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Socialism is Stupid. Seriously. A deceptive rebrand of totalitarianism Remember when British Petroleum changed its logo to a green leaf after a catastrophic oil spill they caused? This is what “democratic” socialism is: PR damage control, a rebrand of failed statism, feeding us false hope that “it’ll work *this* time!”; **false hope and misplaced belief** that keep the state sustainable. This is why you must shed all false hope in false idols if you value freedom.…
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The Ultimate Goal of Philosophy: A tragicomical dead end or a gateway to freedom? We are semi-conscious nodes in an abandoned, unmoderated simulation, running on hope and delusion. Unguided and misguided as we are, the quest for meaning bestows upon us comfort that perhaps there is meaning to be found — always just out of reach but never to be reached — when we deep down know there is none. **The curse of philosophy** Philosophy is a dead end. We know it. The paths of all…
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Do You Want It or Need It?Negotiation, relationships, and divine gratitude There are two kinds of desire: need and want. They differ in their drive and origin; ‘need’ comes from a place of lack and involuntary desperation, while ‘want’ comes from a place of fulfilment and a voluntary pursuit. This is why **nobody** ***wants*** **you when you** ***need*** **them**. https://sotiris.substack.com/p/need-versus-want **Dynamics** When you *need* something, you can’t live without…
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The Problem With Rocky's "Inspirational" Speech Breaking down toxic motivation and transference of responsibility The famous inspirational speech from Rocky Balboa (2006) represents the epitome of **toxic motivation**, and everything that’s wrong with those demanding **over-accountability** in you to deflect their own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyYDz_A6HO8 **Context** Before you rewatch the clip, here’s some context: If you are familiar with the Rocky movie series,…
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God is Unnecessary: How we create gods and why morality cannot come from divinity I’ve always wondered how it was possible for good and smart people to deny the blindingly obvious atrocities in the Bible and Koran, all while babying the “god” of Abraham, an entity so demonstrably described as **a literal demon claiming to be God**. https://sotiris.substack.com/p/the-evil-of-abraham https://sotiris.substack.com/p/the-greatest-trick-the-devil-ever **The question** Here, I…
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Free Will Does Not Exist, but Accountability Does: Undeserved blame & undue praise Many confuse explanations with excuses, and conflate free will with accountability. Every time I try to identify and understand the psychodynamics leading to mistakes and crimes, someone immediately jumps with the most predictable, unsolicited straw man: that I supposedly attempt to rationalise or justify mistakes and crimes. This is false. Because in a trial, when the prosecution tries to…
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The Link Between Freedom, Philosophy, & Meaning Piecing together the big, interwoven picture of our reality Everything I write in Bonds of Prometheus is interconnected: Self-ownership, mental health, relationships, religiosity, morality, and voluntary consentism — these concepts are all interwoven, each affecting the other. Abuse and the suppression of the human spirit are the consequences of unresolved trauma. Atrocity, meaningless moralism, and pointless suffering are the…