john.brown_typefacebinaries and essentialism includes materialism versus spiritualism discourse
@I was just reading about Alan Turing and got sidetracked learning about Materialism (the philosophy) which has now torn open a new dimension in my mind thinking of Celine Song’s #Materialists that I just saw the other day. When you view the movie in terms of class struggle… 🤯
What is materialism? | The ABCs of Marxist Philosophy (Part 1)
Gary"The universe in its own unique way, was slapping me silly and asking me to stop. And just try and be happy with what I have. Not find happiness with what I can have next. After all, in the end, it is about knowing what I am seeking really.
"The pattern repeats. Objects are what change.
"Things that somehow add up and pile up. Another new pen. Another new nib, new notebook. It’s all a distraction. Things that seem to bring happiness, but in the end are nothing but distractions from life and the emptiness of it." — Om Malik
So true.
Artur Neumann"We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered."
Martin Luther King Jr. 1967-04-04
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Read this: "What Does Selma Have to Do With Silicon Valley?"
https://www.brandonrickabaugh.com/whatdoesselmahavetodowithsiliconvalley
#AI #justice #racism #materialism #militarism #martinlutherkingjr
Lessmore Naturism 
This is why teens and young adults are important in naturism, so other young people like me can find their community and fulfill their sense of belonging without fearing being rejected by their naturist lifestyle, and be accepted for who they actually are, thus reducing the need of #materialism to fit in modern society.
洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee) 
I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.
I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.
If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:
- Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
- Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations
#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons
Waywords Studio𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬: "𝐎𝐟 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬" -
When writing children's verse, it's hard to see where sincerity ends and parody begins . . . .
https://waywordsstudio.com/verse/of-kings-and-things/
#poetry #originalpoetry #childrensverse #parody #fairytale #fable #jealousy #greed #materialism #cautionarytale #politics
Andrew ShieldsIn honor of Darwin’s birthday, an essay I wrote twenty or more years ago.
#SecularChristian #MilitantDarwinist #Materialism #CharlesDarwin #Evolution #Atheism #IntelligentDesign
https://111-words.ghost.io/secular-christian-militant-darwinist/
Secular Christian, Militant Darwinist
Update 2025: I’ve linked to the Wikipedia article about the decision referred to in the note. Note: I wrote this last year (2005) before the judge in Dover, Pennsylvania, ruled against the teaching of "intelligent design" in biology classes in Dover. As he wrote: Those who disagree with our
Philo Sophies🍎 #Qualia explained – Can we scientifically investigate #subjective experiences? 🔬🤔
In this episode of #Zoomposium, we talk to #DanielDennett, one of the most influential #philosophers of the last century, about one of the most controversial #concepts in #consciousness research.
📽 https://youtu.be/M2qiVz95ZYk
📎https://philosophies.de/index.php/2023/12/25/naturalistic-view/
#QualiaExplained #PhilosophyOfMind #QualiaEliminativism #Zoomposium #CognitiveScience #CognitiveNeuroscience #Materialism #Naturalism
Eric FoltinExperiences Over Electronics
I used to be that guy. You know the type. First in line for every gadget, every shiny new toy. New computer? Already pre-ordered. New watch? I had it before you knew it existed. New phone? Please. I had one before it had a name. God forbid someone else had something cooler than me. I was wading knee-deep in consumer bullshit, thinking every new device was somehow going to fix the gnawing void that most of us pretend doesn’t exist. Then something weird happened. Life. Real life. It didn’t […]https://ericfoltin.com/2026/02/12/experiences-over-electronics/
