Michael Phillips

holes and stuff especially now that some of these people are you know put on like the new york times and stuff like that so exactly yeah it seems weird to to dismiss that i can understand the the impulse to be like this just seems like a a very stupid evil teen kid totally it seems just as plausible like you're pointing out that there could be an actual engagement with ideas and that's it's important to recognize that because then you have to get at the root of that exactly and like these people aren't necessarily like philosophical nihilists or existential nihilists

holes and stuff especially now that some of these people are you know put on like the new york times and stuff like that so exactly yeah it seems weird to to dismiss that i can understand the the impulse to be like this just seems like a a very stupid evil teen kid totally it seems just as plausible like you're pointing out that there could be an actual engagement with ideas and that's it's important to recognize that because then you have to get at the root of that exactly and like these people aren't necessarily like philosophical nihilists or existential nihilists

holes and stuff especially now that some of these people are you know put on like the new york times and stuff like that so exactly yeah it seems weird to to dismiss that i can understand the the impulse to be like this just seems like a a very stupid evil teen kid totally it seems just as plausible like you're pointing out that there could be an actual engagement with ideas and that's it's important to recognize that because then you have to get at the root of that exactly and like these people aren't necessarily like philosophical nihilists or existential nihilists

So would you say, like, when you bring up the Tesla example, is one of, to be very reductive here, the big risks at play that, like, someone who starts Tesla on fire or causes some damage at a Tesla dealership, largely for the motivation of trying to stick it to Elon Musk or something like that, gets classified in a way by the FBI that is similar to some of the folks you have previously talked about doing things that most rational humans could agree are deeply more insidious than, like, setting a car on fire.

So would you say, like, when you bring up the Tesla example, is one of, to be very reductive here, the big risks at play that, like, someone who starts Tesla on fire or causes some damage at a Tesla dealership, largely for the motivation of trying to stick it to Elon Musk or something like that, gets classified in a way by the FBI that is similar to some of the folks you have previously talked about doing things that most rational humans could agree are deeply more insidious than, like, setting a car on fire.

So would you say, like, when you bring up the Tesla example, is one of, to be very reductive here, the big risks at play that, like, someone who starts Tesla on fire or causes some damage at a Tesla dealership, largely for the motivation of trying to stick it to Elon Musk or something like that, gets classified in a way by the FBI that is similar to some of the folks you have previously talked about doing things that most rational humans could agree are deeply more insidious than, like, setting a car on fire.

Yeah, it makes me think of like climate activism as well. And, you know, the work of those in the climate community that call for like the destruction of equipment and not the harm of human life. Totally.

Yeah, it makes me think of like climate activism as well. And, you know, the work of those in the climate community that call for like the destruction of equipment and not the harm of human life. Totally.

Yeah, it makes me think of like climate activism as well. And, you know, the work of those in the climate community that call for like the destruction of equipment and not the harm of human life. Totally.

I mean, and the irony, of course, that you could call someone, you know, disabling an oil pipeline, a nihilist extremist when the act they're doing is precisely for the purpose of ensuring the continued existence of human civilization on a large scale.

I mean, and the irony, of course, that you could call someone, you know, disabling an oil pipeline, a nihilist extremist when the act they're doing is precisely for the purpose of ensuring the continued existence of human civilization on a large scale.

I mean, and the irony, of course, that you could call someone, you know, disabling an oil pipeline, a nihilist extremist when the act they're doing is precisely for the purpose of ensuring the continued existence of human civilization on a large scale.

You know, and I consented to it. You've extracted a part of my soul and put it into a cosmic toilet today. I know more than I've known before. As a human, as an American, as a parent, I'm terrified on every front.

You know, and I consented to it. You've extracted a part of my soul and put it into a cosmic toilet today. I know more than I've known before. As a human, as an American, as a parent, I'm terrified on every front.

You know, and I consented to it. You've extracted a part of my soul and put it into a cosmic toilet today. I know more than I've known before. As a human, as an American, as a parent, I'm terrified on every front.

And, you know, my simple guy takeaway here is, yeah, like the idea that this is going to both let some of the worst folks off the hook or at least make it harder to classify them with the groups they should be classified with, while also making it easier to lump in forms of what many of us would consider more reasonable political activism under that umbrella. is quite bad.

And, you know, my simple guy takeaway here is, yeah, like the idea that this is going to both let some of the worst folks off the hook or at least make it harder to classify them with the groups they should be classified with, while also making it easier to lump in forms of what many of us would consider more reasonable political activism under that umbrella. is quite bad.

And, you know, my simple guy takeaway here is, yeah, like the idea that this is going to both let some of the worst folks off the hook or at least make it harder to classify them with the groups they should be classified with, while also making it easier to lump in forms of what many of us would consider more reasonable political activism under that umbrella. is quite bad.

And I think, of course, for me, due to my pet interest, all of these instances of continuing to pervert and misuse philosophical terms that have meanings developed over hundreds and thousands of years for these political ends is very upsetting.

And I think, of course, for me, due to my pet interest, all of these instances of continuing to pervert and misuse philosophical terms that have meanings developed over hundreds and thousands of years for these political ends is very upsetting.