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• AnarchoCynicism Perennial Philosophy Whatever

  

  Debt and the Indebted Person

  What is it about “you must repay your debts” that allows even the best of people to justify the worst human actions? It is very much worth your time to at least listen to the 65 minute lecture below by anthropologist & author David Graeber. My buddy-friend-guy, Christopher P., has…

  February 17, 2013
• Perennial Philosophy Philosophy as a Way of Life

  Love is not a duty or trade

  “Freedom and love go together. Love is not a reaction. If I love you because you love me, that is mere trade, a thing to be bought in the market; it is not love. To love is not to ask anything in return, not even to feel that you are…

  February 17, 2013
• Control Method or META HODOS

  Casino Capitalism vs. Educated Hope

  As always, thanks to John F. for reminding me of an article that I put on my to-read list and forgot about. Very well worth the read. …Against the dystopian visions that drive the new extremism, there is a need for teachers, workers, artists, students, young people, academics and others…

  January 27, 2013
• AnarchoCynicism Control Philosophy as a Way of Life

  

  Young people are screwed… Here’s how to survive

  Wow. This is a really good piece that is totally worth a read. And then a reread. And then maybe a further read. If you are someone who entered adulthood in the last few years, you are a Generation Y or Millennial. You have done your part to grow away…

  January 9, 2013
• Philosophy as a Way of Life Whatever

  Garage Sale Existentialism | The New Existentialists

  As the urban treasure hunters stop to peruse the wares, a very poor rendition of bedouin negotiating takes place between two suburbanite stalkers, one striving to sell his or her “valuable” wares and the other seeking to gain a prize at the lowest price possible. In this entrepreneurial dance of…

  June 20, 2012