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@ericbrown13.bsky.social

Political philosophy/ethics, climate ethics, political economy (esp. finance).

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That's in part because people weren't inclined to go a read his source inspiration Kojeve.

04.12.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope you are right and I am wrong

29.11.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No American is going to do anything about this.

28.11.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Because the whole programme is cherrypicked quotes to get uncritical thinkers to reject something they don't understand. You don't even have to read Derrida's own writings, find some expositors who seem reputable and sympathetic to his projects and read that.

27.11.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Incomputable Language: An Essay on AI An incidental consequence of having written a book on tech-fascism and the so-called rationalist movement is that I find myself periodically queried for my thoughts on artificial intelligence. On the ...

In which I articulate the case that AGI is impossible and machines just plain cannot think. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/on-inco...

17.11.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 251    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 27

this was great. The point that we don't really know a lot about the brain is an important one that is missed a lot, as well as the role of hormones and embodiement. Treating the brain like a simple machine for thought, independent of all of that I think is sometimes called the Cartesian brain.

23.11.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Last Starfighter - Death Blossom (1984)
YouTube video by EyesOn1y The Last Starfighter - Death Blossom (1984)

It's that time in the semester
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXAx...

14.11.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jeff Beck and ZZ Top - Ernie Ford's SIXTEEN TONS
YouTube video by Indivo Jeff Beck and ZZ Top - Ernie Ford's SIXTEEN TONS

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2aq...

14.11.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

awesome

14.11.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does she have the woodcock for conservation purposes? It can't be pet?

14.11.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well-verified

14.11.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mr. 33%

14.11.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Idly wondering for no good reason (no sarcasm) what Kojeve would have made of Iain Bank's Culture

14.11.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some basic decorum here, that's Mr. Bladerunner.

11.11.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When my students ask me when I'm going to have their papers graded I'm just going to say, "Who's the sacrifice? I'm the sacrifice."

11.11.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Going to give a talk on global financial systems and power relations tonight. Harrowing, but fun I hope!

10.11.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't want to think about what prompted him to develop an interest in Weimar culture

07.11.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Markets, the central feature of microeconomics and macroeconomics, are a theoretical artifact mostly irrelevant to how the economy of the world works.

06.11.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump is pushing private equity and crypto into YOUR 401(k) – putting your retirement savings at risk.

These shadowy markets lack strong guardrails to keep your money safe.

We can’t let Wall Street gamble with Americans’ hard-earned savings.

30.10.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 662    πŸ” 196    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 8

cold

31.10.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't mean to imply you were.

31.10.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Either way, I would not make what is a family matter and a matter of conscience a public spectacle.

31.10.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I called my mom's best friend Aunt. I think this thing may well be pan-cultural or at least widely common.

31.10.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And no workers to give Congressional testimony!

31.10.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The article should be titled "Drug Dealers take Stand Against Pervasive Corruption"

31.10.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gen Z's politics is going to be a convoluted mess like everyone else's.

30.10.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wars of religion typically go well for all involved.

30.10.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People would just find a way to get the car drunk.

30.10.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

that's Harry Frankfurt, btw

27.10.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's the decadent disdain of the elite for the rest of us.

27.10.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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