[b]Existential Comics
The “marketplace of ideas” is a great name because a tiny number of people monopolize the national conversation with the stupidest shit imaginable, while our real intellectual needs get ignored because it doesn’t generate profit for the people who own the media.[/b]
Thank God for ILP, right?!
Kant: “you should never lie.”
Person: “what if a murderer asks you where their victim was hiding?”
Kant: “even then!”
Person: “what if your ex is doing super well after they dumped you and they ask how your life is going?”
Kant: “alright, well, there are limits to everything…”
Let’s decide how facetious this is.
What authors put in their novel to shock you:
Russian novel: a murder.
American novel: a rape.
French novel: a suicide.
British novel: someone suggesting that their daughter marry below their station.
What say the Brits here?
Nietzsche described the “last man” as the most contemptible of all people, who live only for pleasure, who believe technology can invent happiness, while hiding their bitter resentment that they’ve become incapable of any act of self-creation.
Today we’d just call them “gamers”.
And, as we all know, gamers are Kids.
Joe Biden:
Do I work with racists? Absolutely.
Do I respect racists? Of course.
Do I like racists? Big time.
Do I admire racists? Heck yeah.
Do I pass racist legislation? All the time.
Am I a racist? First of all, how dare you…
What’s that make Trump then?
One time, as a joke, I tried to live a meaningful, authentic existence where I pursued my real passions in a genuine expression of my freedom.
It was pretty funny.
Anyone here ever try that?