Me too, kitty

While I'm on the subject of books that blew my noggin -- Plato's Republic. Pretty sure a small nuclear reactor melted down when I first read about Noble Lies. To this day I can (pretty much) spot a sophist in 3 sentences. Thanks, Socrates.

If anyone asks me what book "woke" me it's this. Long story short: people who think they're naturally superior will inevitably conclude gov't should be run according to their bad political philosophy. In this case the bad political philosophy of Leo Strauss.

More and more these days.

May the 4th be with you... I guess

I keep telling myself "just write something. Just do what you usually do. Do the pop culture and philosophy stuff" I can't. Can't keep acting like everything is normal.

Resisting the urge to post nothing but Orwell quotes for the next... eternity

One of the first memes I made. And 100% true.