The Philosominute

Trump has now labeled Artificial Intelligence as Super Intelligence. Why do we care? More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes: stucky.tech/notes/language.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it if you reciprocated the value. Please go to stucky.tech/value to lear...

So McKenna West is a news item. But why? Why does anyone care what a random woman does with her body? More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes : stucky.tech/notes/people-contracts.md stucky.tech/notes/people-rules-methods.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it i...

What's up with narcissism? Isn't everyone one? Does it really matter? Actually, yes, it does. More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes : stucky.tech/notes/mind-neurodivergence-clusterb-narcissist-indicators.md stucky.tech/notes/people-conflicts-narcissist.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what...

Patriots after 9/11 said to "never forget". But why? What were we supposed to not forget? More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes : stucky.tech/notes/humanity-universals.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it if you reciprocated the value. Please go to stucky.t...

Lindsay Clancy was a crazy woman who will be institutionalized for life, so why is everyone talking about this?? More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes : gainedin.site/victim stucky.tech/notes/morality.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it if you reciprocated...

Sure, Flock cameras are bad, but why does the government think they're good? More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes : stucky.tech/notes/people-rules-methods.md stucky.tech/notes/mgmt-badsystems.md adequate.life/big-tech For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it if y...

People really, really hate these Flock cameras, but why? What makes everyone agree on THAT? More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes : stucky.tech/notes/people-boundaries-why.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it if you reciprocated the value. Please go to stuc...

Nothing has happened, and that seems like a bad thing, right? Today's podcast is on how nothing actually matters. More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes : stucky.tech/notes/unknown.md stucky.tech/notes/mind-awareness-meditation.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreci...

Why is everyone so dishonest? Why does it make people angry? Can't we all just accept everyone? In a word: no. More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes: stucky.tech/notes/people-lying.md gainedin.site/good-faith For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it if you recipro...

Tipping is now an issue, but should we keep doing it? Why do we do it in the first place? More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes : stucky.tech/notes/mind-feelings-shame.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it if you reciprocated the value. Please go to stucky.t...

People hate philosophers. After all, who wants to hear them ramble on about dumb stuff, right? There's a reason for this. More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes: stucky.tech/notes/philosophy.md stucky.tech/notes/mind-understanding.md If you found this philosophy breakdown valuable, you can help reciprocate it. Go to stucky.tech/value to learn more. For more co...

People say meaningful lives are good. What does that even mean!? More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes: stucky.tech/notes/meaning.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it if you reciprocated the value. Please go to stucky.tech/value to learn how.

We all hear about finding purpose, and finding meaning, but is there a difference? More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes: stucky.tech/notes/purpose.md stucky.tech/notes/meaning.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it if you reciprocated the value. Please go to...

Everyone talks about the Founding Fathers and American Greatness, but what exactly does that mean? More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes: gainedin.site/here-america stucky.tech/notes/politics-conservativeliberal.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appreciate it if you r...

Children's privacy laws are showing up on the internet everywhere. Isn't that a good thing? If we have nothing to hide, why should we be afraid? More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes: adequate.life/big-tech stucky.tech/notes/faang-conflicts.md stucky.tech/notes/people-boundaries-why.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It t...

So Elon Musk is a trillionaire now. Why is that news? Who cares whether some guy made lots of money on rockets and electric cars? There is a reason. More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes: stucky.tech/notes/people-image-distortion.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would appr...

Election fraud is a thing, right? And that's bad, right? Well, not entirely. More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes: stucky.tech/notes/mgmt-badsystems.md stucky.tech/notes/politics-systems.md stucky.tech/notes/people-image-distortion.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to build what I make, so I would a...

We're here again! June celebrates what it means to have pride in your sexuality! One question though: why does anyone care? For that matter, why does anyone care that lots of people don't care? More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes: stucky.tech/notes/people-identity.md stucky.tech/notes/people-gender.md stucky.tech/notes/hardship-ptsd.md stucky.tech/notes/pol...

You've heard of AI, but what exactly is it? Why do all the tech geeks obsess about it? Will the AI apocalypse come soon, or do we have two or three more years of life before the singularity conquers us all? You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes . If you found this valuable, please reciprocate the value. Learn more at stucky.tech/va...

What does this voting situation mean for Americans? Why are we changing how minorities can vote? Are we really going backwards in history? You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes. Specific notes: stucky.tech/notes/people-slavery.md gainedin.site/here-america For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It tak...

Why do companies rebrand all the time? What's the point of a logo? Does it really make any sort of difference? You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes. Specific notes: stucky.tech/notes/symbols.md stucky.tech/notes/image.md stucky.tech/notes/marketing.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes t...

It's Mother's Day, but what does that mean? Who is "mom", and why do we care? That's what we're going to talk about today. You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes. Specific notes: stucky.tech/notes/people-gender.md stucky.tech/notes/family.md stucky.tech/notes/parenting-children.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky...

Are people generally good, or are they only good because they want everyone else to be good? We're not answering that today. We're going to focus instead on people making decisions based on what they think everyone else's decisions will be. You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes. Specific notes: stucky.tech/notes/philosophy-paradoxe...

Why should you care about the NFL draft? What makes the NBA playoffs so important? Why do we like watching people do pointless things in uniforms? You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes. Specific notes: - stucky.tech/notes/fun-sports.md For more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations . It takes time for me to bui...

(00:00:00) Intro (00:00:05) The news sucks (00:00:22) Why is there so much news? (00:00:35) The political nature of humanity (00:00:42) Kings were the precedent (00:01:51) Risks from kings (00:02:26) A new theory was tested (00:03:02) Pure democracy doesn't work (00:03:36) Constitutional republics simplified (00:03:44) The power shifts from elections over dictatorships (00:04:24) The media's stori...