@lastpositivist.bsky.social
Aspiring philosopher; tolerable human; "amusing combination of sardonic detachment & literally all the feelings felt entirely unironically all at once" [he/his]
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I really think at its heart philosophy is one giant battle, taking place over many eras and nations, between people who are basically pleasant bureaucrats and people who are sexy murder poets, and it’s both super important and super boring that the pleasant bureaucrats must win.
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Say what you will about the royalty and nobility, but they were generally very good at class consciousness!
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Say what you will about the royalty and nobility, but they were generally very good at class consciousness!
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It’s a weird mix of penny-pinching and pointless extravagance
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It’s a weird mix of penny-pinching and pointless extravagance
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“Is Warhammer all you talk about?”
No. I also talk about Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Warhammer 40,000
Kill Team, Warhammer Underworlds, Waehammer: The Horus Heresy, Blood Bowl, Warhammer: The Old World, Warcry, Warhammer Quest, Legions Imperialis, Mordheim, Battlefleet G—
No. I also talk about Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Warhammer 40,000
Kill Team, Warhammer Underworlds, Waehammer: The Horus Heresy, Blood Bowl, Warhammer: The Old World, Warcry, Warhammer Quest, Legions Imperialis, Mordheim, Battlefleet G—
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
“Is Warhammer all you talk about?”
No. I also talk about Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Warhammer 40,000
Kill Team, Warhammer Underworlds, Waehammer: The Horus Heresy, Blood Bowl, Warhammer: The Old World, Warcry, Warhammer Quest, Legions Imperialis, Mordheim, Battlefleet G—
No. I also talk about Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, Warhammer 40,000
Kill Team, Warhammer Underworlds, Waehammer: The Horus Heresy, Blood Bowl, Warhammer: The Old World, Warcry, Warhammer Quest, Legions Imperialis, Mordheim, Battlefleet G—
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If I were a mysterious yet handsome young gentleman raised in a deeply class conscious society and desperately in want of a wife I would simply distinguish myself by having £10,000 a year.
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
If I were a mysterious yet handsome young gentleman raised in a deeply class conscious society and desperately in want of a wife I would simply distinguish myself by having £10,000 a year.
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They used to wiretap your phones to collect this kind of information from you but now you pay for a Bluecheck and post it yourself
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
They used to wiretap your phones to collect this kind of information from you but now you pay for a Bluecheck and post it yourself
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guillermo del toro's movies r all primarily cute and sort of sad/melancholy. like. people r always trying to call him stuff like "master of horror" but it's not true. he's master of cute monsters. cutie sympathetic little guys.
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
guillermo del toro's movies r all primarily cute and sort of sad/melancholy. like. people r always trying to call him stuff like "master of horror" but it's not true. he's master of cute monsters. cutie sympathetic little guys.
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He’s gonna be insufferable when he wins this fifa Peace Prize. “Obama never won the peace prize. Biden never won the peace price. Old Abe Lincoln never won the peace prize! Only me!” Only for me did they invent this imaginary bullshit peace prize. Yay fifa! Way to court a dictator’s favor.
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
He’s gonna be insufferable when he wins this fifa Peace Prize. “Obama never won the peace prize. Biden never won the peace price. Old Abe Lincoln never won the peace prize! Only me!” Only for me did they invent this imaginary bullshit peace prize. Yay fifa! Way to court a dictator’s favor.
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so joyce carol oates owned elon so hard he's been taking out ads on X saying he has in fact read a book and watched a movie and he's clearly spiraling and unable to recover from such a vicious own i say to my wife as she frantically pulls out of the driveway
November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
so joyce carol oates owned elon so hard he's been taking out ads on X saying he has in fact read a book and watched a movie and he's clearly spiraling and unable to recover from such a vicious own i say to my wife as she frantically pulls out of the driveway
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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Hard to explain to non-Brits, but yes, people are genuinely emotional about a tube extension. Makes sense once you realise it's the only good thing to happen in ten years
The Elizabeth Line in London is interesting because it is concrete proof that it is actually possible for the state in the UK to do something good, like just straightforwardly it's a useful addition to our public transport infrastructure that works well and looks nice. So why are most things crap?
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Hard to explain to non-Brits, but yes, people are genuinely emotional about a tube extension. Makes sense once you realise it's the only good thing to happen in ten years
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at my cousin's wedding years and years he had a burlesque afterparty show and i was just in the room reading a warhammer army book lol
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
at my cousin's wedding years and years he had a burlesque afterparty show and i was just in the room reading a warhammer army book lol
Getting one over the hot men performatively reading in public by being an ugly man performatively writing warhammer fanfic. Sorry ladies, I'm taken.
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Getting one over the hot men performatively reading in public by being an ugly man performatively writing warhammer fanfic. Sorry ladies, I'm taken.
If I was an ambitious young officer raised from the ranks in a deeply class conscious society I would simply distinguish myself in the war against Napoleon in such a manner that my merits could not be ignored.
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
If I was an ambitious young officer raised from the ranks in a deeply class conscious society I would simply distinguish myself in the war against Napoleon in such a manner that my merits could not be ignored.
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Jubilee Line and then Elizabeth Line are like the final flowering of a broadly sane consensus about public investment and a culture on the front foot bsky.app/profile/last...
The Elizabeth Line in London is interesting because it is concrete proof that it is actually possible for the state in the UK to do something good, like just straightforwardly it's a useful addition to our public transport infrastructure that works well and looks nice. So why are most things crap?
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Jubilee Line and then Elizabeth Line are like the final flowering of a broadly sane consensus about public investment and a culture on the front foot bsky.app/profile/last...
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Oh wow! A London Underground station being officially Listed is always great news - this one especially so. Southwark station, 1999 by MacCormac Jamieson Prichard, has just been Listed at Grade 2. Now for the other JLE stations. @c20society.bsky.social
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Oh wow! A London Underground station being officially Listed is always great news - this one especially so. Southwark station, 1999 by MacCormac Jamieson Prichard, has just been Listed at Grade 2. Now for the other JLE stations. @c20society.bsky.social
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...
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Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
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Similar vibe in Auckland but for ferries and buses instead of trains. They're straightforwardly good? All the new ones are electric? And the boats are super pleasant? Wtf, while everything is a bit crap
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Similar vibe in Auckland but for ferries and buses instead of trains. They're straightforwardly good? All the new ones are electric? And the boats are super pleasant? Wtf, while everything is a bit crap
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It's essentially that Thatcherism and the consensus that followed it didn't believe in investment but rather a kind of vulture / disaster economy - Rees Mogg gets rich when businesses fail. Now Deutsche Bahn is being privatised it's getting pretty crappy too of course.
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
It's essentially that Thatcherism and the consensus that followed it didn't believe in investment but rather a kind of vulture / disaster economy - Rees Mogg gets rich when businesses fail. Now Deutsche Bahn is being privatised it's getting pretty crappy too of course.
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“what are you talking about?”
oh my
GODDDDDD
oh my
GODDDDDD
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
“what are you talking about?”
oh my
GODDDDDD
oh my
GODDDDDD
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Average Catholic--Evangelical conversation
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Average Catholic--Evangelical conversation
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This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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I looked this up for a paper. Crossrail (as I still call it) was approved in parliament in 2005, when I was in primary school, and opened in 2022, as I began a lectureship.
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I looked this up for a paper. Crossrail (as I still call it) was approved in parliament in 2005, when I was in primary school, and opened in 2022, as I began a lectureship.
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This year Demis Hassabis predicted AI could cure all disease in a decade.
But other scientists like Claus Wilke & Derek Lowe say biology is far more complex, or progress will be limited by clinical trials & economics.
In a new 4hr podcast episode of *Hard Drugs*, we answer: Will AI solve medicine?
But other scientists like Claus Wilke & Derek Lowe say biology is far more complex, or progress will be limited by clinical trials & economics.
In a new 4hr podcast episode of *Hard Drugs*, we answer: Will AI solve medicine?
Will AI solve medicine?
spotify.link
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This year Demis Hassabis predicted AI could cure all disease in a decade.
But other scientists like Claus Wilke & Derek Lowe say biology is far more complex, or progress will be limited by clinical trials & economics.
In a new 4hr podcast episode of *Hard Drugs*, we answer: Will AI solve medicine?
But other scientists like Claus Wilke & Derek Lowe say biology is far more complex, or progress will be limited by clinical trials & economics.
In a new 4hr podcast episode of *Hard Drugs*, we answer: Will AI solve medicine?
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Whenever I get a little bit of time off I always tell myself to use it napping and I always end up blogging instead:
open.substack.com/pub/profmark...?
open.substack.com/pub/profmark...?
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Whenever I get a little bit of time off I always tell myself to use it napping and I always end up blogging instead:
open.substack.com/pub/profmark...?
open.substack.com/pub/profmark...?
The Elizabeth Line in London is interesting because it is concrete proof that it is actually possible for the state in the UK to do something good, like just straightforwardly it's a useful addition to our public transport infrastructure that works well and looks nice. So why are most things crap?
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The Elizabeth Line in London is interesting because it is concrete proof that it is actually possible for the state in the UK to do something good, like just straightforwardly it's a useful addition to our public transport infrastructure that works well and looks nice. So why are most things crap?