insanely niche complaint but i don’t like when people speak as if Williams and Geuss are doing the same thing. G is obviously acquainted with W and was excited by his work at one point, but in terms of method and content they could not diverge more greatly.
tho that’s not even necessary lol, just like read the respective works hello?
imo Williams:Realism should be regarded as Pierce:Pragmatism. of historical importance for inertia, but the attribution is mostly a kind-hearted favor to a stunted version of the theory
also to avoid the embarrassment of people thinking this was my earnest attempt, the whole thing was just proof of concept and an excuse to play with the api more
pls no bully
i know i’m breaking the chain by incorrectly captioning these but i’ve never liked participating
it’s just narcissism and superiority complex prolly idk
i can’t even bring myself to be humiliated or angry or frustrated. i just am, and on a second order level that is disgusting, but my tongue can no longer taste
i feel violently hollowed, and bits of residual sinew and fat hang limply to the crevices simply serve as reminders that i was once potentially something.
i think there’s several strands to it:
- the lack of self-respect you correctly identify
- others’ interpretations are mostly ignorable; i don’t respect them either
- a political aversion to property conceptually
- descriptively even if i did care, it’s not as if i could truly stop it
that’s the part i left unsaid in the original: the relationship is mostly one-way. i am most acquainted with myself, and my fleeting interpretation of myself is not threatened by those with cursory interest. (on the other hand, novel and incisive engagement [such as yours] can make me entertain alts
i’ve never really felt protective of my likeness or identity. i don’t own anything, or if i do own something it’s in the same way i own a torrented file; everyone that comes into contact with me also owns one. go ahead, manipulate your copy of me however you’d like (as if you needed my permission).