Jesse F Ballenger
@jfballenger.bsky.social
History of medicine, health humanities, bioethics, critical dementia studies.
Self, Senility and Alzheimer's in Modern America. http://bit.ly/3fVOrrU.
Chilephile 🇨🇱, climate, cycling, Philly, board games, music, & sundry
Self, Senility and Alzheimer's in Modern America. http://bit.ly/3fVOrrU.
Chilephile 🇨🇱, climate, cycling, Philly, board games, music, & sundry
According to the founder and CEO of Cluely, "a good conversation “is one in which both parties extract value” from it, “whether it is an emotional value or it’s a more material capitalist value.” What AI can do, he said, is give you information to help you extract that value more efficiently."
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
According to the founder and CEO of Cluely, "a good conversation “is one in which both parties extract value” from it, “whether it is an emotional value or it’s a more material capitalist value.” What AI can do, he said, is give you information to help you extract that value more efficiently."
Died this day 170 years ago.
"In Kierkegaard’s time, as in our own, elites championed “cultural Christianity” for its moral values, aesthetic appeal, and civilizing influence – in short, its practical utility. For Kierkegaard, this is clearly not the Christian’s task."
"In Kierkegaard’s time, as in our own, elites championed “cultural Christianity” for its moral values, aesthetic appeal, and civilizing influence – in short, its practical utility. For Kierkegaard, this is clearly not the Christian’s task."
Kierkegaard’s Attack on Cultural Christianity
Those who champion Christianity for its moral values, aesthetic appeal, psychological benefits, and civilizing influence are nothing but swindlers.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Died this day 170 years ago.
"In Kierkegaard’s time, as in our own, elites championed “cultural Christianity” for its moral values, aesthetic appeal, and civilizing influence – in short, its practical utility. For Kierkegaard, this is clearly not the Christian’s task."
"In Kierkegaard’s time, as in our own, elites championed “cultural Christianity” for its moral values, aesthetic appeal, and civilizing influence – in short, its practical utility. For Kierkegaard, this is clearly not the Christian’s task."