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Michael Burns

@michaelburns.bsky.social

"philosopher", "comedian", deadhead, lake guy. https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelOBurns

5,882 Followers  |  461 Following  |  2,508 Posts  |  Joined: 03.07.2023
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Thanks dude - and that’s for real a helpful note/comment/critique/etc.

01.03.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

show last night was very fun.

CJ is brilliant. @jaredhenderson.bsky.social is brilliant (and wears good shirts).

The audience was so kind and enthusiastic.

And i'm going to have a mild existential crisis figuring out what "my thing is" when it comes to live performance.

viva la austin.

01.03.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Incels Reinvented Nihilism.
YouTube video by Michael Burns Incels Reinvented Nihilism.

mamas don't let your babies grow up to be looksmaxxers

youtu.be/q4alSFx38Zg

01.03.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i'm loving this, and michael's videos are hard to title bc they're about ideas -- but in this one, he explains the philosophical split between people who live (and die, or incel) by a template, and people who do not. it's reminding me of kierkegaard's idea of anxiety, too. choice is hard and risky.

01.03.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For the record we - with about 170 people other people - did kill the Internet last night.

01.03.2026 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a lot more philosophy-heavy than I thought it would be and it's been a long time since I last read philosophy. I'm going to power through. Anyone wanna read it and we can chat about it? @zesmerelda.bsky.social Thanks to @michaelburns.bsky.social for recommending it in videos.

28.02.2026 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Filming a video about it next week!

28.02.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

AUSTIN ONE OF MY PATRONS HAS TWO FREE TICKETS TO TONIGHT'S SHOW IF YOU WANT THEM HIT ME UP AND I'LL HOLLER AT HIM

28.02.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yeah i don't totally disagree

28.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

come to our event tonight if you're bored

28.02.2026 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Incels Reinvented Nihilism.
YouTube video by Michael Burns Incels Reinvented Nihilism.

the streets do not seem to want to hear a 41 year old man make sense of looksmaxxing and i am not mad at them for that.

youtu.be/q4alSFx38Zg

28.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

but maybe don't watch if you're coming to the show in Austin tonight as i might make one of the same jokes

28.02.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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new video - the boring nihilism of looksmaxxing | Michael Burns Get more from Michael Burns on Patreon

putting out a new video on the same afternoon I'm frantically prepping for a live show in Texas? why not!

www.patreon.com/posts/new-vi...

28.02.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Wouldn't want a little war to get in the way of a golf weekend.

28.02.2026 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4359    πŸ” 1110    πŸ’¬ 188    πŸ“Œ 36
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28.02.2026 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 939    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 29
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There was some reporting today about my foreign policy positions, which surprised everyone… including me.

To clarify, here’s where I stand:

28.02.2026 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2793    πŸ” 588    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 50
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I met someone

28.02.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Michael Burns | Patreon using philosophy to make sense of a non-sense world

true story - I'd love to hire someone to work full-time with me this year.

i'd also like to make some more expansive projects that involve documentary and interview and travel and stuff.

to do that I need to grow my Patreon by 50%

www.patreon.com/MichaelBurns...

27.02.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

if you're in austin come to this show - do512.com/events/2026/...

27.02.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

tomorrow

If you see me in Austin and wanna go to this for free just come say hi and I got you

27.02.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is very bad. Handing CNN to Bari Weiss/David Ellison is very, very bad.

26.02.2026 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4088    πŸ” 1006    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 64

fuck

26.02.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i hope it wasn't implied that . . . . brown people aren't allowed?

26.02.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

and if you're like me and you're wondering "but . . . will there be a bar?" but you also don't wanna be the guy that's always asking "will there be a bar" . . . .

THERE WILL BE A BAR.

with a philosopher bartender!

26.02.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

GAME ON

26.02.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AUSTIN

somehow tickets are selling for this so grab yours now!

And if you wanna go real bad but you’re broke please hit me up and I can send you a secret code.

26.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

Hell yes! I’ll see you there if I don’t miss my flight.

26.02.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

finished filming video and now gonna try to sleep 6 hours before it's texas time

26.02.2026 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

amen

26.02.2026 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

halal chicago hot dogs for all

26.02.2026 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0