Mastodawn

I've long had an issue with the English 'why'. Dan Dennett had similar misgivings.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/01/18/the-metaphysics-of-why-a-scavengers-guide-to-the-accident/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

The term in English carries a lot of metaphysical baggage – more than necessary.

#language #semantics #metaphysics #philosophy #perception #weaselwords #intent #causation #truth #meaning #notebooklm #claude #chatgpt #genai

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V-Tech 4d ago

It fixes the past,
but doesn’t guide the future.
Protocols that last
are the ones that know what to do when no one acts.
#Ethereum #Web3 #OnChain #Intent #ProtocolDesign #Philosophy

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V-Tech 4d ago

Continuity is not automatic.
It must be encoded.
When interaction ends,
the protocol must know what to do.
Not to decide for people,
but to respect their intent over time.
#Ethereum #Web3 #OnChain #Intent #ProtocolDesign #Philosophy

V-Tech 4d ago

Blockchains are “immutable.”
Human intent is not.
The real challenge of Web3 isn’t custody —
it’s continuity of will over time.
If code can preserve value forever,
it should preserve intent too.
#Ethereum #Web3 #OnChain #Intent #ProtocolDesign #Philosophy

Microglyphics 5d ago

I use the Minneapolis ICE murder to emphasise a critique of the legal system more generally.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/01/15/facts-intent-and-the-afterlife-of-metaphysics/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

Motive and intent are not facts in the manner of cars, guns, and deaths.

#philosophy #blog #podcast #fact #intent #metaphysics #history #perspective #law #power #violence #truth #psychology #truth #ontology #responsibility #news #ICE #minneapolis #shooting #ross #good

CARL ABRAHAMSSON Jan 10

CARL ABRAHAMSSON – An Art of High Intent? (We Get the Culture We Deserve) – from The Fenris Wolf 4

https://amzn.to/4qfdsjo

“Art’s dilemma is not so much the equation of which came first, form or content, but rather a more subtle balancing act between them.”

#art #magic #intent #culture #thefenriswolf #occulture #carlabrahamsson

WINGS_radio Jan 8

#Whitehouse #announces #intent to #withdraw the #US from " #conventions and #treaties that are #contrary to the #interests of the United States." Note that the list includes the #UN #Population #Fund and the UN Entity for #Gender #Equality and the #Empowerment of #Women. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-international-organizations-conventions-and-treaties-that-are-contrary-to-the-interests-of-the-united-states/?tpcc=world_brief&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=World%20Brief%2001082026&utm_term=world_brief

Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United

The White House

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🫧 socialcoding..Jan 1

#HappyNewYear fedizens!

As is usual on this day, here's my best ⚡ #intent for 2026

"Don't get stuck in our future, just stay in the moment of the present day, and wonder about what we already have. That is our building material now. Mind full of the glue of progress, I may just forge the stuff of dreams. So let's start building now. Be #playful. Pave pathways to future along the way."

🪙🪙 @humanetech

#Artwork “The Journey Begin” by @davidrevoy CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

#SX #Socialcoding #mindfulness

Ron Piggott Dec 24

Thought Of The Day #55: Measure a person's intent and not be solely focused on their results. There is value in a person who has tried and is in your corner but wasn't able to bring about the desired result. #project #intent #support [ December 24th 2025 ] https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/personal-growth/thought-of-the-day/2025/12/24