Richard Pettigrew
@wiglet1981.bsky.social
Philosopher at University of Bristol π³οΈβπ he/him
https://richardpettigrew.com/
Books: Epistemic Risk and the Demands of Rationality | Choosing for Changing Selves | Dutch Book Arguments | Accuracy and the Laws of Credence | Who Are Universities For?
https://richardpettigrew.com/
Books: Epistemic Risk and the Demands of Rationality | Choosing for Changing Selves | Dutch Book Arguments | Accuracy and the Laws of Credence | Who Are Universities For?
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Alas, poor Peter! I knew him, Horatio, but not well. A fellow of infinite jest, at our once a year meetings, with others present, in a strictly political context.
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Alas, poor Peter! I knew him, Horatio, but not well. A fellow of infinite jest, at our once a year meetings, with others present, in a strictly political context.
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i love how the word queue is spelled the way it feels
February 10, 2026 at 11:36 AM
i love how the word queue is spelled the way it feels
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βLmao wtfβ is just one syllable short of iambic pentameter, which I assume is the only thing that forced Milton to use other phrasing
February 10, 2026 at 10:19 AM
βLmao wtfβ is just one syllable short of iambic pentameter, which I assume is the only thing that forced Milton to use other phrasing
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
A white-throated bee-eater
February 10, 2026 at 10:13 AM
A white-throated bee-eater
unhappiness. Someone like Didion is instead deeply interested in the people she thinks embody the decay of her world. She sees them as fully human and wants to understand them. I donβt think the present right could write anything decent without that same attitude.
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 AM
unhappiness. Someone like Didion is instead deeply interested in the people she thinks embody the decay of her world. She sees them as fully human and wants to understand them. I donβt think the present right could write anything decent without that same attitude.
watching a world you understood disappearing, whether itβs a good or a bad one, and their writing was sufficiently universal that it worked. But the current crowd arenβt really portraying this. The world they want to see is some fever dream of them brutally dominating the people they blame for their
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 AM
watching a world you understood disappearing, whether itβs a good or a bad one, and their writing was sufficiently universal that it worked. But the current crowd arenβt really portraying this. The world they want to see is some fever dream of them brutally dominating the people they blame for their
Yes, thatβs fair! But maybe thatβs partly what Iβm getting at. The writers Iβm talking about were often right-wing because there were some regressive features of the old order they valued, but there were also some good features they portrayed, and in any case, they managed to convey the tragedy of
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Yes, thatβs fair! But maybe thatβs partly what Iβm getting at. The writers Iβm talking about were often right-wing because there were some regressive features of the old order they valued, but there were also some good features they portrayed, and in any case, they managed to convey the tragedy of
I think that meant they had a sort of aesthetic and even moral project they were driving towards and furthering with their writing. Today, the project seems grounded in hatred and bitterness, and these tend to make for awful art.
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 AM
I think that meant they had a sort of aesthetic and even moral project they were driving towards and furthering with their writing. Today, the project seems grounded in hatred and bitterness, and these tend to make for awful art.
Tom Wolfes, Ernest Hemingways, Yukio Mishimas, T S Eliots, Patricia Highsmiths of the past were all that sort of conservative. (Well, Highsmith is more complex politically.)
February 10, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Tom Wolfes, Ernest Hemingways, Yukio Mishimas, T S Eliots, Patricia Highsmiths of the past were all that sort of conservative. (Well, Highsmith is more complex politically.)
Something that really distinguishes the current moment is that the currently right-wingers are not true conservatives harking back to an aesthetic and way of life of a past era (I know the trads claim they are, but itβs largely just misogynist racist fantasy). The Joan Didions, Evelyn Waughs,
February 10, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Something that really distinguishes the current moment is that the currently right-wingers are not true conservatives harking back to an aesthetic and way of life of a past era (I know the trads claim they are, but itβs largely just misogynist racist fantasy). The Joan Didions, Evelyn Waughs,
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Iβm glad for this policy, but donβt understand why Mahmoud is claiming, βthe British people will always welcome those in genuine need of sanctuary.β Thatβs untrue, as the UK doesnβt provide humanitarian visas to most people in need. Why not just be honest? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
UK expands Hong Kong visa scheme in wake of Jimmy Laiβs prison sentence
Exclusive: Home Office ruling means thousands more Hongkongers will be eligible to come to the UK over next five years
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Iβm glad for this policy, but donβt understand why Mahmoud is claiming, βthe British people will always welcome those in genuine need of sanctuary.β Thatβs untrue, as the UK doesnβt provide humanitarian visas to most people in need. Why not just be honest? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Macbeth: SHIT
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Macbeth: SHIT
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i'm baffled by all the people in the replies to posts about the spy doorbells asking for alternatives. like... the alternative is a regualr fucking doorbell with no camera in it. or a door knocker. get you a weird gargoyle guy! you dont need a camera!
February 9, 2026 at 5:18 AM
i'm baffled by all the people in the replies to posts about the spy doorbells asking for alternatives. like... the alternative is a regualr fucking doorbell with no camera in it. or a door knocker. get you a weird gargoyle guy! you dont need a camera!
A shy vervet monkey
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
A shy vervet monkey
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60 years ago today, mild-mannered jim bowl was bitten by a radioactive spider
February 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
60 years ago today, mild-mannered jim bowl was bitten by a radioactive spider
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You non-sports fans have to understand that for people who are really into pro football, today is basically their Super Bowl
February 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
You non-sports fans have to understand that for people who are really into pro football, today is basically their Super Bowl
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Any time I look to see what the Labour government is up to in the UK it turns out to be things like making posters that Alfonso CuarΓ³n put in the background of the long tracking shot that opens βChildren of Menβ.
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Any time I look to see what the Labour government is up to in the UK it turns out to be things like making posters that Alfonso CuarΓ³n put in the background of the long tracking shot that opens βChildren of Menβ.
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Ah yes, the Praetorian Guard, famous for their efficiency at their one job.
February 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Ah yes, the Praetorian Guard, famous for their efficiency at their one job.
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Happy #SuperbOwl π¦ Sunday to all who celebrate.
February 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Happy #SuperbOwl π¦ Sunday to all who celebrate.
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A maribou stork drying out his wings and giving a curious side eye
February 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM
A maribou stork drying out his wings and giving a curious side eye
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