The post advocates for replacing human Supreme Court justices with Large Language Models to ensure more consistent and unbiased legal interpretations of the Constitution.
About:
Justin Murphy runs Other Life, focusing on independent scholarship and education through various media.
Website:
Specializations:
Interests:
Incoming Links:
Subscribe to RSS:
The text discusses the power of attitude and body language in obtaining what you want, and how social norms and education can suppress this natural ability. The author reflects on how this power still exists despite societal norms...
The text discusses the removal of walls as a metaphor for modernity and the impact it has on concentration and control. It emphasizes the importance of reading and writing as tools to create mental walls for increased focus and le...
The text discusses Nick Land's work, Meltdown, which presents a theory of modernity and foretells historical developments. It argues that modernity's transition was a non-linear takeoff and discusses the causes of this. Land's wor...
0Angels and Communication
2024-07-06 • spirituality truth angel
The text discusses the concept of angels and their role in the world, contrasting them with the ideas of darkness and obscurity. It also delves into the connection between angels and communication, and their role in transmitting m...
The text discusses the Angelicism newsletter and its impact on the academic community. It explores the tradeoff between Apollo and Dionysus, the politics of legibility, and the escape routes out of academia. The author reflects on...
The text discusses the Divorce Revolution, which began in the 1960s and became entrenched in the 1970s. It explores the impact of divorce on children, the normalization of divorce, and the influence of academic research and mass-m...
The text discusses the Jan. 6 Capitol protestors and Sam Bankman-Fried, arguing that they were not committing real crimes but were playing a video game. It highlights the absurdity of legal regulations and the lack of clarity in l...
0Wittgenstein's Religion
2024-06-12 • philosophy religion wittgenstein leo tolstoy
Wittgenstein, often seen as analytical, had religious and mystical ideas. He used long dashes as a form of prayer and sought the redeeming word. Encountering Tolstoy's book, he claimed it saved his life. Marjorie Perloff argues th...
The text discusses the illusion of social mobility, stating that family lineage has a significant impact on social status. The author cites data from economist Gregory Clark's book, 'The Son Also Rises,' to support the argument th...
Urbit is a new networked operating system that aims to solve the problems of the current internet by creating a peer-to-peer network without the need for trusted third parties. The system is scarce and represents digital land, mak...
The text discusses the concept of liberation and the aftermath of it, as well as the impact of modernity on society. It delves into Baudrillard's perspective on the endless circulation of objects and symbols, the loss of value, an...
Marshall McLuhan, known for his media theories, was also a brilliant theorist of religion. He converted to Catholicism and expressed his religious convictions within the same conceptual tapestry as his media theories. He prayed to...
Mary Moody Emerson, the aunt of Ralph Waldo Emerson, was an eccentric and mysterious woman who was known for her great physical energy and her unique lifestyle. She was a self-educated writer and theologian who lived her entire li...
0The Montaigne Paradox
2024-05-01 • writing innovation social sciences energy humility
Montaigne's life teaches that true humility is a path to power. By being sincerely humble and relinquishing the drive for power, one becomes capable of thinking, acting, and writing in unique, authentic, and impressive ways. Monta...
The text discusses the idea of writing for oneself alone, citing various authors and their views on the subject. It explores the challenges and benefits of writing for oneself in the context of changing social and technological la...