Gonzo Philosophy
@gonzophilosophy.bsky.social
Education / political philosopher with a speciality in critical thinking. Also a YouTube channel of questionable quality
New episode is out! 🎙️
Choose Your Belief: Basilisk, Pascal, or Dogs 🐕🧠
We unpack Roko’s Basilisk, Pascal’s Wager, and everyday faith.
Listen here 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/6rMx...
#Philosophy #RokosBasilisk #PascalsWager #Ethics #Belief #CriticalThinking #DescartesBeforeTheHorse
Choose Your Belief: Basilisk, Pascal, or Dogs 🐕🧠
We unpack Roko’s Basilisk, Pascal’s Wager, and everyday faith.
Listen here 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/6rMx...
#Philosophy #RokosBasilisk #PascalsWager #Ethics #Belief #CriticalThinking #DescartesBeforeTheHorse
S02E04 - Choose Your Belief: Basilisk, Pascal, or Dogs from Moloch
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September 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM
New episode is out! 🎙️
Choose Your Belief: Basilisk, Pascal, or Dogs 🐕🧠
We unpack Roko’s Basilisk, Pascal’s Wager, and everyday faith.
Listen here 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/6rMx...
#Philosophy #RokosBasilisk #PascalsWager #Ethics #Belief #CriticalThinking #DescartesBeforeTheHorse
Choose Your Belief: Basilisk, Pascal, or Dogs 🐕🧠
We unpack Roko’s Basilisk, Pascal’s Wager, and everyday faith.
Listen here 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/6rMx...
#Philosophy #RokosBasilisk #PascalsWager #Ethics #Belief #CriticalThinking #DescartesBeforeTheHorse
Writing in my late 30s is different because I have the patience to write my truth. It was good fun to submit a story to #furiousfiction today
September 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Writing in my late 30s is different because I have the patience to write my truth. It was good fun to submit a story to #furiousfiction today
Two philosophers, one rickety hut, zero clean water.
Who betrays first? Who stays moral?
And how long should you wait before cannibalism is an option?
#Podcast #Philosophy #CriticalThinking #GameTheory #SurvivalEthics #PrisonersDilemma #Existentialism
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Who betrays first? Who stays moral?
And how long should you wait before cannibalism is an option?
#Podcast #Philosophy #CriticalThinking #GameTheory #SurvivalEthics #PrisonersDilemma #Existentialism
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S02E03 - Rational behaviour on a desert island prisoner's dilemma
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September 2, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Two philosophers, one rickety hut, zero clean water.
Who betrays first? Who stays moral?
And how long should you wait before cannibalism is an option?
#Podcast #Philosophy #CriticalThinking #GameTheory #SurvivalEthics #PrisonersDilemma #Existentialism
open.spotify.com/episode/0qdX...
Who betrays first? Who stays moral?
And how long should you wait before cannibalism is an option?
#Podcast #Philosophy #CriticalThinking #GameTheory #SurvivalEthics #PrisonersDilemma #Existentialism
open.spotify.com/episode/0qdX...
The upcoming #Australian election is another opportunity to engage with the issues in a real and authentic way.
It's worth taking a few minutes every few years to see what's happening with each of the political parties to ensure our vote counts
#ausvotes #election
ethics.org.au/a-critical-t...
It's worth taking a few minutes every few years to see what's happening with each of the political parties to ensure our vote counts
#ausvotes #election
ethics.org.au/a-critical-t...
A critical thinker's guide to voting - The Ethics Centre
In the lead up to the federal election, Dr Luke Zaphir examines how critical thinking can guide the decision making process when voting.
ethics.org.au
April 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The upcoming #Australian election is another opportunity to engage with the issues in a real and authentic way.
It's worth taking a few minutes every few years to see what's happening with each of the political parties to ensure our vote counts
#ausvotes #election
ethics.org.au/a-critical-t...
It's worth taking a few minutes every few years to see what's happening with each of the political parties to ensure our vote counts
#ausvotes #election
ethics.org.au/a-critical-t...
Should we kill the essay? 90% of my #assessment in #education was essays. #ai and LLMs create major complications for this, especially if every part of the task can be done by chatgpt.
Read my latest article in Times Higher Education.
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/shoul...
Read my latest article in Times Higher Education.
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/shoul...
Should we kill the essay?
Long-form writing seems to have become a battleground for the showdown between AI and academic integrity. With technology exposing the essay’s flaws, Luke Zaphir offers ways to reinforce this storied ...
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Should we kill the essay? 90% of my #assessment in #education was essays. #ai and LLMs create major complications for this, especially if every part of the task can be done by chatgpt.
Read my latest article in Times Higher Education.
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/shoul...
Read my latest article in Times Higher Education.
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/shoul...
A good voter's guide to bad faith tactics
#auspol #Australia #australiavotes #politics #elections
ethics.org.au/a-good-voter...
#auspol #Australia #australiavotes #politics #elections
ethics.org.au/a-good-voter...
A good voter’s guide to bad faith tactics
Political campaigns are mechanisms of persuasion, aiming to convince you to give them your vote. However, they often use underhanded and bad faith tactics.
ethics.org.au
April 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A good voter's guide to bad faith tactics
#auspol #Australia #australiavotes #politics #elections
ethics.org.au/a-good-voter...
#auspol #Australia #australiavotes #politics #elections
ethics.org.au/a-good-voter...
I'm trying to improve my social media habits. Today my goal is to figure out a way to filter out all content that uses the terms underrated,overrated, overlooked and underappreciated.
April 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I'm trying to improve my social media habits. Today my goal is to figure out a way to filter out all content that uses the terms underrated,overrated, overlooked and underappreciated.
This is how my views compare with the election candidates in the upcoming Australian election according to @VoteCompass. Try it for yourself! #AusPol #AusVotes
share.votecompass.com/Xnrb3g0PFTqo...
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My Vote Compass Results - 2025 Australian Election
Vote Compass calculated my alignment with the candidates running in the 2025 Australian election. Try it for yourself!
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April 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
This is how my views compare with the election candidates in the upcoming Australian election according to @VoteCompass. Try it for yourself! #AusPol #AusVotes
share.votecompass.com/Xnrb3g0PFTqo...
share.votecompass.com/Xnrb3g0PFTqo...
Do you know when your engagement is being farmed? Or what to do when you find an issue you care about? #medialiteracy
March 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Do you know when your engagement is being farmed? Or what to do when you find an issue you care about? #medialiteracy
How do you know someone has #medialiteracy ? They know what affect their speech has on their audience.
March 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
How do you know someone has #medialiteracy ? They know what affect their speech has on their audience.
I'm rewatching Discovery, and I love it. An updated format for the modern audience with the same themes of hope, curiosity, and cooperation. Sure, it's not a perfect #startrek series, but I still love Voyager even though it's got Neelix. Plus I do think the spore drive is peak #trek fun
a space ship with a blue light coming out of the side
ALT: a space ship with a blue light coming out of the side
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March 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The advantage of #movefastbreakthings is that you replace something that worked with nothing. It's an incredible efficiency at causing suffering.
#doge
#doge
March 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The advantage of #movefastbreakthings is that you replace something that worked with nothing. It's an incredible efficiency at causing suffering.
#doge
#doge
It's important to know that people who you generally disagree with aren't enemies. This man is conservative and i disagree with most of his ideas but he's got it 100% right here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i73...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i73...
"Let there be a thousand blossoms bloom!" Bob Katter on same-sex marriage
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
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March 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
It's important to know that people who you generally disagree with aren't enemies. This man is conservative and i disagree with most of his ideas but he's got it 100% right here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i73...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i73...
It's bizarre going into AI subreddits and lemmy threads. They're all so mindlessly positive and automatronic that I'm certain it's just AI bots spruiking themselves
March 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It's bizarre going into AI subreddits and lemmy threads. They're all so mindlessly positive and automatronic that I'm certain it's just AI bots spruiking themselves
Rather than having Trump news every day could we just have two lists:
1. Things we need to fight today
2. Things we need to fix in 4 years
1. Things we need to fight today
2. Things we need to fix in 4 years
March 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Rather than having Trump news every day could we just have two lists:
1. Things we need to fight today
2. Things we need to fix in 4 years
1. Things we need to fight today
2. Things we need to fix in 4 years
I've always liked the trolley problem but we can do modern variants.
"If a ceo is murdered, you'll save a thousand lives when the board changes its policies. Discuss in terms of utility."
"If a ceo is murdered, you'll save a thousand lives when the board changes its policies. Discuss in terms of utility."
February 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I've always liked the trolley problem but we can do modern variants.
"If a ceo is murdered, you'll save a thousand lives when the board changes its policies. Discuss in terms of utility."
"If a ceo is murdered, you'll save a thousand lives when the board changes its policies. Discuss in terms of utility."
Are you stressed about the latest executive order from Trump?
Type "is it constitutional to (insert executive order order)? Provide links to the relevant section or amendment" into a generative AI.
Chances are the answer will be encouraging.
Type "is it constitutional to (insert executive order order)? Provide links to the relevant section or amendment" into a generative AI.
Chances are the answer will be encouraging.
February 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Are you stressed about the latest executive order from Trump?
Type "is it constitutional to (insert executive order order)? Provide links to the relevant section or amendment" into a generative AI.
Chances are the answer will be encouraging.
Type "is it constitutional to (insert executive order order)? Provide links to the relevant section or amendment" into a generative AI.
Chances are the answer will be encouraging.
It's really important that we not engage with the nonsense issues like renaming countries because they're a deliberate distraction from the big issues like defunding cancer research
February 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It's really important that we not engage with the nonsense issues like renaming countries because they're a deliberate distraction from the big issues like defunding cancer research
Imagine looking at government services and saying "the problem is that there are too many people there. Drastically cutting their budget will improve the service!"
Makes sense for Gordon Gekko at least
Makes sense for Gordon Gekko at least
a black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie with the words greed for lack of a better word is good
ALT: a black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie with the words greed for lack of a better word is good
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Imagine looking at government services and saying "the problem is that there are too many people there. Drastically cutting their budget will improve the service!"
Makes sense for Gordon Gekko at least
Makes sense for Gordon Gekko at least
I walked outside with my dog and saw the sunlight. It's so easy to remember that not everything is terrible when there's fresh air and a doggo
February 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I walked outside with my dog and saw the sunlight. It's so easy to remember that not everything is terrible when there's fresh air and a doggo
Good Girl by Jakub Rozalski
"Is it not the daughter of this woman whom we accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake, a few days ago?"
"Is it not the daughter of this woman whom we accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake, a few days ago?"
January 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Good Girl by Jakub Rozalski
"Is it not the daughter of this woman whom we accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake, a few days ago?"
"Is it not the daughter of this woman whom we accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake, a few days ago?"
If you click on a link for a story that reads "politician slammed for their view ", it just means someone is talking shit about them on twitter
January 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If you click on a link for a story that reads "politician slammed for their view ", it just means someone is talking shit about them on twitter
If a politician genuinely wants to help men, they'll have a plan for social and mental health interventions.
If they just want to make people angry, they'll vaguely mumble about feminism
If they just want to make people angry, they'll vaguely mumble about feminism
January 24, 2025 at 4:54 AM
If a politician genuinely wants to help men, they'll have a plan for social and mental health interventions.
If they just want to make people angry, they'll vaguely mumble about feminism
If they just want to make people angry, they'll vaguely mumble about feminism