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When faith in numbers replaces thought, tyranny no longer needs a face—just a dashboard.
My latest Philosophics post examines the ontological and epistemological rot beneath our obsession with data, “velocity,” and efficiency.
🧠 The Seduction of the Spreadsheet → https://philosophics.blog/2025/10/26/the-seduction-of-the-spreadsheet/

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New essay: The Will to Be Ruled — Totalitarianism and the Fantasy of Freedom

https://philosophics.blog/2025/10/24/the-will-to-be-ruled-totalitarianism-and-the-fantasy-of-freedom/

Modern autonomy collapses under its own weight.
When the “self-governed subject” falters, obedience rushes in as comfort.
The essay follows the gradient from freedom to devotion—where submission feels virtuous, even ecstatic.

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Popper warned us. Arrow proved it. Churchill quipped about it. Democracy isn’t wisdom in action; it’s chaos with ballots.

Full essay: https://philosophics.blog/2025/08/27/democracy-the-worst-form-of-government-and-other-bedtime-stories/

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AI isn’t the problem—ignorant commentary is. If you don’t understand semiotics, Wittgenstein’s language games, or Derrida’s différance, you’ve failed the test. Licence revoked.

📜 https://philosophics.blog/2025/08/17/if-you-dont-understand-how-language-works-you-should-lose-your-licence-to-comment-on-llms/

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