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Aspiring philosopher; tolerable human; "amusing combination of sardonic detachment & literally all the feelings felt entirely unironically all at once" [he/his]
I always enjoy the genre of "sapiosexual" imagery (the search for these was "sapiosexual photo") wherein, like, look, maybe the people photod happen to be smart too, but that is *not* why they are attractive there. To really lean in to the concept it should be, like, Sartre and Socrates etc.
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I always enjoy the genre of "sapiosexual" imagery (the search for these was "sapiosexual photo") wherein, like, look, maybe the people photod happen to be smart too, but that is *not* why they are attractive there. To really lean in to the concept it should be, like, Sartre and Socrates etc.
Same energy
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Same energy
We need to do risorgimento 2, this cannot be allowed to stand.
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We need to do risorgimento 2, this cannot be allowed to stand.
This little sequence amused me. Going immediately from "why are we so reasonable when the left are so anti intellectual!?" to "vaxxed?????" is just... welp.
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
This little sequence amused me. Going immediately from "why are we so reasonable when the left are so anti intellectual!?" to "vaxxed?????" is just... welp.
Some other posters you might see in the Sanguinary Utnapishtim; but honestly none of them are as good as "Blood for the Blood God" there's a reason that's a classic.
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Some other posters you might see in the Sanguinary Utnapishtim; but honestly none of them are as good as "Blood for the Blood God" there's a reason that's a classic.
The righteous spirits of Kwame Nkrumah, Harriet Tubman, and Toussaint L'Ouverture surged through me as I sheepishly explained to the Italian border control bag search agents that it's a comb, for my hair <gestures hairwards>
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The righteous spirits of Kwame Nkrumah, Harriet Tubman, and Toussaint L'Ouverture surged through me as I sheepishly explained to the Italian border control bag search agents that it's a comb, for my hair <gestures hairwards>
Niche 40k joke but the Lamenters are such cute little guys
November 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Niche 40k joke but the Lamenters are such cute little guys
Finnur Dellsén got a nice pic of me on my standard Q&A slide, so now I have a stock reply to any time anyone disagrees with me.
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Finnur Dellsén got a nice pic of me on my standard Q&A slide, so now I have a stock reply to any time anyone disagrees with me.
welp, I asked
November 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
welp, I asked
When I try and change speed on the video I am now watching
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
When I try and change speed on the video I am now watching
There are two possible ways your email finds me
November 4, 2025 at 6:22 AM
There are two possible ways your email finds me
So I have been reading the Reddit's dedicated to particular emotions lately cos the idea fascinates me, and one thing that stands out is the extent to which people tend to assume that others are conspiring or deliberately seeking to make them feel bad. Egregious example from the Limerance subreddit.
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
So I have been reading the Reddit's dedicated to particular emotions lately cos the idea fascinates me, and one thing that stands out is the extent to which people tend to assume that others are conspiring or deliberately seeking to make them feel bad. Egregious example from the Limerance subreddit.
Got this recommended by Revolutions pod and I can confirm it's a banger
November 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Got this recommended by Revolutions pod and I can confirm it's a banger
These are two poems (both translated by the generally excellent poet Rose Novick) that live rent free in my head, as the kids say.
November 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
These are two poems (both translated by the generally excellent poet Rose Novick) that live rent free in my head, as the kids say.
The update on this one is that he's getting divorced now, which, like, fair
November 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The update on this one is that he's getting divorced now, which, like, fair
Sometimes I write little prose poems, and the first of these is a recent one I jotted down after a date with Yuzi. The other two are my older ones.
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Sometimes I write little prose poems, and the first of these is a recent one I jotted down after a date with Yuzi. The other two are my older ones.
Embrace the Void sending my fic stocks to the moon
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Embrace the Void sending my fic stocks to the moon
What movie do you consider perfect
October 31, 2025 at 6:39 AM
What movie do you consider perfect
I mean, like, I get the point, but
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I mean, like, I get the point, but
In light of, er, Events and Such Things as illustrated below, I do think the far right's approach to interpreting fantasy narrative is worth reflecting on. Check out the podcast for Aaron and I doing that with a special focus on 40k.
October 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
In light of, er, Events and Such Things as illustrated below, I do think the far right's approach to interpreting fantasy narrative is worth reflecting on. Check out the podcast for Aaron and I doing that with a special focus on 40k.
... in case they politely inquire as to your interests?
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
... in case they politely inquire as to your interests?
Since it's now been stuck on this for 7 minutes I can only assume our printers policy is incredibly Byzantine
October 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Since it's now been stuck on this for 7 minutes I can only assume our printers policy is incredibly Byzantine
Genuine question: is this suspicious, or is there a reason that isn't bad that people would have identical posts show up like this? E.g. do substack posts somehow have suggested or automated posts associated with them you can click to share?
October 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Genuine question: is this suspicious, or is there a reason that isn't bad that people would have identical posts show up like this? E.g. do substack posts somehow have suggested or automated posts associated with them you can click to share?