Michael Curzi
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The problem with ‘reenchantment’ is the “re” part i.e. the fact that it’s a LARP on top of not really believing in the stuff. Also the ‘enchantment’, blessing things w
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Half the people bitching about rationalists just want to rescue them lol. The other 80% are irritated at smartness signals without apparent worthiness to wield that power, and nerds are
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Thinking about community.Wondering how much stable co-location is a requirement (online communities are hard to build a full social life around)Thinking about ways economic factors can fuck with co-location (e.g.
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What are some clear concrete examples of atomization? Some of mine, in no particular order:• Elder loneliness• Declining birth rates in industrialized countries• Hikkikomoriism• Replacing direct w/ electronic interaction• Unraveli
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I too shall rise to the glorious @vgr opinion blasting challenge.1 like = 1 opinion on the proper relation between the individual, the world and their goals.(Some call this ‘the
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Thought as 'stuffing crap in your head' vs thought as 'shaping the soul.'https://twitter.com/michaelcurzi/status/1253442492235542528 Relevant also to this thread about the Greeks and their conception of philosophy.https://twitter.com/
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