[b]Existential Comics
I can’t follow cultural relativism all the way, because that would mean that we have no objective way to claim that everyone’s hair was ugly in the 80s.[/b]
Of course you might have a different reason.
We need philosophy because no one was ever radicalized into revolutionary politics from learning mechanical engineering. Technical skills will only make the system more efficient, but we always need at least the possibility of reimagining the system entirely.
For example, “in your head”.
Communists: “what if the workers decided what do to themselves instead of obeying capitalists.”
Capitalists: “wow you guys are so authoritarian.”
Well, why not at least try it?
Yes, I consider myself a cultural critic. For example: culture, it sucks.
And getting suckier all the time.
One thing they about Jeff Bezos giving $10 billion to “fight climate change” they don’t discuss is that he alone will decide who gets funding. For example, if they want to study if it’s good for the climate to ship every retail item individually to houses, they won’t get funded.
Probably not, anyway.
Centrist: “I am practical, unlike the radial left, I can actually get things done!”
Leftist: “So what, exactly, are you going to get done?”
Centrist: “Actually, it turns out everything is good the way it is.”
Close enough?