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/
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October 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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New essay on the boundaries between self and other. Where we draw them. Why hierarchies feel necessary. And a wager about what kind of world each choice creates.
Not about being better. About better design for a survivable world.
#philosophy #ethics
Not about being better. About better design for a survivable world.
#philosophy #ethics
The Boundaries We Choose
We cast others as villains, NPCs, or scenery in our hero's journey. But where we draw the line between 'us' and 'them' isn't natural—it's chosen. Here's why that matters.
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October 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New essay on the boundaries between self and other. Where we draw them. Why hierarchies feel necessary. And a wager about what kind of world each choice creates.
Not about being better. About better design for a survivable world.
#philosophy #ethics
Not about being better. About better design for a survivable world.
#philosophy #ethics
What I found instead: the stories we tell ourselves—where we're the hero and others are villains, NPCs, or scenery—aren't just comforting fictions.
They're moral architectures. They determine who deserves care and who we can ignore.
They're moral architectures. They determine who deserves care and who we can ignore.
October 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What I found instead: the stories we tell ourselves—where we're the hero and others are villains, NPCs, or scenery—aren't just comforting fictions.
They're moral architectures. They determine who deserves care and who we can ignore.
They're moral architectures. They determine who deserves care and who we can ignore.
7/7 And what’s an existential crisis if I can’t try to “grow my brand”? Yay capitalism. Like and subscribe. anthonyscurtis.com
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 cla...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
7/7 And what’s an existential crisis if I can’t try to “grow my brand”? Yay capitalism. Like and subscribe. anthonyscurtis.com
6/7 Am I doing moral harm because I cannot empathize with myself? #RadicalKindness #LedgerEthics #ArchitecturalHumanism #MentalHealth #writingcommunity
September 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
6/7 Am I doing moral harm because I cannot empathize with myself? #RadicalKindness #LedgerEthics #ArchitecturalHumanism #MentalHealth #writingcommunity
5/7 But the abused little boy at the core of my psyche cannot understand the idea that anyone would truly care. Despite my emphasis on empathy that would tell anyone else that they are wrong for thinking that. #TraumaSurvivor
September 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
5/7 But the abused little boy at the core of my psyche cannot understand the idea that anyone would truly care. Despite my emphasis on empathy that would tell anyone else that they are wrong for thinking that. #TraumaSurvivor
4/7 But am I doing more harm not being honest with those people? I honestly can’t tell, even though I have created and use a framework for understanding moral decisions. #MoralDilemma #Ethics #WhatIsHarm
September 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
4/7 But am I doing more harm not being honest with those people? I honestly can’t tell, even though I have created and use a framework for understanding moral decisions. #MoralDilemma #Ethics #WhatIsHarm
3/7 I don’t want to tell them because I believe they can’t help, because it’s just messed up brain chemistry. It’ll pass, and I’ll be fine. Why make them worry for no purpose? #Vulnerability #BrainChemistry
September 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
3/7 I don’t want to tell them because I believe they can’t help, because it’s just messed up brain chemistry. It’ll pass, and I’ll be fine. Why make them worry for no purpose? #Vulnerability #BrainChemistry
2/7 Here’s my current conundrum. I’m hella depressed. I know the people who care about me would want to know, and want to help. #Depression #MentalHealthMatters
September 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
2/7 Here’s my current conundrum. I’m hella depressed. I know the people who care about me would want to know, and want to help. #Depression #MentalHealthMatters
September 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
9/10 I am choosing to see myself for what I am. And making the choices that help me, and hopefully the world I can influence, be more good. #PersonalGrowth #LedgerEthics
September 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
9/10 I am choosing to see myself for what I am. And making the choices that help me, and hopefully the world I can influence, be more good. #PersonalGrowth #LedgerEthics
8/10 Do we see ourselves for what we are, and try to build systems that help us do more good? #CollectiveAction #SocialChange
September 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
8/10 Do we see ourselves for what we are, and try to build systems that help us do more good? #CollectiveAction #SocialChange
7/10 Where things matter is when we have a chance to influence or even change the systems that govern our circumstances. #SystemsThinking #Sociology
September 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
7/10 Where things matter is when we have a chance to influence or even change the systems that govern our circumstances. #SystemsThinking #Sociology
6/10 And that’s what’s amazing about people. I don’t believe there are good people. Or bad people. Just people, and the choices we make. #Humanism #VirtueEthics
September 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
6/10 And that’s what’s amazing about people. I don’t believe there are good people. Or bad people. Just people, and the choices we make. #Humanism #VirtueEthics