Morten Oxenboell
@mortoxen.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Premodern Japanese History. Strong advocate for the immeasurable value of the Humanities, microbes, soil, homegrown zucchini, and other worthless things:
http://valueoftheworthless.com/blog/
http://valueoftheworthless.com/blog/
Quick non-partisan observation: when pundits say that the US national debt is about 36 trillion dollars, it means NOTHING to most people. Well, it means that every citizen (including babies) each owes $106,000 in federal debt. Booom!!! Still think all is good and dandy with the economy?
August 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Quick non-partisan observation: when pundits say that the US national debt is about 36 trillion dollars, it means NOTHING to most people. Well, it means that every citizen (including babies) each owes $106,000 in federal debt. Booom!!! Still think all is good and dandy with the economy?
Empathy is one of the most sought-after qualities among American CEOs (despite what Elon may say about it!), so why are people pretending that liberal arts students don’t have anything to bring to the job market, when in fact they are studying empathy every freakin’ day?
Morten Oxenboell (@valueoftheworthless)
Empathy is one of the most sought-after qualities among American CEOs (despite what Elon may say about it!), so why are people pretending that liberal arts students don’t have anything to bring to the...
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July 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Empathy is one of the most sought-after qualities among American CEOs (despite what Elon may say about it!), so why are people pretending that liberal arts students don’t have anything to bring to the job market, when in fact they are studying empathy every freakin’ day?
The world has seemingly gone mental, and it is more important than ever to collectively flex our empathetic muscles.
I’m talking about full-metal empathy. Being aggressively empathetic. Exercising a destructive level of empathy.
More here:
. valueoftheworthless.com/12-a-case-fo...
I’m talking about full-metal empathy. Being aggressively empathetic. Exercising a destructive level of empathy.
More here:
. valueoftheworthless.com/12-a-case-fo...
#12 A Case for Empathy in a Mad World – Value of the Worthless: Home
valueoftheworthless.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The world has seemingly gone mental, and it is more important than ever to collectively flex our empathetic muscles.
I’m talking about full-metal empathy. Being aggressively empathetic. Exercising a destructive level of empathy.
More here:
. valueoftheworthless.com/12-a-case-fo...
I’m talking about full-metal empathy. Being aggressively empathetic. Exercising a destructive level of empathy.
More here:
. valueoftheworthless.com/12-a-case-fo...
So the battle for the soul of America continues on a new Social Media platform. But how the f... are we supposed to enhance critical thinking and genuine knowledge exchange with 300 characters like in some goddamn haiku competition? Well, here goes nothing...
November 25, 2024 at 3:19 PM
So the battle for the soul of America continues on a new Social Media platform. But how the f... are we supposed to enhance critical thinking and genuine knowledge exchange with 300 characters like in some goddamn haiku competition? Well, here goes nothing...