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Plato On The Toilet
Plato (428-348 BCE) is giant of Western Philosophy, whose words cast a long shadow to the present day, where the study of ethics, ontology, justice, metaphysics and many more fields begin with a chapter on him. His work has shaped the mind of many generations of great thinkers who, in turn, either built upon or criticised his words, but never ignored him. However, these great thinkers have typically fallen into very narrow categories of people, making the study of Plato almost exclusively a pastime for the privileged. This has changed with the invention of the internet, which allows me, some random guy, to read Plato on the toilet, on my phone, when I am meant to be doing my job.
By I. D. Reeves7 days ago in Futurism
The Hand Of God. Top Story - September 2026. Content Warning.
"National security is not my thing." "I'm not that informed on national security" Imagine, if you will, you wake up and there is a gun pressed to your temple. No matter how you try, it won’t detach. It’s stuck there like some sick modification grafted by some B-grade freakshow horror movie antagonist. You can feel the steel, smell the residue, you know it’s been fired before, know it's loaded, know what terror it might render, yet you’re still alive.
By Matthew J. Fromm7 days ago in Futurism
Cassandra Complex
"Some people say a man is made out of mud. A poor man's made out of muscle and blood. Muscle and blood and skin and bone. A mind that's weak and a back that's strong. You load sixteen tons, and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. Saint Peter don't you call me, 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store."
By Alexander McEvoy7 days ago in Futurism
at the cutting edge, and bleeding
Enshitification is a process by which the quality of a service or product gradually decays as a result of shifting business interests and values. A business may begin by optimizing their products for their users/customers. The first phase of enshitification is when they shift from a consumer-forward mentality to optimizing the product for business partners such as advertisers or add-ons. From there, it is just a matter of time before the business begins maximizing for short-term profits by cutting support for the product, firing personnel, increasing subscription costs while inundating users with targeted ads, etc.
By Tyler Clark9 days ago in Futurism
Skynet Is Here
Just the other day, I was wandering through my local Kroger. I hadn't a care in the world, apart from trying to remember everything on the grocery list I'd jotted down in my head. My mood was great: the sun was shining, I had Voiceplay blasting through my earbuds, and there was a sale on ice cream.
By Natalie Gray12 days ago in Futurism
