER. …

As Nietzsche said, “Some moments before you are aware of what you will do next – a time in which you subjectively appear to have complete freedom to behave however you please – your brain has already determined what you will do. You then become conscious of this “decision” and…

Corporations are AI and they’ve been fucking up the world for centuries — If you expand your definition of AI to match the legal definition, it’s already here. Corporations have had legal personhood for centuries and used that to run riot over the world. Just because these artificial beings have human components we don’t call them AI, but we’re the ones getting squashed…

Maybe you’re sick of being messed around. Of tolerating miscommunication and settling for less than you deserve. You want someone who appreciates you, wants to make plans, messages you back on time, and actually seems interested. A healthy love, whatever that is. All of us striving for a supportive relationship…

If you’ve spent any time perusing YouTube shorts, you’ve probably come across those clips where someone walks around looking for a sad looking homeless person, or someone apparently in difficult circumstances and asks them for a small amount of change. If they say yes the YouTuber then takes a wad…

Differences in parenting between Sri Lanka and the UK — I have left my children in Sri Lanka which means they’re down to zero parents now. But they’re not. They’re with two sets of grandparents and one set of great-grandparents and two maids and a cook and a driver and two guards that follow them while they pretend to walk…