My ideal social media platform would be an all-in-one, decentralized, and truly publicly funded service. Private media should not exist, as we can never be sure of the power dynamics behind these outlets.

However, because people often view their own discipline as superior, they struggle to understand the other field, leading them to attempt solving problems that have already been addressed by experts in that discipline.

For instance, addressing hallucinations requires both computational skills and normative reasoning.

I feel there is a significant bias between STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) individuals and those in the humanities in China.

How will AI agents impact democratic values? Democracies are—for independent reasons—already under acute pressure. Since WWII Moore's Law and democratisation went up and to the right in lockstep. Not any more.

Philosophy is about anti-bullshitting.

Politicians with babies used to be a big thing. Who would put their babies in the arms of Trump, Musk, RFK, or Vance? I can’t even remember seeing any of them smile. As distinct from gloat.

Koreans and Taiwanese people are excellent examples when they fight authoritarian behavior, the major difference might be that the U.S. has a strong gun culture. 🤗

This research aligns with my broader interests in democracy theory, epistemology, and AI reasoning. I am actively exploring PhD opportunities in these areas and welcome discussions or inquiries related to my research.

@profanity.accountant

Please, please, top AI labs, please hire some top philosophers in their fields, and cook a metaphysical robust artificial intelligence and save the world!😼😼😼

New Substack post!

Why do so many people accept evidence of widespread political ignorance but deny that we can determine who is politically knowledgeable? I look at some explanations.

open.substack.com/pub/michaelj...

Thanks!! It is a great position!

Will there be a position available in 2026 as well?

Vacancy — PhD Position in Political Theory A fully-funded, four-year PhD position in political theory at the University of Amsterdam. We are open to research proposals in any area of political theory. We are particularly interested in candidat...

A well-paid, four-year PhD position in political theory/philosophy at the University of Amsterdam, to work primarily with my wonderful colleagues Lillian Cicerchia and Paul Raekstad, and also a bit with yours truly. werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

It would be absurd 😜

Is There Truth in Politics? A modest defense.

I recently started a Substack to try to rediscover the joy of writing. Here’s my third post. I’ve plan to keep writing about knowledge, truth, and politics, so please do consider subscribing! (It’s free.)

open.substack.com/pub/michaelj...

Can personal integrity be vouched for as evidence in an epistemological sense?

The situation determines what makes the most sense

What makes sense in a given situation?

For a belief to be justified as knowledge does not require that belief be justified to the one who holds that belief, but that belief satisfies the circumstances.

I like professors who wrote Star Trek or Star Wars examples in their books.

Maybe when he found out that the Maga people realized that he was an idiot.

Can not

上的存储以及楼下的牛奶价格。我讨厌事情找不到 closure。

I mashed sweet potato with milk today, then then I put two cups of espresso in, right now, I could not fall asleep and read Philip Pettit‘s paper.

Suddenly my girlfriend smiling in her dream.

If the first fails, there would be no one left. The second one would likely not be able to fail. Which solution shall this president choose?

A better example: A president is making an important decision on controlling a pandemic. There are two potential solutions. The chance of the first solution is small, but once it succeeds, 99% of people will be saved. The second one is rather is depoly, but only 50% of people will be saved.