The Philosominute

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...

(00:00:00) Philosominute 1: what *is* philosophy? (00:00:05) Updated Format (00:01:20) The Topics Affect Us (00:01:42) What Philosophy Is (00:03:14) Why Philosophy Matters (00:03:54) Philosophy is Powerful (00:04:33) Mandatory Marketing Before we get into the weeds about how issues matter, we must start by asking the simple question: what exactly *is* philosophy? You can read more of my notes on t...