Philosophy and Politics

A place to think about how you want to interact with the world, and how you want it to interact with

Episodes

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I don't declare myself to be an expert on relationships, as there have only been two people in my li

Making money is one of the more sad things that we have to deal with in our lives on this little pal

We hear it all the time these days: so many jobs and not enough employees to fill the positions. &nb

You Get What You Pay For

2021/11/22

They say the best things in life are free.  It would be nice if that were true, and perhaps if

An Echo of Reality

2021/10/1

I came to a rather stark realization this morning:  I don't exist.  At least, not in the w

The Illusion of Power

2021/10/1

So many of us today are struggling with this idea that events are moving beyond our control and we f

A Life of Aimlessness

2021/10/1

I've said a few times before on this blog that I struggle with knowing what I want to do with my lif

Successful Ignorance

2021/9/24

"The world will always need ditch diggers."  This saying, or whatever version you might be fami

It's old news by the time this article goes live, but as many of us expected it turns out that Fauci

Human beings reach for the stars.  It's in our nature to be unsatisfied with what we have and c

It's a word that just about everyone hates these days, like every other word that has become politic

Too Much Content

2021/9/14

I think most people would agree that the internet is probably the single greatest advancement that h

Do We Need Police?

2021/9/10

One of the consistent ideas that has existed in human society almost from the beginning is the desir

As an introvert, I struggle with this every day, and most of the time I fail.  I tend to prefer

Fighting with Yourself

2021/9/8

I think most people struggle with living with who they are.  We are brought up to believe that

It's been bandied about for quite a while now that perhaps the government should simply mandate vacc

Leading with Compassion

2021/9/7

We have seen a drastic shift in the way our culture perceives what is right and proper in how we dea

I'm not a fan of California.  The funny thing about that is that I've lived here for nearly two

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://gunthrek.com/2021/09/02/spend-a-little-now-to-

Living With Algorithms

2021/9/1

The internet has become pretty boring, if I'm being perfectly honest.  Like most things that ha