ethics
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On Jenn Shapland’s ‘The Meaning of Life’ and boundary conditions.
As we live, we must fine a way to greet the world with delight & joy.
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On kink, advertising, and climate change.
To save our planet, we need to buy fewer things; how might we still be happy?
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On maternal bonds and cruelty.
We’ve all benefited from cruel research — so what do we do now?
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On Roe v. Wade
What rights do you have, if a research experiment might instantly erase them?
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On ‘Among Us’ and honesty.
How is ‘Among Us’ like ‘The Art of Seduction’? They’ll help you learn to get what you want. But I doubt I’ll play again.
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On noticing.
Even now, when many of us feel so powerless, we’re in control of our choices. And they matter.
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On social norms.
Would you pull over for a fire truck on its way to fight climate change?
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On the ethics of eating.
It took violence and oppression to create our world … which we can recognize without perpetuating.
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On re-watching The Matrix, twenty years later.
The Matrix was, and is, an incredible film … but now, after all the school shootings, it’s hard for me to watch.
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On power and species.
In comics, the people who believe their power gives them the right to dominate others are villains. And yet, consider the way we treat the other animals who share our planet …
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