And yet I’m sure if Googled there would be a camo and black tube of toothpaste called Teeth Gun Metal Hetero Blast or something. (If it killed you, it might be indirectly from cringing too hard?)

Years and years ago I remember seeing a video essay about how the weight of coolness is what makes it impossible for Sonic the Hedgehog to maintain a stable identity because coolness is a constantly shifting category, and that’s the closest I think I’ve gotten to an even informal philosophy of cool.

Conversely they heard it very well and were just too polite to comment.

“Where did you study aeronautics?”

“Ha, you rube, you silly, silly fool. While you were studying the PLANES I was in my lair learning, nay, crafting a new alchemical language: prompts! Mine prompts unlocked arcane knowledge you wouldn’t dare dream of!”

I am very tired and I hope this AI bubble pops soon.

I like a shortcut as much as the next guy if I’m in a rush, but as cliché as it is, if you want to do something well, it’s worth taking the time to actually do it well, and even accept the human imperfections as one of the things that makes it special.

If you have a cool idea and lack the skills to implement it, gaining the required skills should be an end in and of itself. Writing a great novel is impressive and wonderful, but so is the journey to that great novel, learning how to tell a good story, living, reading, revising and honing skills.

And it’s not even really about the lack of invention or intending that irks me—lots of great art is accidental, driven by passion rather than meticulous craft—but rather it’s the lack of anything at all. It’s hollow, meaningless. It’s a shiny, creatively-devoid, nothing. There’s no artistry.

It’d be a pretty massive flex if I was a doctor of not only one philosophy, but two…

Congrats, pal! So proud of you, and so excited to cheer you on at graduation!!

Diabolical.

I’m still reeling from the Dramione fanfic turning into a millions of united states of america dollars seven movie deal.

I also just want to talk more about Le Guin’s contributions to philosophical thought more because she’s so woefully ignored as a philosopher in her own right.

Intermedial or comparative approaches to pedagogy just seem like not only a great place to start, but a relatively simple way to encourage students to call upon interesting resources in their work or in class, and set a groundwork for deeper, creative engagement with whatever the core material is.

It’s either that, or Terry Pinkard loves italics. I choose to believe Hegel loved italics though, just like I choose to believe that I understand Hegel with a once in a generation nuance and complexity in spite of the fact I’m commenting on his possible overuse of italics to procrastinate.