Melissa Nadia Viviana

This Monty Python clip of Philosophy Football is perfect. 🙃🏟👀 After 39 straight days of World Cup adrenaline, drama, & glory, I have to somehow get my brain to transition back into writing philosophy. (Yes, that's what I do). ✌🏻 Less adrenaline. More pondering. 👇🏼

Your life data & willpower isn't a commodity. Billionaires should be able to buy islands, business assets, property. In other words—actual commodities. They shouldn't be able to buy YOU. They shouldn't have purchasing power of your beliefs, feelings, and life data.

Posting this censorship video on my activism @resistrebelrevolt.net got me reported by trolls as spam. 😵 It was shared 700x, with 150 comments showing appreciation to the constitutional lawyer who gave expert testimony on how conservatives were gaslighting us on free speech. 👏🏼 She's 110% right! ✊🏼

Posting this on my activism @resistrebelrevolt.net got me reported by trolls as spam. 😵 It had been reposted 700x, with 150 comments showing appreciation to the constitutional lawyer who shared her expertise on how conservatives were gaslighting us on free speech. 👏🏼 Because she's 110% right.

"Perhaps our societal event horizon, while marking the end of one era, could be the crucible for something new & transformative. The question is, can we be conscious enough to shape what comes next? Or are we doomed to be passive travelers, unaware of our trajectory until it's too late?"

"Perhaps our societal event horizon, while marking the end of one era, could be the crucible for something new & transformative. The question is, can we be conscious enough to shape what comes next? Or are we doomed to be passive travelers, unaware of our trajectory until it's too late?"

So this is it. This is our time to become radical and to build a coalition of radicals. But not radical in action––radical in VISION. The fascists are trying to burn everything down. The only way we can stop them is to rise up with a more inspiring vision of the future for America.

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Sunday Philosophy Discussion: #philsky 1. What are some pragmatic beliefs that society has (without scientific proof) that have enabled us to grow? 2. How can we practice being open-minded to new discoveries, while still trusting our instincts & intuition, reasonably well, in the interim?

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Sunday Philosophy Discussion: #philsky 1. What are some pragmatic beliefs that society has (without scientific proof) that have enabled us to grow? 2. How can we practice being open-minded to new discoveries, while still trusting our instincts & intuition, reasonably well, in the interim?

Do me a favor and compliment someone today. Tell an artist/creator or whoever that the thing they made is cool. This year has started off unimaginably horrible, and it's probably not going to get better anytime soon. Spread a bit of love. Make someone's day. We all need that now more than ever.

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Sunday Philosophy Discussion #philsky 1. Is there a way to create internet spaces that help us co-exist, rather than perpetuate needless war? 2. How can we be more confident in our worldviews, so that we don’t see differences as a threat to our own unique ideas? Scroll to bottom for more Qs.

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it's so important to make time for yourself, rest, treat yourself gently and with kind words. you, not me, I have to run myself ragged until I collapse in a pile of exhausted self-hatred but you should definitely self care.

It's nice that something can be valued at $0 dollars, $117 dollars, $35 dollars, and $15 dollars at the same time. Really shows you that Capitalism knows what it's doing. I'm not sure which wildly different price range I should take here.

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Sunday Philosophy Discussion #philsky 1. Is there a way to create internet spaces that help us co-exist, rather than perpetuate needless war? 2. How can we be more confident in our worldviews, so that we don’t see differences as a threat to our own unique ideas? Scroll to bottom for more Qs.

In a world with 8.2 bil humans, you'll lose your mind trying to belong to a consensus. There's no ground to stand on in the fluctuating voices of sycophants being carried where the wind takes them. You'll only drift aimlessly until, at last, you find sure footing in the creative freedom of being.

Sharing my running list…..I will add some of the ones from this thread!

We could have had joy.

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People who stand up to power may not fix everything in a day, but they provide the necessary fuel for others, who are in great need of some inspiration, to keep fighting.

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Inhale. Exhale. The little blooms smell so good. Saw a dad teaching his kid how to play baseball. Very sweet.

Don't believe there's been a single month in the last 25 years when I've read more books than I bought.