143 sats \ 1 reply \ @SilkyNinja 27 Jun \ on: How To Deprogram Yourself alter_native
You ever hear of Hannah Arendt or John Searle? I was just reading a chapter on free will from Surveillance Capitalism "The Right to the Future Tense" and the idea of promises comes up as the essential ingredient in the will to will. Let me just quote the chapter:
Arendt describes promises as "islands of predictability" and "guideposts of reliability" in an "ocean of uncertainty." They are, she argues, the only alternative to a different kind of "mastery" that relies on "domination of one's self and rule over others."
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 27 Jun
Interesting, I recognize both names, but I'm not familiar with their work.
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