Revisiting Habermas…

re-upping for the evening crowd.

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1. Given Nietzsche’s distinct individualism within existential discourse, I believe he is expressing the staring back of the abyss as the realization of absolute freedom. We stare into nothingness with the hope that something will manifest that serves as a liberator to our angst and ennui.

2. However, when the abyss stares back, we are not faced with the enlightenment of salvation. Instead, we are faced with a terrifying reality in which we are absolutely free. There are no gods or demons invested in the everydayness of human affairs.

3. It is only us. Only the human condition. What good we see in this world is what we put into it. What evil we experience is the cultivation of our own works.

4. The stare of the abyss is our own reflection, and we realize that our liberation is contingent on our will, our resolve to cope with the human condition and to do something to make our existence meaningful.

🧵 How I understand Nietzsche’s passage on the abyss:

Celebrate Learning! Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month

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Job outlook, employment and wages in selected math-related occupations

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Advocates: Ranked choice voting would make Illinois primaries less nasty Ranked choice voting encourages candidates to make a positive pitch to voters, even seeking to appeal to their opponents’ supporters.

Ranked choice voting would make primaries "less nasty."

We couldn't agree more.

Take the nasty out of the politics.

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It that time again! VOTM time!

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A member of our North Carolina team, he is doing everything he can to build a future in which his kids don't feel the effects of gridlocked politics.

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No living North Carolinian has ever known a General Assembly controlled by the GOP without Phil Berger at the helm.

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This is the end of an era in NC politics. Absolutely wild to see.

Reflections on the Passing of Jürgen Habermas A tribute to the philosopher who sought to ground democratic legitimacy in discourse

Reflections on the Passing of Jürgen Habermas
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Gerrymandering Skews the Political System Against Voters YouTube video by Forward Party

On @fox5dc.com.web.brid.gy, Lindsey had a clear message: No matter which party does it, gerrymandering makes it harder for voters to hold elected officials accountable.

The time for change has come, and Forward is ready to empower voters to choose their own elected officials.

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Happy 3.14 Day

This is wild!

Republican NC elections board member resigns days after primary election The resignation comes as election officials are still working to determine who won in Rockingham Sheriff Sam Page’s primary campaign to oust longtime Republican Senate leader Phil Berger.

The resignation comes as election officials are still working to determine who won in Rockingham Sheriff Sam Page’s primary campaign to oust longtime Republican Senate leader Phil Berger.

Productivity increases 2.8% in Q4 2025; unit labor costs also increase 2.8% (annual rates) www.bls.gov/news.release... #Productivity #BLSdata

New study with Michael Prinzing and Michael Vazquez finds that studying philosophy makes people better thinkers, whereby they tend to be more reflective and open-minded.
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If you follow #redistricting in #ncpol (specifically, in the #ncga), you've come across reference to the "Stephenson" county clustering rule

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The Hidden Cost of Child Care Gaps in North Carolina’s Economy Lack of access to affordable, high-quality child care is a barrier to labor force participation for working parents in North Carolina and affects our state’s economy. In 2024, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the NC Chamber Foundation, and NC Child released Untapped Potential in NC, a statewide study that estimated that child care-related work disruptions cost North Carolina’s economy $5.65 billion annually, driven by $4.29 billion in employer costs and $1.36 billion in lost tax revenues.

nadequate child care funding creates a harmful ripple effect across North Carolina’s economy and well-being. It’s time for #NCGA leaders to prioritize child care funding in our state budget. #LoveNCFundNC

I never thought I see the day Republicans turn on 2A. #Justice4AlexPretti

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This made me laugh.

I see where this meme is going, and it is fairly accurate, but I would say there has been crossover of kinds in late modernist thinking. For instance, Husserl’s work in phenomenology took him to eidetic reduction, which essentially holds intuition as foundational to knowledge.