I watched Bo Burnham’s newest special. I finally confront my pessimism around the possibility of Left success.
I describe how we might understand our ‘identity’ in the normative sense, through Wilfred Sellars’ framework from Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind. I connect this to discussions of Kantian understandings of the sources of our obligations.
Stray thoughts on the emphases I found helpful from anarchists and Marxist-Leninists—and why I am neither an anarchist nor a Marxist-Leninist.
A basic discussion of the role and conceptual space of philosophy, and how it relates to science.
I worry that many people on the left are too quick to leave democratic styles of organizing because they think it hasn’t been politically effective enough. Even if their experiences with ‘democratic’ organizations have been disappointing, I think we ought to be more rigorous and intentional about democracy before we compromise on it.
Some basic benefits and discussion around horizontal and democratic organizing structures.
I discuss and explain how I understand 'motivated reasoning’, and ways to avoid it.
Finding Meaning in Paragraph Breaks
Paragraph breaks and other syntactical breaks are used to imply different but interacting abstract concepts. Also, three tips for myself to improve my writing process.
An understanding of patterns of behaviors within institutions, taking notes from natural selection and the works of G.A. Cohen and Anwar Shaikh.
Common problems that can sink an organizing group: staying non-hierarchical for too long, and having too inflexible of a structure in response to changing circumstances.
Reflecting on what helps spontaneous movements successfully get over the initial hurdle of effort required to set up the structures and norms for effective organizing, my thoughts settled on three things…
Three Points About Socialism-As-I-Understand-It
From a conversation with friends