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22-year-old Hunter S. Thompson tells you the meaning of life
When Hunter S. Thompson was 22 years old, he was contacted by a friend looking for advice on the meaning of life. His response was bizarrely profound, especially for his age, packing the punch of a heavyweight philosopher or seasoned-author. This letter, never meant to be published...
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Better Living Through Meaninglessness
I’ve come to realize that my anxiety is more comfortable when I am involved in a contained drama, like a bad haircut. (July ’15)
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Wittgenstein’s Handles
When Wittgenstein returned to philosophy, the idea that drove him beyond all others was that the nature of language had been misunderstood by philosophers. They were better conceived of as a part of the activity of life. As such, they were more like tools. It is the utility of handles that Wittgenstein insists on here: By Christopher Benfey.
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A Nihilist’s Guide to Meaning
I’ve never been plagued by the big existential questions. You know, like What’s my purpose? or What does it all mean? By Kevin Simler.
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Why I love my possessions as a mirror and a gallery of me
I am my things and my things are me. I don’t want to give them up: they are narrative prompts for the story of my life. By Lee Randall.
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Camera-phone Lucida
Facebook is Sauron. It’s also your mom’s couch, a yoga-center bulletin board, a school bus, a television tuned to every channel. Twitter is Grub Street, a press scrum, the crowd in front of a bar. Reddit is a tin-foil hat and a sewer… By Jacob Mikanowskiin.
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The Drum Major Instinct
Martin Luther King Jr. (Final Sermon, Feb. 4, 1968)
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What the Aztecs can teach us about happiness and the good life
“Aztec philosophy encourages us to question this received ‘Western’ wisdom about the good life – and to seriously consider the sobering notion that doing something worthwhile is more important than enjoying it.“ By Sebastian Purcell.
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Indifference is a power
As legions of warriors and prisoners can attest, Stoicism is not grim resolve but a way to wrest happiness from adversity. By Lary Wallace.
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The art of being yourself
Caroline McHugh
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The secret to living a meaningful life
Your ambitions to improve your life do not need to be confined by your personality. By Christian Jarrett.
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Robert Cumming Invents the Photograph
Constructing sets that look functional but are intentionally useless, an artist parodies the seamless illusion of images. By Sarah Bay Gachot.
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A sarcasm font is now the only thing that can save society from total ruin
Wink wink. By Amelia Tait.
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Homo Faber
Discovering the infinite universe. By Lewis H. Lapham.
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The Normalization of Conspiracy Culture
People who share dangerous ideas don’t necessarily believe them. By Adrienne LaFrance.
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Nietzsche Is Not the Proto-postmodern Relativist Some Have Mistaken Him For
By Patrick West.
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Little Motel
Modest Mouse
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Stanley Kubrick's Unbelievable Answer to the Question, "Is Life Worth Living?"
If this is the last thing you ever read, it will be worth it. By Jordan Bates.
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The relentless honesty of Ludwig Wittgenstein
“Language-games.” By Ian Ground.
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500 Miles
Heroes and Horses
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