The Philosominute

Why do companies rebrand all the time? What's the point of a logo? Does it really make any sort of difference?You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.Specific notes:stucky.tech/notes/symbols.mdstucky.tech/notes/image.mdstucky.tech/notes/marketing.mdFor more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations.

It's Mother's Day, but what does that mean? Who is "mom", and why do we care? That's what we're going to talk about today.You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.Specific notes:stucky.tech/notes/people-gender.mdstucky.tech/notes/family.mdstucky.tech/notes/parenting-children.mdFor more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations.

Are people generally good, or are they only good because they want everyone else to be good? We're not answering that today. We're going to focus instead on people making decisions based on what they think everyone else's decisions will be.You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.Specific notes:stucky.tech/notes/philosophy-paradoxes.mdstucky.tech/notes/science.mdstucky.tech/notes/morality.mdFor more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations.

Why should you care about the NFL draft? What makes the NBA playoffs so important? Why do we like watching people do pointless things in uniforms?You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.Specific notes:- stucky.tech/notes/fun-sports.mdFor more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations.

(00:00:00) Intro (00:00:05) The news sucks (00:00:22) Why is there so much news? (00:00:35) The political nature of humanity (00:00:42) Kings were the precedent (00:01:51) Risks from kings (00:02:26) A new theory was tested (00:03:02) Pure democracy doesn't work (00:03:36) Constitutional republics simplified (00:03:44) The power shifts from elections over dictatorships (00:04:24) The media's stories in light of elections (00:04:44) The good news, part 1 (00:05:20) The good news, part 2 (00:05:48) The risks of our advantages (00:06:01) Ending Yes, we get it. Trump exists and is a threat/blessing to our country. Iran is a thing. It doesn't matter for most people, so why do we keep hearing about it?You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.Specific notes:- gainedin.site/here-america/- gainedin.site/here-modern/- stucky.tech/notes/stories-storytellers.md- stucky.tech/notes/politics-leftism.mdFor more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations.

(00:00:00) Philosominute 1: what *is* philosophy? (00:00:05) Updated Format (00:01:20) The Topics Affect Us (00:01:42) What Philosophy Is (00:03:14) Why Philosophy Matters (00:03:54) Philosophy is Powerful (00:04:33) Mandatory Marketing Before we get into the weeds about how issues matter, we must start by asking the simple question: what exactly *is* philosophy?You can read more of my notes on the subject at github.com/phileosopher/commonplace or stucky.tech/notes.Specific notes:stucky.tech/notes/philosophy.mdstucky.tech/notes/understanding.mdFor more content, you can visit my website at stucky.tech/creations.