#Nihilism

John Stoehr's Editorial Board

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1. The president and his confederates in the United States Congress have spent the last four days manufacturing a controversy for the press corps to report and debate. Donald Trump

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

1. Some thoughts on media, democracy, skepticism, and trust. It’s commonplace for us to teach kids to be skeptical consumers of media. But perhaps we should slightly reframe that advice

mars

marsthegadfly

Grindr: the same guys staring at each other day after day, hoping that today will be different - yet ignoring each other because not all boxes are checked, and it’s

Synaps

SynapsNetwork

THREAD As Lebanon’s suffering seems to swell endlessly, it is important to remind ourselves that the country is in fact undergoing a transition from one model to another. The former

Nicholas Guyatt

NicholasGuyatt

Have been reading John Chester Miller's 1977 book on Jefferson and slavery and it is _fascinating_ to think about Miller's liberal anxieties and red-lines through the prism of the current

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SupaMalaman

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HUNTSMAN 🇺🇸

man_integrated

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭This is a difficult thread to write.I want to explore, just for a moment, my feelings about the impact of 9/11.The title comes from a track by @Thrice,

Becky Hopkins (OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS - SEE CARRD)

BeckyHop13

A couple weeks ago, someone tipped me off that Mysterious Mr Enter, the increasingly-controversial cartoon reviewer, had put out a very bad video on "modern PSAs". Because I suffer from

Dr. Sunny Moraine PhD is practicing resurrection

dynamicsymmetry

Okay I'm gonna fuckin do a thread about how awesome Dishonored's mechanics and storytelling are because I want to and I got shit done today. Here we go. Here is

Abigail Nussbaum

NussbaumAbigail

My perennial problem with discussions of dark n’edgy vs. light n’fluffy – which is absolutely coming up in the most recent iteration – is that no one takes the time

Goth Bot Alice

GothBotAlice

Thread:Lately, I have noticed a shift in things. I have observed anger, hopelessness, hostility, discontent, and nihilism. I have watched comrades spiral into darkness and then disappear altogether. I have

Dr Joanna Tai

DrJoannaT

Alright, I've made it to my computer before 9am in readiness for the @Monash_MCSHE webinar by Rachel Ellaway. Now, what's the hashtag?? Today Rachel will be talking about moral agency.

Pete 🇬🇧

post_liberal

‘Thegovernment has introduced new rules which will allow doctors to spike the drinks of patients with sleeping pills ahead of administering euthanasia drugs. The rules are intended to prevent patients

Zero HP Lovecraft 🦅🐍

0x49fa98

In a network of competing agents, each agent has a growth strategy. No matter what resource the agents are competing for, if they can recognize and remember each other, they

Tango Lima Zulu

TangoLimaZulu1

I understand being reactionary and full of hate is the left's character, not ours, but after remembering and reviewing the tragedy of Jake Gardner, I can feel my hatred of

Mencius Moldbugman

moldbugman

In the run-up to Christmas I was reminded once again how ridiculous, grotesque and out of control a certain aspect of our culture has become. I’m talking, of course, about