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Anthony Curtis
@anthonycurtis.bsky.social
Former gifted kid, current middle-aged basic. Screaming into the void from suburbia. Wrote a memoir because trauma doesn't process itself. Digital PM, runner, cat dad. Still missing my twin. He/him. Find me on Substack https://anthonyscurtis.com/
There's a bottle of opioids in my drawer. I caught myself thinking someone would pay for them.

That thought came from somewhere specific: watching my father do exactly that when I was twelve.

Wrote about the gap between having the impulse and acting on it.

#ethics #honesty
Tempering the Terrible
Owning the Monster Within
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January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The stories of pain and grief are often where we find our strongest moral compass. I share my most vulnerable struggles to understand how suffering creates necessary empathy. Read my memoiristic philosophy. #VulnerableWriting #GriefSupport
Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion | Anthony Curtis | Substack
Practical philosophy for everyday ethical decisions, without the academic jargon. Anthony Curtis develops moral frameworks through lived experience of grief, trauma, and the search for meaning not classroom theory. Click to read Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion, by Anthony Curtis, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Sometimes, the only way to feel is to write. My Substack explores the intersection of chronic pain, philosophy, and the search for objective truth. Join a community that values deep thought and empathetic rigor. #Memoir #DeepThinking
Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion | Anthony Curtis | Substack
Practical philosophy for everyday ethical decisions, without the academic jargon. Anthony Curtis develops moral frameworks through lived experience of grief, trauma, and the search for meaning not classroom theory. Click to read Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion, by Anthony Curtis, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Architectural Humanism: A framework for self-design. How do you construct a meaningful life structure when the foundations are constantly shifting? Read my work on building integrity from the inside out. #Leadership #SelfDevelopment #ArchitecturalHumanism
Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion | Anthony Curtis | Substack
Practical philosophy for everyday ethical decisions, without the academic jargon. Anthony Curtis develops moral frameworks through lived experience of grief, trauma, and the search for meaning not classroom theory. Click to read Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion, by Anthony Curtis, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
If you're struggling with loss, pain, or the messiness of being human, know that you’re not alone. My Substack is a vulnerable space where we explore grief, find empathy in the darkness, and build a stronger moral self. Come read the full story. #Grief #ChronicPain #Vulnerability
Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion | Anthony Curtis | Substack
Practical philosophy for everyday ethical decisions, without the academic jargon. Anthony Curtis develops moral frameworks through lived experience of grief, trauma, and the search for meaning not classroom theory. Click to read Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion, by Anthony Curtis, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What happens when moral philosophy meets the harsh reality of chronic pain and grief? My work on 'Architectural Humanism' provides a framework for building ethical systems that withstand personal collapse. Rigorous thought for serious professionals and thinkers. Subscribe today. #ArchitecturalHumani
Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion | Anthony Curtis | Substack
Practical philosophy for everyday ethical decisions, without the academic jargon. Anthony Curtis develops moral frameworks through lived experience of grief, trauma, and the search for meaning not classroom theory. Click to read Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion, by Anthony Curtis, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Need an 8-week course in applied moral philosophy? My 22-article series dives deep into obligation, freedom, and pain. It's all waiting for you on the Substack. Subscribe now. #PhilosophySeries #MustRead
Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion | Anthony Curtis | Substack
Practical philosophy for everyday ethical decisions, without the academic jargon. Anthony Curtis develops moral frameworks through lived experience of grief, trauma, and the search for meaning not classroom theory. Click to read Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion, by Anthony Curtis, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Stop waiting for permission. Architectural Humanism is the rigorous guide to building your ethical self, brick by brick. Start now. #ArchitecturalHumanism anthonyscurtis.com/p/introducti...
December 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Part 3: What is the minimum ethical requirement? A rigorous accounting of our mutual, necessary moral debts. #SocialContract #Ethics anthonyscurtis.com/p/what-we-ow...
December 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Part 2: Radical moral responsibility. You owe me nothing. I owe you everything. Read the ethical inversion. #EmpathyAsRebellion #Ethics anthonyscurtis.com/p/you-owe-me...
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Are your current ethical systems failing? Explore 'Ledger Ethics' – a principle-based approach to moral accounting designed for the complexities of modern life and leadership. Start your investigation here. #BusinessEthics #Leadership #LedgerEthics
Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion | Anthony Curtis | Substack
Practical philosophy for everyday ethical decisions, without the academic jargon. Anthony Curtis develops moral frameworks through lived experience of grief, trauma, and the search for meaning not classroom theory. Click to read Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion, by Anthony Curtis, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Part 1: We are born into debt. I owe you everything. Stop arguing for moral self-sufficiency. #Obligation #Philosophy anthonyscurtis.com/p/asymetrica...
December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The debt was real. The release was necessary. Why forgiveness is the ultimate, rigorous ethical choice. #Grief #LedgerEthics anthonyscurtis.com/p/i-was-owed...
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
My writing is objective, yet deeply empathetic. I won't tell you what you want to hear; I'll show you what the Ledger demands. Subscribe for rigorous moral philosophy. #Philosophy #Intellectual
Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion | Anthony Curtis | Substack
Practical philosophy for everyday ethical decisions, without the academic jargon. Anthony Curtis develops moral frameworks through lived experience of grief, trauma, and the search for meaning not classroom theory. Click to read Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion, by Anthony Curtis, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My body failed. Does my selfhood follow? The rigorous question of identity after the loss of physical function. #Identity #Philosophy anthonyscurtis.com/p/am-i-still...
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Chronic pain is an intellectual opponent. The rigorous effort required just to think clearly. #ChronicPain #InvisibleIllness anthonyscurtis.com/p/intellectu...
December 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Philosophy isn't for academics. It's an aggressive, necessary tool. This is my argument for a rigorous, DIY, PUNK approach to ethics. #PunkPhilosophy #Rebellion anthonyscurtis.com/p/punk-philo...
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Want to change the world? Stop looking outward. The revolution starts with the rigorous architecture of your own mind. #SelfImprovement #Philosophy anthonyscurtis.com/p/the-surpri...
December 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
All suffering requires a witness. Not pity. Just recognition. The radical demand for presence. #Memoir #Vulnerability anthonyscurtis.com/p/can-i-get-...
December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
True empathy is not soft. It is rigorous, earned in the darkness. Grief is the ultimate ethical training. #EmpathyAsRebellion #Grief anthonyscurtis.com/p/empathy-gr...
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Stop looking for moral shortcuts. My philosophy of 'Ledger Ethics' demands a rigorous, moment-by-moment accounting of our obligations. Read the framework that changes everything about how you view duty. #LedgerEthics #Philosophy #Duty
Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion | Anthony Curtis | Substack
Practical philosophy for everyday ethical decisions, without the academic jargon. Anthony Curtis develops moral frameworks through lived experience of grief, trauma, and the search for meaning not classroom theory. Click to read Radical Kindness: Empathy as Rebellion, by Anthony Curtis, a Substack publication. Launched 6 months ago.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It's not the dying that terrified me during cancer. It was the vanishing. The rigorous loss of self. #Grief #Existentialism anthonyscurtis.com/p/cancers-re...
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Does God matter for ethics? No. The rigorous truth is, moral obligation exists with or without faith. Read why. #SecularHumanism #Morality anthonyscurtis.com/p/is-faith-n...
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM