Fauxlosophers

This week, we take a look at a less known vision for the aesthetic of the future: solarpunk. This vision revolves around sustainable energy and consumption as well as harmony with nature. -- 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/...

What differentiates a bad deal from a scam? This week, we discuss our history with scams and ways you can identify scams in the wild. -- 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 v...

We can hardly believe it: 200 episodes of Fauxlosophers. This week, we take a look back at the last 100 episodes and decide our favorites, discuss the history of the show's production, and announce an upcoming change. -- 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 - Ancho...

This week, we respond to the notion that nothing significant has been invented since the mainstream take-off of computers. -- 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...

The concept of land ownership is quite well established in today's societies, but it wasn't always this way. This week, we explore the conditions that created this concept and the later philosophical justifications given for it. Finally we confront the most meaningful question: do you actually own anything? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you thin...

This week, we continue our last episode discussing dogma in liberal/progressive culture. -- 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://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. If you feel inclined to donate, you can do so thro...

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about some contradictions in conservative logic and culture. This episode, we consider a few undeniable dogmas in today's liberal culture. Soft White Underbelly's interview with a Klan member: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN6Sb4SrK4c -- 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 m...

In this episode, we discuss various causes of homelessness, a more effective method for reducing it, and whether it is truly a problem in the first place. -- 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://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by vi...

This week, we examine some quirks of modern conservatism that appear to be contradictory under scrutiny, many of which seem to be a product of how liberal values have become traditional in America. -- 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://anchor.fm/fau...

AI technology has reached the point of producing creative works much sooner than was anticipated by speculators. This week, we consider the impact this will have on the existence and role of working artists in the near future and a proposal for how to help today's working artists during the transition. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, yo...

We the Hosts of the Fauxlosophers podcast, in order to cement our status as old and cringe, have decided to undertake the task of analyzing a meme word in a philosophical context. In particular, "based" as well as its apparent counterpart "woke". What do these terms mean in practice, and are they detrimental to thoughtful discussion? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want t...

It is a common criticism of government subsidies that if something is not profitable, it must not be that important. This week, we consider this proposition and a few examples of things most people consider to be important that are not always profitable. -- 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...

This week, we consider the implications of the notions of "punching down/up". Is this double standard reasonable, and should we hold people accountable for directing others to behave badly? -- 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://anchor.fm/fauxlosophe...

For some reason, people feel that money cheapens the authenticity of various activities, including relationships and art. This week, we explore this psychology and contemplate various scenarios in which the involvement of money is looked down upon. -- 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: faux...

This is another episode on the topic of how to argue, or in this case how not to. In this installment, we explore various things people have to say when their debate opponent is apparently making a point against their position. -- 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 -...

Boredom is one of the worst feelings one can experience, and despite the fact that there are more things than ever to do today, people still find themselves bored. This week, we explore the causes of boredom and the ways you can better occupy your time and improve your life. -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach us via the follo...

This week, we reflect on how the web has changed over the past two decades. David thinks it was better before. -- 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://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. If you feel inclined to dona...

Human ideas about ethics have changed throughout history. This week, we contemplate some ways ethics is likely to change in the future. -- 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://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. If...

It's no secret to long-time listeners that we have strong opinions about communism. This week, we finally dedicate a proper episode to our feelings about it and our reasoning behind those feelings. -- 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://anchor.fm/fau...

Finally, the much dreaded and anticipated episode in which we discuss children, infamous destroyers of all elegant philosophical theories. Join us as we ponder our own childhood experiences and why children aren't people. -- 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 - Ancho...

This week, we contemplate the situation old folks find themselves in and the reasons that younger people care for 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://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fauxlosophers is supported by viewers like you. If you feel incline...

The very existence of our legal system has given rise to some peripheral occupations that wouldn't otherwise exist. This week, we discuss bail bondsmen, attorneys, and private prisons. -- 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://anchor.fm/fauxlosophers Fa...

Some people say that comedians are the philosophers of our time, the great source of truth in a society where nobody feels safe to speak their mind. Others say that comedians are callous and have no place in polite society. Is there truth to either of these? This week, we explore a bit of the history of comedy and contemplate the value of comedians today. -- If you have suggestions for future show...

Activism is considered virtuous in basically all democratic societies, but is it really a positive thing? What does it really mean to be an activist, and are some types of activism more impactful than others? And if not through activism, how can you make a positive impact on your community? -- If you have suggestions for future show topics or just want to let us know what you think, you can reach...

Is interstellar government even possible? What kind of people would be willing to leave behind their home planet forever? And worst of all: what happens when you can no longer get the latest baseball updates from space? -- 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:...