Fauxlosophers

Nobody seems to like salespeople, not even other salespeople. This week, we take a look at the qualities of salespeople that make them so hated and whether or not we could ever have a world without them. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcast...

When we think about societies, we tend to think only of human societies, but many other animals have their own sorts of societies. One type that seems to captivate zoologists and philosophers alike is eusociality. This week, we discuss what eusociality might look like for humans, whether it could even happen, and a slightly related topic: eugenics. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics...

The very fabric of our universe has inherent limits, and so too does human creativity. What are the implications of running up against these limits? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is...

What does it mean to waste one's time, and why do we judge one another for doing it? RuneScape documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpPJY-xdA3M -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fauxlosophers Fauxlosop...

There is a phenomenon in online communities known as the Eternal September in which an existing culture is overrun and destroyed as a result of rapid popularity or accessibility. This week, we discuss this phenomenon, its practical effects, and whether this is even a bad thing in the first place. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can...

The internet has enabled people of obscure ideologies to find and encourage one another. Some people think this is counterproductive to progress. This week, our thoughts on the matter. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod...

What do people mean when they talk about leadership? What distinguishes a leader from a boss? Is leadership itself a skill, or is it merely emergent from expertise? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fauxlosophers...

This week, we discuss the ideal of volunteer or citizen politicians and why we are instead ruled by people whose only life experience is ruling over others. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fauxlosophers Fauxloso...

This week, we discuss what it means for an economy to be sustainable, how our current economy is looking in that respect, and what a sustainable free market would look like. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fauxl...

It seems that for just about everything people are interested in, a culture forms around it to which people end up conforming. This week, we explore some categories for which we think this shouldn't happen and why we think so. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.co...

There's a lot of activity online that people would like to prevent, from the mildly distressing to the utterly abhorrent. This week, we discuss the fundamentals of the Internet that make it so hard for governments to control. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com...

The internet seems to be saturated with self-proclaimed experts. This week, we discuss some examples and their techniques. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like...

This week, we discuss how financial and economic illiteracy in a democracy cause the system to implode. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. If you feel i...

In decades past, "selling out" was considered a great human failing, sacrificing genuine emotion and creativity for money. These days, it's more and more common for ordinary people to try to monetize their very lives and create a personal brand. This week, we discuss the history and progression of this phenomenon and consider its impact on the personal lives of those involved. -- If...

History shows us that people tend to become much more accepting of authoritarianism during a societal crisis. This week, we discuss why this happens and our thoughts about whether this is a healthy part of human psychology. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anc...

One of the defining characteristics of "big government" is the scope of its jurisdiction. Many proponents of smaller government wish to start by placing more focus on local laws than national laws. This week, we discuss the merits and drawbacks of local and global laws. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the...

It seems like we have a lot of problems in society with easy solutions that nobody seems to be trying. We hear cries time and time again to "do something" about these problems. This week, we discuss the human tendency to propose seemingly obvious solutions that never seem to work out in practice. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think...

In a slight departure from our usual subject matter, this week we talk about the meaning of success in our society, how people try to achieve it, and why it often goes awry. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fauxl...

It seems that all forms of government other than monarchies and dictatorships are structured as they are in order to avoid devolving into a dictatorship themselves. Why is dictatorship the default state of government, and is there anything we can do about it? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: -...

Sometimes it's fun to imagine how scenarios might play out in a society that fully adopted a certain ideology. This week, we do some thought experiments about "ideal" communist, fascist, and democratic societies. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com -...

We promise this is the last one. This week, we take an overview of "critical theory" as it relates to postmodernist thought. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by...

This is our second episode about postmodernism, in which we discuss the implications of diluting language and how a society might fail if most of its members adopted postmodernist thinking. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.co...

People talk (and often complain) about postmodernist thinking. This week, we discuss some of the tenets of postmodernism and modernism which came before it. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following methods: - Email: fauxlosophers@gmail.com - Anchor: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fauxlosophers Fauxloso...

This week, we finally introduce our favorite contentious topic to the show. We begin by discussing the limits of science in exploring consciousness, followed by an argument about the very nature of consciousness, and finally David diagnoses Joe with visual aphantasia. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the following me...

This week, we discuss so-called megaprojects. In particular, a city called Telosa that a billionaire intends to build and implement a system he calls Equitism. We briefly discuss Georgism, which is the clear inspiration for this system, as well as parallel ideas of detaching from mainstream society to live by different rules. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us...