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NOT IN ANY WAY ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OTHER LEGAL ENTITY OR CORPORATION! Dedicated to the discussion and evolution of metaphysics as a field of philosophy.
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One thing I do admire about Smurf culture is how each one has an equal and unique role in their society where some of them are actual jobs like Housebuilder Smurf, but then there’s a guy just called Jerk Smurf whose job it is to be a jerk and that makes me feel like I have value as well
January 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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From the latest issue:

Evidentialism, Inertia, and Imprecise Probability
– William Peden

Read it here: https://buff.ly/3ZrL7vx

#philsci #philsky #evidence #epistemology
January 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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In this article, I show how Hegel's engagement with philosophical skepticism influenced the development of his speculative metaphysics. #philosophy #philsky #hegel #19c

philpapers.org/rec/HENSAN-2
Miles Hentrup, Skepticism and Negativity in Hegel’s Philosophy - PhilPapers
In this paper, I argue that the topic of skepticism is central to Hegel’s philosophical work. However, I contend that in returning to the subject of skepticism throughout his career, Hegel ...
philpapers.org
January 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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What worries me a lot is that I think a permanent and irreparable gulf has opened up in society, because a sizeable faction has adopted an entirely new metaphysics based entirely on intentionally gaming viral reach. But it's more than that, they're not trying to discover the nature of reality>>
January 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Mice-side bias: Deliberative decision making in a model of rule revision reveals 'myside' confirmation bias-like cognitive processes in mice. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.03.626648v1
December 8, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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without a doubt the single funniest thing in tech history is Facebook spending billions to rebrand as Meta in anticipation of their shitty VR metaverse being the next big thing and it failed on every conceivable level across the board
January 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Meta appointed Joel Kaplan, a longtime executive who was a former senior adviser to George W. Bush and is known for his Republican ties, to be its new head of global policy.
Meta Appoints Joel Kaplan to Lead Global Policy, Replacing Nick Clegg
Joel Kaplan, who was a former senior adviser to George W. Bush, replaces Nick Clegg, who was a former deputy prime minister of Britain, as Meta’s head of policy.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Meta plans to roll out a range of AI products, including one that helps users create AI characters on Instagram and Facebook
Meta envisages social media filled with AI-generated users
US tech group is rolling out a range of artificial intelligence tools to drive engagement
www.ft.com
December 30, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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After January 6th, Meta and Amazon both pledged to stop giving to members of Congress who voted to overturn the results of 2020 election.

Now, they're both donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration.
Amazon to contribute $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund. Meta is also donating $1M
Amazon is planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund. A company spokesperson confirmed Thursday evening that the e-commerce giant will also stream Trump's inaugu...
apnews.com
December 31, 2024 at 1:37 AM
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Meta is in the dangerous addiction business paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-plot-t...
The Plot to Poison Children’s Minds
Social media should be treated like alcohol. But money got in the way.
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM