Philosophy in the Wild
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Reclaiming Choice: Escaping the Algorithm’s Grip
I recently read Joan Westenberg’s article I’m Tired of Pretending Tech is Making the World Better, where she exposes the absurdity of modern digital life: scanning QR codes at a café, battling pop-ups and invasive registration prompts—all just to order a coffee. What should be a simple, human moment is transformed into a bureaucratic ordeal, a…
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The Super Bowl, the Myth of Winning, and the Game Beyond the Game
There’s something primal about sports. The battle. The spectacle. The tension between triumph and heartbreak. For a few hours tomorrow, the Super Bowl will turn into an altar, and millions of die-hard fans, casual viewers, even people who don’t watch football will gather to watch modern-day gladiators fight for a ring. And for many, that’s…
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No Single Philosophy Has It Right—And That’s Exactly the Point: Tensions Between the Trifecta
I first approached Stoicism, Existentialism, and Taoism as separate paths, each offering its own blueprint for navigating life. Over time, I saw the overlap, but I also saw the contradictions. These tensions do not mean the philosophies cancel each other out. If anything, they make them more useful. The friction forces deeper thinking, a necessary…
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Bringing Archer Home: A Philosophy of Companionship
The plan is simple: drive out, pick up Archer, bring him home. But of course, it’s never that simple. Right now, he’s just another Vizsla puppy in a litter, tumbling over his siblings, unaware that his life is about to change. That ours is about to change. He doesn’t know yet that soon, everything familiar…