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Lajos Brons / 石橋ラヨス / 𝐹=𝑚𝑎
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Philosopher, geographer, blogger (𝐹=𝑚𝑎). Born in the Netherlands, but now a citizen of Japan, living on Sado island. www.lajosbrons.net
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Accountability
4 frame comic. a street reporter approaches a man wearing a big hoodie, asking : sir! how much do you think we should hold feminism accountable for the male loneliness epidemic? he replies : there is no meaningful difference between the rates of loneliness between men and women*. the reason we're always talking about men's is that they're making it everyone else's problem. A note under the frame adds : *in fact, several studies (graham & ong, 2024; cigna & morning consult, 2021) suggest that more women experience loneliness than men. In the 3rd frame, he says : according to research*, the primary reason that men isolate themselves is because they feel incapable of living up to rigid gendered expectations. the far-right exploits that vulnerability to radicalize young men. another note under the frame adds a source : *the state of american men 2025, equimundo: center for masculinities and social justice. in the last frame, he makes a peace sign with his fingers and says : if anything, feminism is the solution to men's loneli- ness. let's deconstruct the gender norms that hurt every- one, before these techno- fascists divide us even more.
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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New blog post — (Post-) Buddhism without Rebirth

It is sometimes assumed that removing rebirth and karma from #Buddhism is non-problematic, but that is a mistake. It is far from easy. This article mainly discusses what the Four Noble Truths without rebirth and karma could be like.
(Post-) Buddhism without Rebirth - 𝐹=𝑚𝑎
This article attempts to reconstruct the Four Noble Truths in a hypothetical Buddhism without rebirth and karma.
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July 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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New blog post — "The War Against Humanity"

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The War Against Humanity - 𝐹=𝑚𝑎
The parasite class (the super-rich and their associates) is waging war against humanity. Thus far, humanity has not been fighting back.
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June 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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New Blog Post — On “Pessimism” and “Optimism” about Climate Change; and on SRM as a “Cheap Fix”.

#ClimateChange

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On “Pessimism” and “Optimism” about Climate Change; and on SRM as a “Cheap Fix” - 𝐹=𝑚𝑎
Let’s imagine the most optimistic climate change scenario for a century from now, without going completely bonkers. To do that, let’s first split up greenhouse gas emissions (CO₂-equivalent or “CO₂e”)...
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May 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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New Blog Post — A discussion of some suggestions by Buddhist scholar Yang Huinan in a 1990 interview: the state as Bodhisattva; and why liberation must be collective.
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Universal Liberation - 𝐹=𝑚𝑎
In an interview in 1990, Buddhist scholar Yang Huinan advocated "organicistic universal liberation", which (implicitly) puts the state in the Bodhisattva role and emphasizes that we are social beings.
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April 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Uploaded a formatted PDF of "The Cluelessness of Longtermism".
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The Cluelessness of Longtermism
According to longtermism, far-future utility (potentially) far outweighs near-future utility, and therefore, we should prioritize far-future consequences of our actions and policies. The idea depends ...
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February 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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New blog post. — "Carbon-neutrality is dead. So, now what?"

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Carbon-neutrality is dead. So, now what? - 𝐹=𝑚𝑎
After carbon-neutrality was declared an official goal in the 2015 Paris Agreement it became fashionable for governments and corporations to declare their intention to become carbon neutral by 2050 or ...
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February 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Health Insurance Trolley
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December 23, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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If structural violence is so entrenched that personal violence is the only effective response, then personal violence is an appropriate response. - 𝐹=𝑚𝑎
That (i.e., the title of this short piece) is really all I wanted to say, but probably, some explanation is in order. Let’s start with the notions of “structural” and “personal violence”, which were i...
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December 24, 2024 at 4:31 AM
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New paper: "Concern for Truth". (Symposion)
#philosophy
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Concern for Truth (159-180) - Symposion. Theoretical and Applied Inquiries in Philosophy and Social Sciences
Lajos Brons ABSTRACT: Davidson was right when he said that the idea of truth as a goal or norm makes
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November 27, 2024 at 11:40 PM
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New blog post. — "Western Buddhism as an Immature Tradition"
#buddhism #western_buddhism #protestant_buddhism #secular_buddhism #neoliberalism #religion

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November 23, 2024 at 6:54 AM
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New paper: "Buddhism and the State: Rājadhamma after the Sattelzeit" (Journal of Buddhist Ethics)
#buddhism #buddhist_ethics #political_philosophy
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Buddhism and the State
ISSN 1076-9005 Volume 31, 2024 Buddhism and the State: Rājadhamma after the Sattelzeit Lajos Brons Rājadhamma is a list of ten royal virtues or duties that occurs in the jātaka tales and that has b…
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October 21, 2024 at 5:28 AM
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October 12, 2024 at 5:08 AM
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New blog post. — "Western Buddhism and the New Age"
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#buddhism
#western_buddhism
#new_age
#spirituality
Western Buddhism and the New Age - 𝐹=𝑚𝑎
Western Buddhism has been heavily influenced by New Age spirituality. This article discusses some of the key differences between the two.
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October 1, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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Sanmaidō in Niibo, Sado island, Japan. (Close to where I live.) This iteration built in the 1830s, but there has been a small temple here since at least the 13th century. When Nichiren was exiled to Sado in 1271, he lived here the first half year. Some of his most famous writings were written here.
A picture of Sanmaidō temple in Niibo, Sado island, Japan.
August 23, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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Blog post (May 9): "Predicting Global Warming for Dummies"
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#climate_change
August 23, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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Most recent blog post: "What does it mean to be a Buddhist?" (And why I am not a Buddhist.)
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#Buddhism
What does it mean to be a Buddhist? - 𝐹=𝑚𝑎
This article discusses what it means to be a Buddhist from a perspective based on Geras's paper "What does is mean to be a Marxist?"
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August 19, 2024 at 6:00 AM