The Philosominute

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One question though: why does anyone care? For that matter, why does anyone care that lots of people don't care?

More in my notes at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes:

• stucky.tech/notes/people-identity.md
• stucky.tech/notes/people-gender.md
• stucky.tech/notes/hardship-ptsd.md
• stucky.tech/notes/politics-leftism.md

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You've heard of AI, but what exactly is it? Why do all the tech geeks obsess about it? Will the AI apocalypse come soon, or do we have two or three more years of life before the singularity conquers us all?

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Specific notes:

• gainedin.site/machines
• stucky.tech/notes/computers-ai.md

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What does this voting situation mean for Americans? Why are we changing how minorities can vote? Are we really going backwards in history?

You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.

Specific notes:

• stucky.tech/notes/people-slavery.md
• gainedin.site/here-america

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Why do companies rebrand all the time? What's the point of a logo? Does it really make any sort of difference?

You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.

Specific notes:

• stucky.tech/notes/symbols.md
• stucky.tech/notes/image.md
• stucky.tech/notes/marketing.md

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It's Mother's Day, but what does that mean? Who is "mom", and why do we care? That's what we're going to talk about today.

You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.

Specific notes:

• stucky.tech/notes/people-gender.md
• stucky.tech/notes/family.md
• stucky.tech/notes/parenting-children.md

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Are people generally good, or are they only good because they want everyone else to be good? We're not answering that today. We're going to focus instead on people making decisions based on what they think everyone else's decisions will be.

You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.

Specific notes:

• stucky.tech/notes/philosophy-paradoxes.md
• stucky.tech/notes/science.md
• stucky.tech/notes/morality.md

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Why should you care about the NFL draft? What makes the NBA playoffs so important? Why do we like watching people do pointless things in uniforms?

You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.

Specific notes:

- stucky.tech/notes/fun-sports.md



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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:00:05) The news sucks

(00:00:22) Why is there so much news?

(00:00:35) The political nature of humanity

(00:00:42) Kings were the precedent

(00:01:51) Risks from kings

(00:02:26) A new theory was tested

(00:03:02) Pure democracy doesn't work

(00:03:36) Constitutional republics simplified

(00:03:44) The power shifts from elections over dictatorships

(00:04:24) The media's stories in light of elections

(00:04:44) The good news, part 1

(00:05:20) The good news, part 2

(00:05:48) The risks of our advantages

(00:06:01) Ending

Yes, we get it. Trump exists and is a threat/blessing to our country. Iran is a thing. It doesn't matter for most people, so why do we keep hearing about it?

You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.

Specific notes:

- gainedin.site/here-america/
- gainedin.site/here-modern/
- stucky.tech/notes/stories-storytellers.md
- stucky.tech/notes/politics-leftism.md



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(00:00:00) Philosominute 1: what *is* philosophy?

(00:00:05) Updated Format

(00:01:20) The Topics Affect Us

(00:01:42) What Philosophy Is

(00:03:14) Why Philosophy Matters

(00:03:54) Philosophy is Powerful

(00:04:33) Mandatory Marketing

Before we get into the weeds about how issues matter, we must start by asking the simple question: what exactly *is* philosophy?

You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.

Specific notes:

• stucky.tech/notes/philosophy.md
• stucky.tech/notes/understanding.md

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