Why Everything Today Is Bulls***

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Why does it seem like BS is around every corner in the modern age? Wherever we go there is usually someone trying to fool us, hoodwink us, or manipulate the truth to serve their own ends. But what exactly is Bulls****, and why should we care about it? Well, today we will look at Harry Frankfurt's essay on that very topic, and dive into the surprising philosophy of Bulls****
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00:00 A Philosopher's Guide to BS
02:32 A Theory of BS
08:43 Honest and Dishonest
15:17 The Tenacity of BS
20:48 The Smell of BS

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

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[@SlickDissident]

Your Gyre and myown share the same genius of Falconing. Well navigated, Champion. Bless our winds.

[@stanmarsh912]

​@@SlickDissidentshut up

[@ExiledGypsy]

I found your whole monolog BS. I don't understand what are you about. From what I heard it seems that the only case of "honest" BS is within banter or a narrow type of entertainment/comedy that is obvious from the outset and easily recognisement or indeed is often declared to in some sort of preamble where the speaker is not to be taken seriously or literally in intention. So are you joking and not being serious? In this cas you should have explicitly mentioned it. I honestly can consider time spent on listening to you utterly wasted. I was attracted by the click bait quality and feel conned now. This is definately a case of bad BS.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

That’s okay - if you didn’t like my explanation or didn’t understand, you might prefer the original paper. It’s available online :)

[@ExiledGypsy]

@@unsolicitedadvice9198 send me a link and I might read it. Your monologue was hardly encouraging for further research. I would be intetrested if there were explicit references to Wittgenstein and Schopenhauer whose pictures were the click bait for me. I think there must be misunderstandings in those references but I am open to be corrected.

[@deanmckenna6094]

"You can fool some of the people some of the time.. and that's enough to make a decent living".

[@motomarmot6544]

😂

[@bryanutility9609]

It’s funny twice 👏👏👏

[@happinesstan]

And who you fool will fool others.

[@barba9791]

Lol, fake it till you make it

[@marcpadilla1094]

Luv them u tube 90 sec plus ingenious commercials for grounsbreaking products. Super Nerd inventions or super soldier ex military invention going public. 😅

[@ClassicJukeboxBand]

"Bullshit is the glue that binds us as a nation." George Carlin

[@bendaniels1235]

"It has always seemed to me that my existence consisted purely and exclusively of nothing but the most outrageous nonsense" - Thomas Ligotti, The Clown Puppet

[@bendaniels1235]

“How much nonsense can we take in our lives? And is there any way we can escape it? No, there is not. We are doomed to all kinds of nonsense: the pain nonsense, the nightmare nonsense, the sweat and slave nonsense, and many other shapes and sizes of insufferable nonsense. It is brought to us on a plate, and we must eat it up or face the death nonsense." ― Thomas Ligotti, The Conspiracy Against the Human Race

[@MiloMay]

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[@sealedindictment]

ooouuu a new discovery for me now i have to read the clown puppet i love a good nihilist

[@happinesstan]

Human nature is nonsense. The fact it takes 18 years to qualify tells it's own story.

[@Mworobitz]

Why does my life feel like I’m always being disciplined for something I never did…?

[@b1rds_arent_real]

As an autistic person, this - along with post-truth PR speech in general - is Kafka-esque. I do not understand why BS works on an emotional level. I haven't felt this alone in years.

[@authaire]

You are not alone my friend. I am comforted knowing there are others. 💝

[@MZIH]

You’re not alone in feeling alone on social cues. But here’s a simple algorithm that I have to used to great effect on my siblings: Get them mad -> they fuck up -> you win

[@manubishe]

Emotion is participation and resonance, not sequence build and isolation.

[@capuchinosofia4771]

Because some people are very, very empathethic/sympathetic and feel emotions very strongly. If we follow the example he gives in the video: "if this politician wins, he will kill your dog". People who get emotional will feel anger, sadness, fear, like they are under attack (anxious/anxiety) and will act taken this overall feeling (that will become subconcious over time) into account in their future actions.

[@mariecait]

You’re not alone in your solitude. I’m also alone with you.

[@KimberlinaSaintJaymes]

I showed up early for this BS -

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Haha! I hope it does not disappoint

[@mikewalker8956]

Now we are left to wonder if he really is 6ft2 or is that BS.😊

[@cirqueyeagerist5641]

@@mikewalker8956i am 6ft 2 tho or maybe 6”3 glad of my grandpa genes . Well i used to exercise a lot when young and also drank a lot of milk like 3 jugs in a day 3 times a day. So i can provide proof as well on a social media

[@denisemcdougal6445]

😂

[@citizenvdub1107]

I thought it was a play on irony

[@kaneo3243]

As a graduate of philosophy, I am impressed by this young man’s elocution and delivery especially in an area of study as complex as Philosophy. Yes, Wittgenstein was a pillar who revolutionized the use and understanding of language in every day discourse. He was, perhaps, the most important thinker of the 20th century. Great job, young man!

[@Opposite271]

Considering the amount of praise that Wittgenstein gets, I really wonder what new ideas he introduced that did not exist in one form or another before him?

[@kaneo3243]

@@Opposite271 There’s nothing new under the sun! But the ease and sophistication Wittgenstein brought to the analysis of language exorcized the myths and confusion that impeded our understanding. Yes, the engineers who construct express highways are NOT inventing the idea of roads but the benefits of that highway is infinitely greater than the village bush tracks. You may liken Wittgenstein to those engineers.

[@Dhrrhee3e11a76]

​@@Opposite271I would argue the newness of Wittgenstein exists in two things: 1. He was one of the first to demonstrate the faults of naive set theory (which paved the way for computers to be possible) and 2. He demonstrated that there is by necessity and always a disconnect between empirical and rational thinking. "The answer is in the question" is a glib statement today but before Wittgenstein we did not know this was true. It's honestly very hard to understand E's contributions in terms of "newness" because it was very new in extreme details in its time but his insights have become part of common sense.

[@happinesstan]

YOU are your most important thinker.

[@happinesstan]

@@kaneo3243 So he changes nothing, just gives us another lane on which to drive to the same hell that we were always destined for.

[@Ton-uy1xd]

Modern society has been [CAUSED] to value narcissism. In a world of narcissists, everything single communication is a head game with selfish intent.

[@transhumanisttv1771]

what about echoists?

[@jonaseggen2230]

Could the point of this video have been communicated clearer with less words?

[@coolioso808]

Don’t hide from the key problem: market capitalism! It’s an unsustainable system. The system breeds inequality and war and BS and wage slavery. We were born into this system without consent but we don’t have to keep living like this. But we need people who are willing to change the system to work together with building an new viable system from the bottom up, like One Small Town model, for example. But who is ready for that?

[@doomsdaybro8290]

Shhh, collectivist. Market capitalism protects individual property rights. Property rights are human rights.

[@coolioso808]

@@doomsdaybro8290 I think you misunderstand the difference between personal property, like your toothbrush or laptop, from private property which includes land and vast natural resources of Mother Earth to which no living thing should claim private ownership of, yet an investment firm like BlackRock has amassed trillions in private property wealth to this day.

[@AshFormoso]

Once you have great responsibilities you refused to die and ignore all other philosophical questions but pursue only the essence of your responsibility and obligations.

[@thewatcher7823]

Reality is stranger than fiction. I don't think people can stop the BS because they'd have to face something much bigger, weirder, and more difficult to make sense of, but it's nice they try. It's like a puzzle.

[@artsmart]

And besides, is reality and'or fiction for that matter, subjective or objective?

[@bjg8638]

Bro, just wanted to say, found your channel a few weeks ago while struggling with.... everything. I've never really given philosophy a shot but your breakdowns are invaluable. Read the Book of Five Rings the other day and started reading Notes from Underground by Dosteovsky. Anyway, thanks for making me think deeper and sort of start to try and make sense of it all. Cheers.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Ah thank you! That is very kind and I am so glad you are enjoying philosophy. That is always my aim with these videos

[@kevinsayes]

OP, I’m also grateful for this channel. I was already on my journey when I found it, but the philosophies of Taoism, Buddhism, Stoicism, all the late 19th/early 20th century guys…embracing and *trying my best* to learn and live by it all saved me from nearly 20 years of addiction, losing 2 wonderful relationships, spending myself broke, all that. I had no idea what I’d find, but I finally said ‘enough,’ and the universe took care of the rest. 2.5 years into this new life now. I’m 37 and lost a lot of time, but that’s all in the past now; it doesn’t matter a bit. There is definitely power in philosophy; I feel it’s a roadmap to equanimity.

[@ConfessorCromwell101]

Bask in Atom's Glow, and you will understand.

[@tonycordero6105]

This made me really discouraged. How bereft of joy are we as a species that a fundamental part of our “social skills” are insults that we accept as a friendly joking and lying so we’re not alone? It’s disgusting. We’d rather hurt each other than just speak plainly or not at all.

[@derekjordangregg7468]

@tonycordero6105 are you perhaps neurodivergent? This is very common behavior in neurotypical males. It’s a sign of affection, a social game that you’re looking at literally.

[@bossabassa364]

No I feel you.

[@coolioso808]

It’s capitalism. Capitalism is the sickness. BS is a symptom used the ruling elite and defenders of the failed social system to maintain control. Once the masses wake up, it would be over. But how long will it take? Have you seen Culture in Decline by Peter Joseph yet? Still can! And you’ll open your eyes to see more clearly.

[@ChristAliveForevermore]

​@@derekjordangregg7468Nobody should be OK with being called f*ck-face, being castigated for minor offenses (or none at all), and the whole litany of social abuses people suffer on the job (especially in construction).

[@mr.r2362]

@derekjordangregg7468 or the average Neurotypical is a contemptuous knucklehead who masks his hidden resentment and childhood trauma behind a facade of well meaning social gimmicks designed to gather Intel on you while pretending to be your friend. These creatures act like living stereotypes of real people, while underneath they're just frightened, vacuous and angry parrots mimicking each other for cheap hits of approval. Always one misunderstanding away from throwing you under the bus or ostracizing you. Maybe our culture simply encourages a high functioning form of selfishness & Sociopathy, and your trying to clinically justify dysfunction that has been normalized. Normalized dysfunction does not make prevailing stupidity, self absorption and disrespect right or healthy, unless you belong to the modern hive of covert narcissists and generic sociopaths yourself.

[@Dumah36]

"Everything is gonna be ok!" I'm BSing but I want to believe just like i want the person I am telling this to.

[@derekjordangregg7468]

I prefer to say “Life goes on, until it doesn’t.”

[@stevesherman1743]

@@derekjordangregg7468 “Life goes on until it grinds to a slow, arduous stop.”

[@michaeldk975]

I want to say that I really appreciate your statements almost every video about how these are just your interpretations and encouragements to read the full text. These videos have served as great intros for me so far into new ideas and have given me a great reading list!

[@MiguelThinks]

This is why I've always been a fan of Wittgenstein. He wasn't trying to be edgy he was just trying to undo what he honestly thought was BS, even his own ideas.

[@antontreeofwisdom]

If there was such a knob as "Level of excitement about philosophy" I bet yours would have been turned to eleven. Thank you for such a high quality content.

[@Disla305]

I love these videos, it’s so reassuring and refreshing to see there are others who have a passion for understanding and learning. Expanding our minds and choosing to see past bullshit

[@laurengsjourney]

I watch your stuff frequently. I love not only that you present complex ideas broken down into simpler ideas, but also that you are very handsome. For the love of whatever you hold dear, please keep it up Cheers, Lauren

[@tantank]

Finally, a video about something I am currently mastering!

[@jaimlawson]

That is an MS, not BS. jk :P

[@Dad_readsbooks]

Listening to Daniel Schmachtenberger talking about this subject in War on Sensemaking was profound for me. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoyed this as well!

[@Gustmazz]

I always feel better when I see you posted a new video. Thanks!

[@SamTheSmithy]

Good evening, Unsolicited Advice. Only a fortnight ago, I discovered your discussion on Machiavelli’s critique of morality and leadership, which was greatly fascinating and practical. Since, I’ve explored your other discussions, from Nietzsche to Diogenes, relishing your concise explanations. I’m eager to expand my thinking through your videos, as well as my own readings, to learn and grow. Thank you for your invaluable insight. Your new subscriber, Sam Smith.

[@sliceofloving]

I try to notice my own BS now just as much as I complain about BS im dealing w, I appreciate you showing us how to self-reflect without us feeling too personally attacked. Thank you solicited advice.

[@Xizax41325]

Heck yeah, best way to start a Monday. Also, skip add, get thanked, feel bad, skip back.

[@antoniutzu]

Love this channel, I watch it with high interest, keep grinding, you are doing an amazing job.

[@for_fox_aches]

If you see someone wearing a shirt that says "if you cant handle me at my worst you dont deserve me at my best" ... RUN! They are probably a narcissist and definitely not worth the bother.

[@ZackDuck-rm4dt]

The medicine ads are the worst about this. Most of them are 2/3rds explaining the side effects and all the ways you could suffer and or die, whilst they play loud elevator music and play images of a very happy user of said pharmaceutical drug. Its so insulting to intelligence, they still do it to. "I know they just told me this could give me multiple different painful cancers and or stop my organs from working but just look at the happy man eating his breakfast, it has to be good"

[@whiteglint7694]

i despise those commercials with my entire being.

[@freezeblizz]

I can listen to you for hours, and I have. Very interesting topics every time. The way that you describe or present these ideas are fantastic, it’s honestly like I’m just sitting with you as my friend & casually talking to you about philosophy. It’s fresh & incredibly engaging, makes me wanna get to know you in real life & just talk 😂. Keep it up, man! 😊

[@Turismoracer]

I love how Joseph progressively gives us tiny bits of information about himself, like his name and relationship status. That is..unless he is BSing us

[@ogre706]

This is the video politicians don't want you to watch.

[@coolioso808]

All due respect, the video series politicians don’t want you to watch is the Culture in Decline series by Peter Joseph with episodes on “What Democracy?”, “Economics 101” and “Tale of Two Worlds.” Once you watch you can never go back to the untruths and half-truths of modern capitalist life.

[@drummersagainstitk]

You're doing a great job introducing me to new ideas at 67! Thanks...

[@GlobalistGazette]

One good way of spotting BS is where youtube has put a notice under a video to "clarify" its contents, or similarly whether a claim is being "fact" checked on snopes or some other such site. In both scenarios the propensity for BS is greater for YT or the fact-checking site, and less the claimant. This is because in both scenarios the counter-information is incentivised by trans-national organisations or mega-corporations.

[@amirattamimi8765]

Always love your great videos

[@urlovekir]

i saw the notification and thought it's philosophy about bulls 😭

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Haha! My grandma watches my videos - I can't swear too much

[@urlovekir]

@@unsolicitedadvice9198 Your grandma definitely would be getting existential crisis while watching your videos haha

[@andrewchen6253]

I found you the day after I got broken up with. Your work has honestly changed my perspective on life and got me through a lot of struggle. Thanks a lot and love from Canada

[@AdaptiveApeHybrid]

Ty for your work big homie

[@zentientzquid8627]

Love this channel!

[@aaronliam]

cool video that i def watched all the way thru

[@BrokeIn97]

I haven’t heard some Wittgenstein in a while and I loved it, wonderful video.

[@Tarzanvision]

this opened my eyes profoundly. I have been sniffing at Wittgenstein's language game before, but the penny didnt really drop for me. I have never really understood the social dynamic of "BS" and always tried facts and reason, to everyones dismay. Maybe I'm even on the spectrum or something. Anyway, jolly good job with this essay Sir, thank you very much

[@mbrown5494]

Fun inciteful video! Most reasonably smart people get better at the BS game as they get older. I can recall at 17 in hindsight, I was quite gullible in some areas, but at 57, it's much harder to fool me on either "good" or "bad" BS. It becomes natural with experience.

[@Vlad_the_Impaler]

BS is worse than lying. Liar at least knows what truth is.

[@ElectricEarth117]

Good content. Tip for you, put on some background music and use it for pacing. You're crushing it but I think you would benefit from more flow

[@sthomas7064]

I was skeptical reading the title. As soon as I heard your accent and beautiful vocabulary, I was on board.

[@Artur_Papryka]

Good channel for expanding your English vocabulary. Cheers.

[@DavidG2P]

Very good analysis, including Brandolini's Law. You should also investigate the role of the second law of thermodynamics in this context. It then becomes crystal clear why it is completely natural that there will always be infinitely more BS than truth, or veracity.

[@WizoWiz]

Great video!

[@priyanshisingh1854]

love your videos ❤❤

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Thank you!

[@jaimlawson]

I think everyone is bullshitting in life, but some take it too seriously and personally.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Oh there is definitely an element of that. If we had no BS at all, then society might collapse

[@jaimlawson]

​@@unsolicitedadvice9198 Right and there are many litmus tests to prove that ; therefore wear a costume and play a role. In doing so you just might convince yourself.

[@applepie6513]

​@@unsolicitedadvice9198 everything is really just bs if you think about it.

[@DarkLink606]

Even Frankfurt himself! In the title and in most pages of his most famous book. Don't get me wrong here: as one would expect from the work of a man who had such a long and dedicated career in analytic philosophy, his book is written in clear, simple and logically sound language. It is short, even for (early) Wittgenstein standards, which is certainly a factor that made the book an unexpected best seller. The other is the title. Frankfurt may have known a word as precise as BS that is not a swear word, but few would even bat an eye at the little book from a then unknown author (outside of Academia) if not for this edgy detail, and his effort would have been futile. I count it as "benign bullshit".

[@TheRealXMob]

@@unsolicitedadvice9198Progress. Beautiful is it not ? The natural state of the soul is chaos unequivocally.

[@maxbarker356]

Love this. There’s a massive problem with making the exception the norm. There’s whole worldviews that accept things as normal that are actually rare exceptions.

[@hobonickel840]

The Bob aka Robert Anton Wilson touched deeply into the heart of this topic and was similariy a game changer as far as self awareness goes for many during counter culture and even more who stubble axross him to rhis day. He profoundly explained we should never believe anything entirely but instead assign probabilistic potentials and not only other's BS but even more importantly our own. He lived his life in the way you described and was a master creator of fluxus art, going as far to even assist in the purpose filled creation of a religion and a cult using satirical jest to show how game theory works and why we should avoid these trappings. His too is a great road map for navigating BS

[@xavierdeltoro2886]

phenomenal video

[@shaulyfriedland4244]

Man... I've said this before, but I wish we could be freinds. Your chanel is my life line after being pretty much ostracized for my love of philosophy in a religious comunity

[@normalnoose5795]

I bet *English* isn't your first language!

[@shaulyfriedland4244]

@@normalnoose5795 what? Yeah it is... what made you think that

[@Themissinglink65]

You just like me fr

[@mmaxine1331]

@@shaulyfriedland4244probably because of the typo, the other day I made a mistake on Wechat by typing two Chinese characters in a roll and I was being reduced to subhuman by my fellow citizens, for that I can’t even speak one language in their opinion

[@shaulyfriedland4244]

@@mmaxine1331 I feel like he was joking lol but I don't get it. Either way my spelling is awful

[@AD-zu8uc]

Excellent video Joe! Also excellent sound quality, would you mind me asking what type of microphone you use?

[@jaywalshmusicandsong1736]

Shure SM7, perhaps? Good mic, but not the only thing that matters.

[@sourabhchatterji5734]

Excellent and informative content. Lot of research has been put in making the video. Just a feed back that reduction in the speed of talking might help you in engaging a wider audience. People cannot grasp all aspects in one go. So why not have more videos(series) on single topic ?

[@flowersafterrainfall]

i find it a funny coincidence that i just finished reading house of leaves, and then this video gets published.

[@binku9319]

I love your channel, and was wondering would it be possible for you to make a video on Tractus and PI? I found Tractus hard to understand and gave up 😭

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Oh I would love to do a video on Tractatus at some point. I just need to find a good angle on it. It is something I looked at a lot at uni so if I am not careful it will become very dry and logic-heavy very quickly

[@binku9319]

@@unsolicitedadvice9198 haha take your time I'm sure you'll do a great job.

[@TribuneAquila]

Found your channel and have been enjoying it. Though i havent seen all of your videos it seems that your primary focus is on the romantics & existentialists. Do you intend to cover any french theorists or psychoanalysts? Especially in consideration to this video im curious about your take on how baudrillard or lacan might react to BS

[@pra1717]

I coming running here ... when saw your video

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Ah that is very kind!

[@pra1717]

@@unsolicitedadvice9198 never thought i will get a response but I absolutely love you work it is very much the reason i read The stranger and The fall and now reading crime and punishment . English is my third language and watching your videos always make me learn new words I don't watch yt that much because of study pressure but when i get time I watch your videos . watching you for like 3 months a hope you keep growing as you are keep up the good work and take rest when need thanx for making this great content and getting me into philosophy

[@helengrives1546]

Very interesting. Thanks

[@the_sceptre]

brilliant piece of information

[@Kosmo999]

Forgive them father for they know not what they B.S

[@QueenOfTheGreen27]

OMG I love your videos lol

[@nonny6990]

Ha ha ha this is sooooo entertaining! Loved it. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@normalsee4447]

This has ALWAYS been true- it’s worse today because of the internet and social media and everyone having a bigger platform to influence others

[@GroundbreakGames]

Many years ago the psychic Edgar Casey said that we would one day enter an age where it would become all but impossible to know what was true and what wasn’t and that would cause humans to enter the next phase of evolution by gaining the ability to see auras and therefor always know if something is a lie or truthful. At the time I read about this it sounded crazy but I’m not so sure anymore. Either he coincidentally nailed the feeling of the era we are entering now or he was correct.

[@alistairmackintosh9412]

I'm reminded of Wolfgang Pauli's description of an idea as "It's not even wrong."

[@jimmyintheswamp]

I'm a simple man. I see Wittgenstein and Schopenhauer in the same thumbnail, I click.

[@psikeyhackr6914]

*The Tyranny of Words* (1938) by Stuart Chase George Orwell mentioned Chase in an essay on politics. He published the book, *A New Deal* , shortly before FDR's famous speech. He was a member of FDR's brain trust.

[@trvst5938]

Now read WE by Zamyatin. Predates 1984 by decades. Or The Lion and the Unicorn, “England, my England” by Orwell.

[@PRAR1966]

That Banter breakdown needs to be shown to USA first time visitors on the plane in to Heathrow !

[@beansworth5694]

I don't think honest bs is bs, because at that point it is just a game two people are playing together. Bullshit is contrived, not a straightforward alternate mode of engagement imo

[@kensurrency2564]

I agree. If two (or more) people are playing the same linguistic game by the same rules, it’s not bs.

[@Zzevation]

Idk your name is, but thank you for this informatie to learn people with their new perspectives

[@Agro50]

I was not expecting a philosophy for this particular subject 😂

[@KalmateTurista]

Imagining you're creating a dating profile. I love where this is going! 🔥

[@KalmateTurista]

Yay you're single 🤗 tell me about kafka

[@dimitratsil.7427]

would be nice hearing about philosophy on date two 😅🤣

[@VisivisiV]

Nice move with asking "what is bullshit?" before launching into an ad

[@og666]

most important point in this vid is the sunday dinner recap. i love people with friends

[@andyking6051]

True . And we have always known , and don't buy a word of it , problem arises when you have only just recently discovered this , i can tell you now that 40 years ago NO ONE bothered to listen to it , we have been telling people its all bull so long that we gave up a while ago .

[@seanwebster2]

Love Joe Height mogging us in the intro 😂

[@MrJamesVanEngen]

Honest B.S. vs. Dishonest B.S. = Education vs. Entertainment.

[@1000_O]

I love the skill share ad just after saying how people bullshit us to sell us stuff lmao

[@pjirasek83]

Lol, the way you scientifically explained your social interactions was hilarious. Sterile, but funny.

[@gregdeane8937]

The truth is overrated. I have no time for it.

[@ThrashLawPatentsAndTMs]

Great video ... off to get suckered in elsewhere by the Halo Effect.

[@Anxious_McStabby]

Imagine living in a world where you could revolutionize something like the entire world's perception of language and interactions by realizing, and putting words to the fact that people tend to just BS with each other.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

Thank you

[@notrain3828]

this guys starting to feel like the thoughty2 of philosophy, its uncanny but i'm here for it lmao

[@WizoWiz]

Excluding skillshare: How do you find information on specific topics? Are you college educated and thus have a good idea of how to do research into particular ideas? Do you use wikipedia to prime yourself before delving deeper into other topics? I'd like to know: Aspiring Polymath (Philosophy, Medicine, Mechanical Engineering, and Mathematics) and Philomath (STEM, Philosophy, and Medicine) Edit: I like epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics in particular.

[@unsolicitedadvice9198]

Well for the videos on the channel I’m normally drawing on a lot of prior knowledge (I did philosophy at Cambridge). But generally I will start from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and work outwards from there. Normally there is also a Cambridge or Oxford handbook to a topic that provides a good starting place. It can give you an idea of the state of the current literature. From there I move outwards by chasing references through the most prominent scholars in an area. Then finally I’ll do some “blue sky” research where I search some well-known journals in the topic for some obscure articles in case there are any hidden insights there. Very little of this ends up making it into the videos themselves, but they form a good background from which I can then form my own understanding and interpretations

[@WizoWiz]

@@unsolicitedadvice9198 Thank you for taking the time! I'll note this immediately!!

[@redherronrecords]

Being a taurus i proclaim that bullshit is fine (sometimes) but dogshit is always a big problem.

[@meatwax]

Imaging believing that nobody can be trusted, everyone is stupid, selfish, and narrccicistic.. just to turn out to be almost entirely correct. Then love in horror realizing we created a system that rewards rampant sociopathy

[@lunarmoon4596]

have no fear!! i am here!!!!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟☄💗

[@YuLanTyara]

CAN YOU CREATE A VIDEO ON PHILOSOPHY BOOKS ACCORDING TO AGE RANGES? Like book recommendations for each age? 🥺 I'm 16 and I desperately want to be well ready like YOUUUUUUUUUU lol don't mind all the cap locks plz.

[@YawnGod]

This video didn't have xylophone music. I don't believe the content of videos if they lack xylophone music.

[@meman3462]

Video and comments full of truth and common sense

[@Tribune123]

An excellent critique of the "negative BS" that is radical postmodernist wokeness.

[@madhusudan]

When I was a child my father told me everything was bullshit. Never forgot that.

[@AlexandruVoda]

I would argue that even in a obviously "honest BS" situation, the BS can still be harmful, and maybe even more dangerous than otherwise. For example, in a group of friend telling jokes, where everyone knows they are telling jokes, if someone starts making racial, sexist, xenophobic, etc. jokes and this is treated as just jokes, just "honest BS" then eventually this kind of toxic sludge becomes normalised. Even in the context of "honest BS" there are still rules. And in the context of "honest BS", someone breaking those rules is instead engaging in "dishonest BS".

[@dlwseattle]

I've said for years that lying is the new truth telling

[@Whoviantrekkie]

Bit off topic, but your hair always looks good ☺️ honestly you’re really cute