binaries and essentialism includes materialism versus spiritualism discourse

#Essentialism #Materialism #Spirituality

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… 🤯

#Philosophy #Materialism #Movies #CelineSong

https://youtu.be/rTIMpAQzl4g

"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.

#Tanha #desire #emptiness #materialism

https://om.co/2026/03/13/tanha-our-modern-consumerism/

"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

1️⃣9️⃣6️⃣7️⃣🤯

Read this: "What Does Selma Have to Do With Silicon Valley?"
https://www.brandonrickabaugh.com/whatdoesselmahavetodowithsiliconvalley

#AI #justice #racism #materialism #militarism #martinlutherkingjr

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

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 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

In 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/

🍎 #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