Human progress depends on you. “Humanity does not reach the heights that idealists desire... but it always goes further than it would have without their efforts.” Be a force for change, not a force of habit!

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The difficulty of visiting neighboring countries isn’t geographical, but symbolic. We were taught to read the map as if borders were natural differences rather than political decisions. Every country builds its own story of uniqueness to sustain a collective identity: a flag, a language, an anthem, a discreet enemy. Traveling nearby confronts us with the fragility of that story. We discover that the “other” isn’t so other after all: they eat the same food, curse the same way, dream in similar shapes. And that’s uncomfortable, because it robs us of the pleasure of feeling unique. So we’d rather fly thousands of kilometers to a truly foreign place than cross a border that might reveal we’re all just variations of the same attempt to be different.

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Parliaments around the world look more like shadow theaters than places of decision: everyone talks about “freedom” while mortgaging the future, everyone invokes “democracy” as if it were a saint to pray to without understanding what it means. Politics today is the metaphysics of the simulacrum: what is more real, the law that is passed or the trending topic that distorts it?

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Politics sells itself as progress, but often looks like recycled promises with fresh hashtags. 📲📜 Philosophy suspects: what if governing isn’t leading, but managing the illusion of movement? Maybe the only thing moving forward is the marketing.

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The present feels like a theater where politicians pretend to act and the audience pretends to believe. 🌍⚖️ Philosophy already warned us: when power becomes spectacle, truth turns into stage décor. Are we debating ideas, or just applauding lights and noise?

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The sovereign individual made with AI may make mistakes

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Sapere Aude: Dare to Know! 🚀 Have you ever wondered what “Sapere Aude” truly means? This powerful Latin phrase, popularized by the philosopher Immanuel Kant, is much more than a simple motto. It’s an invitation to intellectual autonomy, to the courage of thinking for oneself, and to questioning the established. In his essay “What is Enlightenment?”, Kant urges us to emerge from our self-imposed “immaturity,” that inability to use our own understanding without the guidance of another. For him, Enlightenment is precisely that: the liberation of humankind from its culpable inability. “Sapere Aude” is the battle cry of the Enlightenment. It’s a call to reason, to criticism, and to the tireless pursuit of knowledge. In a world where information abounds and opinions multiply, daring to know is more relevant than ever. It’s not just about accumulating data, but about processing it, analyzing it, and forming our own conclusions. It’s an act of rebellion against mental laziness and conformity. It’s the courage to use your own reason, even when that means going against the current. So, the next time you find yourself facing a preconceived idea or an “established” truth, remember: Sapere Aude! Dare to know, dare to think, dare to be free.

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Genocide in Gaza. The word governments avoid, but the images repeat without subtitles. Bombs over civilians, hospitals reduced to rubble, children turned into statistics. International silence is the loudest form of complicity. Free Palestine. 🕊️✊

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Philosophy and Economics Thread 💸🤔 What if financial bubbles aren't just calculation errors, but reflections of our morals? Philosophy can give us the tools to understand economic speculation beyond the charts. Let’s start the thread. Greed, for example. Aristotle saw it as a vice that distorts judgment. Today, we see it in the speculation of assets that don't produce real value. Is it a system failure or a human flaw? Philosophers like Adam Smith remind us that morals are key in markets. Speculation is also connected to the ethics of risk. Is it ethical to gamble with other people's money, as in the subprime mortgages? Utilitarian philosophers like John Stuart Mill would say it's ethical if it produces the greatest good for the greatest number. But what if the risk collapses and harms millions? And what about justice? John Rawls proposed a "theory of justice" in which inequalities are only acceptable if they benefit the least fortunate. Does this apply to financial markets? Are the gains from speculation fair if they aren't shared with those at a disadvantage? Speculation is also a matter of knowledge and truth. Is it possible to know the future of the market? Philosophers like Nietzsche argued that "truth" is a social construct. In finance, this is seen in how narratives (e.g., "AI will dominate the world") influence stock prices. Metaphysics also plays a role. What is value? Is it something inherent to an asset or is it a collective belief? A philosopher might say that the value of Bitcoin is not its utility, but the shared belief in its scarcity and potential. So, combining philosophy with economic speculation means asking ourselves: * What values drive my investment decisions? * Is my speculation fair to society? * Is my strategy based on an objective truth or a popular narrative? Next time you see an asset price skyrocket, don't just think about supply and demand. Ask yourself: What values, what beliefs, what ethics are at play here? Speculation is a reflection of ourselves. And philosophy is the mirror. P.S. This thread was created with AI and may contain errors.

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Unchosen loneliness is that silent crack in the shiny facade of our hyperconnected society. Everyone brags about having “networks,” but what we really have are flimsy ties dressed up as companionship. The cruel part isn’t being alone, it’s feeling like there’s no place to belong even when surrounded by people. Loneliness imposed by social indifference doesn’t show up in the number of friends on an app, but in the silences nobody fills, in the calls that never come. It’s the reminder that collective noise doesn’t guarantee listening, and that community can be just as excluding as any cell. 👉 Uncomfortable question: does today’s society truly foster inclusion, or does it only tolerate those who wear the mask of always being fine? 🖤 Have you ever felt that imposed loneliness?

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Migration policy in Europe and the US plays like an endless series: same script, new actors. Europe is aging faster than its monuments crumble, and every migration summit ends in photo ops and empty declarations. Meanwhile, Germany needs nurses, Italy farmers, and Spain labor for agriculture and construction… yet governments keep pretending the issue is “the arrival of migrants” instead of their own lack of coherent policies. The US isn’t any better: it brags about being “the land of immigrants” while turning the border into an electoral spectacle. A country built by migrants now hesitates between more children or more walls. Demographics are clear: without migration, its economic future collapses; with migration, politicians weaponize fear. Migration is neither a threat nor a favor: it’s the uncomfortable reminder that powers need what they claim to reject. 🌍

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Israel calls “defense” the act of reducing entire cities to rubble. They give technical names to barbarism: “operation,” “strategic target,” “collateral damage.” But what’s left are hospitals turned to dust, children under debris, and families erased from an already broken map. The Israeli government insists on being judge, victim, and executioner all at once, while turning Gaza into a testing ground for the inhuman. And yes, Hamas kills, but that doesn’t justify a State that should have learned the meaning of the word memory. 📉 Every missile not only destroys lives in Gaza, it also destroys our collective ability to feel shame. 🕳️🕊️ Free Palestine.

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The so-called attention economy is not a market: it is a labyrinth. 🌀 Every notification is a door that opens and closes at the same time. We do not buy, we do not sell: we are fragments of time turned into merchandise. ⏳ The Other Side is not after likes, it is after cracks. Where your attention breaks, the other side begins. 👁️

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Idealism vs. Mediocrity: José Ingenieros’ Profound Reflection Post 1/9 What drives true individual and social progress? José Ingenieros, in The Mediocre Man, invites us to reflect on the dichotomy between idealism and mediocrity, two forces that shape our lives and the destiny of civilizations. Join this thread to explore them.

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The potential of AI agents. Don't miss it... https://warpcast.com/laurashin/0x54ffb65c

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