At the biennale of Architecture this year I encountered a quote from the famous Roman Architect Vitruvius, and the quote really made me rethink some things about myself. But first, let’s review a few things I Believe about myself. In 2012 I had something of an epistemic crisis, and I recodified myself as being a…
Category: Problems in Everyday Epistemology
Only an idiot would like this post
IMPORTANT NOTICE #2 After about a month of this post still getting likes despite my asking not, I went a head and changed the title so the clapping seals of WordPress go ahead and fuck off. IMPORTANT NOTICE This post is quickly becoming my most popular. Which is heartbreaking, because this was pretty low effort…
Keto and expertise, part 3 (I still have no idea what I am doing)
Right. The methodological framework of this post, or this blog, is that I have issues. But my issues are all epistemological issues. I don’t know, I don’t know how to know, and I am not convinced you do either. Come on a journey with me, and learn how additional information still means no god damned…
Some thoughts upon the death of Colin Powell [problems of exceptional epistemology]
Look at me being topical. Part of this is also an exercise in trying to get blog posts up in a reasonable amount of time. So, here goes. Colin Powell died recently, and I can’t say I was all that much bothered by it. I am not all that troubled by most people dying, particularly…
Problems of everyday epistemology, II
This post is a continuation from a previous one, which you can find here. Whenever anyone talks about phones, planned obsolescence comes up. Some people like to think of it as a conspiracy theory, and that is a semantic discussion I would rather not have at this moment. There is a certain amount of evidence…
Problems of everyday epistemology
I get accused of being an arrogant prick a lot. That’s weird, because I largely have no confidence. On my bad days, I feel like I have no idea how to know. I have an absolute over abundance of skepticism which can be a massive problem when it comes to making life choices. This becomes…
Locus Horribilis 