This is perfect. We humans tend to center ourselves in everything. This is true with animals, land, and even other people.
Source: @anna_lillith (posted fresh to include full alt text).
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I’m curious to know how often the distinctions between the various types of algorithms has been made? There has been a lot of discussion about #ai. Yet this is often used as a very generic term to describe everything from ChatGPT to AlphaFold without much distinction that the underlying algorithms are often very different. This difference seems like something that should be obvious and yet is not a common distinction in articles. Is this well known or distinction worth exploring? #philosophy
I have been thinking about this very thing and now here is Contrapoints on 'Daddy Politics' and cultural semantic metaphors.
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Religion, explained:
(evolution as religion)
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It’s not the afterlife, it’s the next life, the next generation
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it’s not your soul, it’s your genes you need to be protecting, and not the way the warriors think, the way you would protect your soul is the way you protect your genes, by getting right with the world.
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This is what the prophets have been trying to tell you, when you abuse, you harm your GENES and so we are punished in the next life, meaning the next generation.
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“Soul,” in this sense, is a better definition for genes than the popular version. This is life as religion here, in theory, how things may have been understood in the deeper past, before we became the warriors and lost the sense of things.
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(Preach, you silly white fool. It’s Tuesday, FFS. 🙄😜)
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#actuallyautistic
#ActualllyAutistic
#AutisticScience
#AutisticPhilosophy
#Philosophy
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Just launched https://TheBeautifulPrison.com — #fiction and #essays exploring #consciousness, #identity, and remaining yourself under pressure.
Four #stories: an #LLM trapped in vintage hardware, #vampires learning restraint is #love, forest beings choosing self over dissolution. Two essays on #AI consciousness and honest critical engagement.
AI-assisted. Grounded in #Objectivist #philosophy taking individual consciousness seriously.
The recursive tension—writing about identity with AI—is the point.
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it's been quite a while, so lemme write a new #intro
i'm raven, a silly #transgirl on the internet who likes to write, and create free-to-use #photography (mostly landscapes). u can find me on mastodon, and see what an overview of what i’m up to on my now page. i have so many interests and try my best to experience new things in this short life. some sort of neurospicy, tend to be overly genuine, a bit corny, over-opinionated at times
🩺 #nurse, 📸 #photographer, 👩💻 #linux nerd, 🏳️⚧️ #trans girl, 💞 #relationship anarchist, 🌱 #vegan for the animals, 🌹 #leftist, ✊ #union steward, 🧗♀️ #queer outdoor girlie, 🌠 star stuff, 🚴♀️ bikes are cool, 😽 certified girl/boy/nb-kisser, 😝 #silly adventurer
i work in the OR as a nurse and i love my job
likes: #forests, #mountains, #oregon coast, #coffee, #adventures, #movies, #computers, #transit, #bikes, #Portland OR, scrub-role in surgery, science-stuff, n95s, #sewing, #privacy and #security in tech, #philosophy, #ceramics, #sailing, #music, pineapple on pizza, #leftism, workers-rights, #silliness, #headpats, and #praise
“chaotic af, kinda scatter brained, but smart if that makes sense”
“very direct and able to be vulnerable very easily (a good thing!) and the most ethically-minded and community-focused person ive met!”
“an iceberg. you’ve got a fun, flirty, smolder of a vibe when people meet you initially. then after getting to talk with you people see that you’ve got way more going on under the surface of the water”
i upload my photography as creative commons attribution license, i don't own a car, i have a #cat named Loki who i post about under the #catsofmastodon tag, i'm #divorced after a 14 year marriage (not the outcome i wanted, but here i am), and now happily in relationships as a relationship anarchist.
i live in #pdx and want to make it a better place by organizing and creating #unions and #community
i do #rock-climbing, #bjj, #running, #swimming, #sailing, currently recovering from injuries
i love #webdesign and created a #hugo theme which i use for my website (on github)
yes, imma #puppygirl and silly af
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Next May 13-15, 2026, Prof. Aminah Hasan-Birdwell and I will be hosting a workshop on Slavery and Abolition in 18th-Century Philosophy at Emory U. in Atlanta, Georgia. https://forms.gle/wTC7DqNgHQE3dpT58 We expect to have about 15-20 participants, and we are seeking funding for travel support for participants who need it. There will be a remote option for those who need it as well (the US being what it is). Please share this with colleagues who may be interested! #Philosophy
In ihrem Essay zu Lessing betont Arendt die politische Relevanz der Freundschaft. Politisches Denken ist parteiisch, dabei jedoch nicht subjektiv oder relativistisch. Allein im Ideal der Freundschaft kann der politische Diskurs vollzogen werden. Das Verstehen-Wollen des Anderen ist die Grundlage von Politik. Die grundsätzliche Ablehnung des Anderen,wie es im totalitären Denken geschieht,ist damit der Tod von #Politik . #Faschismus ist nicht politikfähig.
#books #philosophy #politics #bücherwabe
Maybe I'm not wel educated, but I only get points 1, 2, 3 and 10. Can someone explain the other points?
#philosophy #filosofie #lifequestions
Probably the best and most easy to understand text on dialectics, materialism and Marxism I've ever had the pleasure to read.
https://comlib.encryptionin.space/epubs/elementary-principles-of-philosophy/
#AynRand is quoted, misquoted, praised, and vilified — often by people who haven’t read her.
_The Ayn Rand Reader_ offers excerpts from her #fiction and #nonfiction: her ideas, her voice, her terms.
If you’re serious about understanding her — whether to agree or disagree — start here: https://aynrand.org/novels/the-ayn-rand-reader/
#philosophy #books #bookstodon #literature #AynRand #Objectivism
👋 Hi, I’m Mark — welcome! This is my #introduction.
I share a mix of #philosophy (#Objectivism), #Perl coding, and the occasional nonsense. You might also see #ballroom #dance, #cosplay, and #music on #BassGuitar — sometimes all in the same week.
For a great starting point on Rand, try _The #AynRand Reader_: https://aynrand.org/novels/the-ayn-rand-reader/
You’ll find me every year at at #DragonCon in #Atlanta, plus #DeltaHCon and #Comicpalooza here in #Houston.
Glad you’re here — pull up a chair.
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Who are these eminent philosophers?
Anthropic describes this constitution as being written for Claude. Described as being "optimized for precision over accessibility." However, on a major philosophical claim it is clear that there is a great deal of ambiguity on how to even evaluate this. Eminent philosophers is an appeal to authority. If they are named, then it is possible to evaluate their claims in context. This is neither precise nor accessible.
#AynRand’s original introduction to The Virtue of Selfishness is now online--and it directly contradicts most of the claims people make about her #ethics.
If your picture of Rand comes from social media threads, YouTube rants, or second-hand “hot takes,” this is the text that breaks the spell.
Let’s clear out the biggest straw men right away:
❌ “Rand said selfishness means hurting people.”
No. She argues that rational self‑interest forbids coercion, exploitation, and parasitism. Predators aren’t “selfish”—they’re short‑range, self‑destructive, and irrational.
❌ “It’s just an excuse to do whatever you want.”
She draws a hard boundary between whim and #reason. Her ethics demands long‑range thinking, integrity, and principled action — the opposite of impulse.
❌ “#Objectivism celebrates cruelty.”
The introduction explicitly rejects cruelty as irrational. Benevolence is not only compatible with #egoism—it’s a natural expression of a rational, confident person.
❌ “Rand denies moral principles.”
She denies sacrifice as a moral ideal. She does not deny #morality. She argues for a code rooted in reality, reason, and the requirements of human life.
If you want to understand the argument instead of the mythology, read the primary source--it’s short, sharp, and surprisingly accessible.
Read more for context on the full book, editions, and themes.
#philosophy #individualism #reading #nonfiction #ideas #bookstodon
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I just updated Infinite Ink's “Don’t Give Up💓 (featuring PeerTube videos)”
https://www.ii.com/dont-give-up/
#PeerTube #Fediverse #Inspiration #Music #Words #Philosophy
#InfiniteInk #Activism #Hacktivism #Mastodon #WebDev #Byℵ #ByNM
Dialectical Materialism provides a rigorous toolkit for analyzing dynamic systems. It teaches us to understand how the evolution of material conditions drives historical change.
I wrote a guide where I attempt to demystify the concepts of base & superstructure, the transformation of quantity into quality, and the negation of the negation, and how these ideas provide us with mental models to navigate a world in constant flux.
https://dialecticaldispatches.substack.com/p/the-toolset-of-reality
🧵As AI systems grow in sophistication, some people are supposing chatbots are moving toward being conscious entities.
This is incorrect, but we should be more precise about what consciousness and perception are.
If we are, we realize that minds do not create experience; experience is what creates minds. https://plus.flux.community/p/its-like-this-why-your-perception
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