Philosophy Now Forum

One of the traps of internet social media platforms is to fall into the habit of oversharing personal information..the temptation to overshare is just too easy..and hard to ignore... In the habit of spilling too much information we forget that the whole world is watching and listening, especially for the YouTubers trying to make a living from putting their private lives on the internet. It's just one of many activities now seen as the loss of our privacy...where the temptation to spill out of our mouths what our hearts are full of can be seen by others as cringey or creepy ... so we are just opening ourselves up for ridicule and negative judgements of our own unique characters...that's the down side to the internet...most people are just being their true selves in the moment...and then get judged for that.


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I think it's wild how we debate whether we're in control or just puppets to the universe's strings. Personally, I lean towards the idea that we've got some say in our lives, but who knows, right?

Also, stumbled upon this cool site called https://thepythagoras.com/ that digs into deep stuff like this. They've got some interesting takes without getting too heavy or preachy. Worth a peek if you're into exploring big questions without feeling like you're back in school.

Back to school is good. For knowledge. And if I were to watch Watts, again, and I won't, I know I won't get goose bumps. He made the metaphor that is Buddhism accessible for me. Now Herbert George Wells is a different kettle of fish entirely.