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  1. Comment on "Shower thoughts" and other things to ponder in ~talk

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    I can’t find the source, but Click and Clack from Car Talk once proposed outfitting cars with tails for this purpose.

    I can’t find the source, but Click and Clack from Car Talk once proposed outfitting cars with tails for this purpose.

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  2. Comment on What is wrong with our thoughts? A neo-positivist credo. in ~humanities

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    Yeah that’s totally fair. I guess I reacted especially negatively because the essay was similar to a lot of other (bad imo) arguments that I’ve lost patience for. I’m the interest of making fun of...

    Yeah that’s totally fair. I guess I reacted especially negatively because the essay was similar to a lot of other (bad imo) arguments that I’ve lost patience for.

    I’m the interest of making fun of Hegel, I’ll share this post: https://pervegalit.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/how-to-fake-your-way-through-hegel/

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  3. Comment on What is wrong with our thoughts? A neo-positivist credo. in ~humanities

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    I’m all for criticism of bad writing, but what is Stove’s deal? I’m frustrated by his approach of quoting some confusing paragraph from the middle of a famous work, then proclaiming that it’s...

    I’m all for criticism of bad writing, but what is Stove’s deal? I’m frustrated by his approach of quoting some confusing paragraph from the middle of a famous work, then proclaiming that it’s self-evidently bullshit, and concluding that most (western) intellectual pursuits have been some sort of collective delusion.

    What even is the point of this line of argument? If it really was that obvious that so many famous philosophers were “dangerous lunatics”, they wouldn’t be dangerous. It really feels like the author just wants to stroke his ego. And what does the reader get out of it, the knowledge that someone thinks Foucault was a bullshitter? That’s all anyone ever says about the guy!

    Stove says that defects in character are a source of bad philosophy. With this in mind, it seems relevant to point out that his opinions about women and racial minorities are easily accessible on his Wikipedia page. (Also he once held a competition and awarded the prize to himself, which is a relatively minor sin but a funny one.)

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  4. Comment on Let's build a playlist! in ~music

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    It’s been fun reading and listening through the comments. Since people seem to want variety, I’ve gone with country and country-adjacent tracks. Rockabilly, bluegrass, Western swing, folk, and a...

    It’s been fun reading and listening through the comments. Since people seem to want variety, I’ve gone with country and country-adjacent tracks. Rockabilly, bluegrass, Western swing, folk, and a funk cover of a classic pop country song.

    Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis - Wild Wild Wild
    The Meat Purveyors - Who Knew?
    Hot Club of Cowtown - Little Liza Jane
    Robbie Fulks - I’ll Trade You Money for Wine
    The Meters - Wichita Lineman

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