Philosophy World

say “I DON’T KNOW” when you DON’T KNOW

Owning up your mistakes Admitting what you DON’T KNOW is ALL there is to modesty   everything else is false modesty therefore evil and repulsive   don’t call yourself modest; that’s already immodest and false it’s you immodestly striving to this ideal of modesty stop trying to look modest and just be modest — by …

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Philosophy

Everything But The Truth About Oneself

poor fools they’ll hang on to everything but the truth truth about themselves   appearances words gestures emotions achievements “proofs” theories validation reasons and excuses EVERYTHING but the truth   is it even possible to change? is it even possible to change oneself? how desperately we don’t want to change EVERYTHING is against us   …

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Philosophy Spirituality

Ultimate Loss

every loss in life is just a prelude to the ultimate loss   every loss in life is just a prelude to the ultimate loss one day you give it all up   why’s there all this suffering and grief upon losing loved ones or experiencing misfortune? why’s there all this suffering and grief — …

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Philosophy World

Don’t Shout — Teach

Everyone has an opinion Everyone wants to shout   Nobody wants to change Nobody is willing to teach   It’s easy to mete out justice on social media Take selfies on a fancy demonstration Write stupid articles about what ought to be   It’s a cheap meaning Cheap moral high ground Cheap truth Cheap sense …

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Philosophy World

pop-morality

morality in movies is pop-morality morality in media is pop-morality morality in public discourse is pop-morality   pop-morality is either a political ideology or some kind of amusement and self-indulgence or both   real morality is how you treat others and how your actions affect others   and when in doubt? then do what you …

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Philosophy

The Fallacy of Poor Quality

Poor quality Carelessness Sloppiness Mediocrity We think we can get away with that Or we think we’re doing “quantity” instead of quality Or we think we are being practical But we aren’t   You can do it in higher quality, you can do it faster, you can do it cheaper All of the above are …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

To Keep One’s Word

You want to keep your word Because if you don’t — then there is truly no one you can trust, nothing you can rely on, and ultimately nothing you can do   You want to keep the word for yourself If you can’t keep your word then you can’t trust you How can you ever …

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