#Existential

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The Nietzschean idea that suffuses all of modernity is the idea that “values” are idiosyncratic to each individual and group. When people refer to their “values”, “what we value” etc,

Aaron Dodd - Masked Like Ned Kelly

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[A thread] When nations face disasters or other existential threats, such as bushfires, terrorist attacks or war, generally politics is put aside and the population strives together to overcome the

Nicholas Bagley

nicholas_bagley

I see it's time for yet another episode of “no, just because you call it an executive order doesn’t make it law.”I can't believe I have to do this again.

Colleen Murphy

drcolleenmurphy

What is urgently needed in the US right now is transitional justice.A thread on why.I am NOT going to say what transitional justice should look like in the US. This

Dr. Johnathan Flowers wants to see academia fall.

shengokai

I’ve been reading a lot of fiction that deals with the “wages of immortality.” You know, the whole existential malaise and weltsmerz (sp) that comes with living forever. Most fiction

Venkatesh Rao

vgr

Defining the idea of a “hobby” is surprisingly hardFor example you might think low risk is part of it but many hobbies are high risk, like sailing. More so than

CAZ

itzjustcaz

25 Warning Signs of someone being suicidal... 1. Increased use of alcohol and drugs2. Talking about wanting to die3. Talking about existential things (e.g “what’s the point of life?”)4. Talking

Richard D. Bartlett

RichDecibels

Metamodernism 101 threadI just wrote an email introducing someone to political metamodernism, so I thought I should reproduce it here.Read on if you want to go spelunking down an infinite

The Daily Beast

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Dems are ready to fight sexist attacks against Biden's VP pick. But @mattklewis says that's hypocritical. "Their sexist attacks helped batter a young female rising star deemed as an existential

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christapeterso

I’m going to summarize what I presented on The XX Factor about the anti-Semitic and violent rhetoric of someone whose ideas now pervade the gender critical movement. If you’re concerned

Absurdistwords

absurdistwords

Getting cabin fever after spending weeks constrained to your home?Ok. Now imagine you had to do it in a room slightly larger than your shower.Without internet.Or human contact.Or sunlight.Or a

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kilovh

Huge hedonism fan Mystics are the true hedonists Hedonism's public image is hurt by dilettantes with little interest in experiencing greater pleasure Usually they spend all their time miserable and

Charlie Spatz

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PR giant @porternovelli has severed its contract with the American Public Gas Association (APGA) to promote natural gas and oppose electrification. @billmckibben's latest story explains how it happened. Thread on

Shaolin Watts

ShaolinWatts

The EGO:Without our ego, we may not be where we are todayDissolving everyone of ego would stop boundaries from being pushedWe won’t recognize the glass ceilings above our heads since

Laurin Manning Gandy 🌱

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I wrote a thing about @joebiden. Sharing via thread: I didn’t vote for Joe Biden in the SC Primary. He wasn't even in my Top 10. But in this system,

Yung CheezeWiz

mehoooligan

WFH Day 1: not much food, will grocery shop during lunch. Send money (just want money, not in dire need) I have groceries, also facing lawsuits for attack on the