Amelia Wirts
@awirts.bsky.social
Philosopher, tree-lover, obnoxious celtics fan (is there any other kind)
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we’re about to spend a day or two arguing about whether the thing he did that perfectly mimicked a Nazi salute was in fact a Nazi salute, but I can’t get past what a complete fucking dork freak he looks like when doing it
January 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
we’re about to spend a day or two arguing about whether the thing he did that perfectly mimicked a Nazi salute was in fact a Nazi salute, but I can’t get past what a complete fucking dork freak he looks like when doing it
It’s almost as if they designed 2-factor authentication to derail adhders from finishing any administrative task
January 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It’s almost as if they designed 2-factor authentication to derail adhders from finishing any administrative task
the irony of me (dehydrated) killing my plants by overwatering
December 5, 2024 at 8:54 PM
the irony of me (dehydrated) killing my plants by overwatering
Thanks @jsjrgmndz.bsky.social !!!
The journal Criminal Law and Philosophy has some really good pieces coming out in their next issue. This one by @awirts.bsky.social is especially worth the read. drive.google.com/file/d/1-XEw...
December 5, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Thanks @jsjrgmndz.bsky.social !!!
I just published this paper that argues that, in the US, criminal law cannot carry feminist messages. This is a reason against using criminal law responses to combat gender-based violence. Please check it out!
philpapers.org/rec/WIRMMH
philpapers.org/rec/WIRMMH
Amelia M. Wirts, Mixed Messages: How Criminal Law Fails to Express Feminist Values - PhilPapers
Criminal law practices in the US, including policing and incarceration, have drawn heavy criticism for their disproportionate impact on black people, particularly black men. At the same time, some fem...
philpapers.org
December 5, 2024 at 8:35 PM
I just published this paper that argues that, in the US, criminal law cannot carry feminist messages. This is a reason against using criminal law responses to combat gender-based violence. Please check it out!
philpapers.org/rec/WIRMMH
philpapers.org/rec/WIRMMH
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When Albuquerque made their bus system—including their bus rapid transit lines—free, not only did ridership jump it was actually found to be more cost effective.
The Case for Free Public Transit - OtherWords
Cities across the U.S. have been embracing a bold new transit policy: zero fares. The results are promising.
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November 24, 2024 at 4:21 PM
When Albuquerque made their bus system—including their bus rapid transit lines—free, not only did ridership jump it was actually found to be more cost effective.
Cheers to the gen z coffee shop workers who correctly calculated that playing “Closing Time” would rouse the last few elder millennial customers to leave.
November 26, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Cheers to the gen z coffee shop workers who correctly calculated that playing “Closing Time” would rouse the last few elder millennial customers to leave.
Finally got medicated for ADHD. So when I lay down to sleep, I just tell my brain it’s time to stop and it just does? It just lets me sleep? IS THIS HOW THE REST OF YOU HAVE BEEN LIVING?
November 25, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Finally got medicated for ADHD. So when I lay down to sleep, I just tell my brain it’s time to stop and it just does? It just lets me sleep? IS THIS HOW THE REST OF YOU HAVE BEEN LIVING?
My apartment has only two temperatures in the winter:
double wool socks or college dance bar on thirsty thursday in may
double wool socks or college dance bar on thirsty thursday in may
November 19, 2024 at 7:31 PM
My apartment has only two temperatures in the winter:
double wool socks or college dance bar on thirsty thursday in may
double wool socks or college dance bar on thirsty thursday in may
Idea for a map-based app where users upload bathroom codes from local businesses. Free public bathrooms should be a human right!
July 6, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Idea for a map-based app where users upload bathroom codes from local businesses. Free public bathrooms should be a human right!
Kyrie can’t hurt us anymore
June 18, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Kyrie can’t hurt us anymore
Kyrie: I didn’t realize that the Celtics were going to expect me to come in and be a decent person. I didn’t know I wasn’t supposed to diss my teammates to the media when we we lost but take credit as a great leader whenever we won. Be warned. It’s a cult.
June 17, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Kyrie: I didn’t realize that the Celtics were going to expect me to come in and be a decent person. I didn’t know I wasn’t supposed to diss my teammates to the media when we we lost but take credit as a great leader whenever we won. Be warned. It’s a cult.
No one is more annoying than a Celtics fan when we up 3-0
June 14, 2024 at 3:48 AM
No one is more annoying than a Celtics fan when we up 3-0
I fucking love dogs, but Seattle dog owners are the worst people. If your dog “doesn’t really like other dogs” you probably should not take him for walks through densely populated areas. There will be other dogs.
June 10, 2024 at 10:33 PM
I fucking love dogs, but Seattle dog owners are the worst people. If your dog “doesn’t really like other dogs” you probably should not take him for walks through densely populated areas. There will be other dogs.
Having trained against hawks in Boston, I win the dove/hawk game of getting a table at a coffee shop in Seattle every time.
November 10, 2023 at 9:20 PM
Having trained against hawks in Boston, I win the dove/hawk game of getting a table at a coffee shop in Seattle every time.
Low key love watching a coffee shop full of millennials silently nod along with “the real slim shady” without taking their eyes off their laptops
September 11, 2023 at 10:35 PM
Low key love watching a coffee shop full of millennials silently nod along with “the real slim shady” without taking their eyes off their laptops
Why is most of writing realizing that most what I wrote is irrelevant.
August 30, 2023 at 12:00 AM
Why is most of writing realizing that most what I wrote is irrelevant.
The bear is the new madmen
August 22, 2023 at 4:32 AM
The bear is the new madmen
I got bumped to first class for a very short flight, and it’s incredible how much of a kind humanitarian I am when not packed like into a tin can like sardine with other cranky humans.
August 8, 2023 at 3:21 AM
I got bumped to first class for a very short flight, and it’s incredible how much of a kind humanitarian I am when not packed like into a tin can like sardine with other cranky humans.
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I love woo woo fortune telling stuff because whether you accept or reject the “answer” you’re accidentally doing introspection which is so so funny to me, tricking yourself into emotional reflection using the aesthetic of a spirit halloween
August 4, 2023 at 5:20 PM
I love woo woo fortune telling stuff because whether you accept or reject the “answer” you’re accidentally doing introspection which is so so funny to me, tricking yourself into emotional reflection using the aesthetic of a spirit halloween
“Truth Hurts” in a new way today. Ugh.
August 3, 2023 at 5:21 AM
“Truth Hurts” in a new way today. Ugh.
The feeling of putting on a pair of glasses whose frame has just been properly readjusted by the person at the frame shop is under appreciated
August 1, 2023 at 10:16 PM
The feeling of putting on a pair of glasses whose frame has just been properly readjusted by the person at the frame shop is under appreciated
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Phases of trying to write this paper:
😏I have a good paper idea!
😌This is a very smart take
😕This is so obvious that it has probably been written before.
😣This is obvious to me because it is ~the same as a paper I already wrote.
😫Shit that means it is not good, smart, obvious,or original.
😏I have a good paper idea!
😌This is a very smart take
😕This is so obvious that it has probably been written before.
😣This is obvious to me because it is ~the same as a paper I already wrote.
😫Shit that means it is not good, smart, obvious,or original.
July 24, 2023 at 11:05 PM
Phases of trying to write this paper:
😏I have a good paper idea!
😌This is a very smart take
😕This is so obvious that it has probably been written before.
😣This is obvious to me because it is ~the same as a paper I already wrote.
😫Shit that means it is not good, smart, obvious,or original.
😏I have a good paper idea!
😌This is a very smart take
😕This is so obvious that it has probably been written before.
😣This is obvious to me because it is ~the same as a paper I already wrote.
😫Shit that means it is not good, smart, obvious,or original.