Benjamin Ibañez
@bibanez.bsky.social
Dad (3) from Chile. Currently PhD Student, University of Durham. Philosophy of Markets.
Everything is potentially interesting.
Everything is potentially interesting.
I would think most philosophers would agree in some degree with these. Still, there're some degenerates out there in search of "truth".
Sunday read:
"Philosophy as Conceptual Engineering"
Amie L. Thomasson proposes that philosophy can focus on conceptual engineering: improving, refining, and constructing concepts to better serve social, legal, and scientific purposes.
#Philosophy
www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/philoso...
"Philosophy as Conceptual Engineering"
Amie L. Thomasson proposes that philosophy can focus on conceptual engineering: improving, refining, and constructing concepts to better serve social, legal, and scientific purposes.
#Philosophy
www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/philoso...
"Philosophy as Conceptual Engineering " by Amie L. Thomasson (Keywords: Metaphysics; Metaphilosophy)
"Change the concepts, and you can change the inferences, and in turn you can change the social, legal, and even scientific practices."
www.thephilosopher1923.org
December 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I would think most philosophers would agree in some degree with these. Still, there're some degenerates out there in search of "truth".
Let me tell you about a place called Australia and of those who colonized it...
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Let me tell you about a place called Australia and of those who colonized it...
One of the biggest perks of the house I rent is that it has a side garden with a 4m pine that we get to decorate, and that everyone can see.
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
One of the biggest perks of the house I rent is that it has a side garden with a 4m pine that we get to decorate, and that everyone can see.
Every so often I'm reminded of the genius of The Grinch. Like, yes, there are some adults that will hate on you for having fun with your family and community.
Bluesky is an excellent source of grinchy takes.
Bluesky is an excellent source of grinchy takes.
December 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Every so often I'm reminded of the genius of The Grinch. Like, yes, there are some adults that will hate on you for having fun with your family and community.
Bluesky is an excellent source of grinchy takes.
Bluesky is an excellent source of grinchy takes.
RFK Jr. is a Malthusian.
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
RFK Jr. is a Malthusian.
As the antichrist, I have to confess I've just done something unspeakable to my laptop.
You're welcome
You're welcome
December 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
As the antichrist, I have to confess I've just done something unspeakable to my laptop.
You're welcome
You're welcome
What happens when the heat is not needed? Does the neighbourhood get an extra warm summer? Extra water consumption?
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
What happens when the heat is not needed? Does the neighbourhood get an extra warm summer? Extra water consumption?
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Can our memories ever be unfair or unjust? Today at The Memory Palace, Kathy Puddfoot explores the concept of "mnemonic injustice" and how our memories can serve a role in treating people with justice.
thememorypalacephil.substack.com/p/wronged-by...
thememorypalacephil.substack.com/p/wronged-by...
Wronged by Memory
Katherine Puddifoot (Durham University)
thememorypalacephil.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Can our memories ever be unfair or unjust? Today at The Memory Palace, Kathy Puddfoot explores the concept of "mnemonic injustice" and how our memories can serve a role in treating people with justice.
thememorypalacephil.substack.com/p/wronged-by...
thememorypalacephil.substack.com/p/wronged-by...
Jared Kushner is a great opportunity for actors who look like giant toddlers to play villains.
Created a whole new market for people like Jim Parsons.
Created a whole new market for people like Jim Parsons.
Putin’s envoy showing Witkoff and Kushner Moscow real estate opportunities
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Jared Kushner is a great opportunity for actors who look like giant toddlers to play villains.
Created a whole new market for people like Jim Parsons.
Created a whole new market for people like Jim Parsons.
What is radical about this? besides the fried butter thing.
America is extraordinarily radical in that there are tons of different ethnic groups here, and we not only generally get along with each other, but the law treats us all equal equally, and we all do the same shit like eat fried butter.
What MAGA dares to ask is: what if we didn’t
What MAGA dares to ask is: what if we didn’t
Anyway the best I've ever felt about America was me (Jewish) standing in line with my friend and her daughter (Irish and Latina) to pet a baby lamb at the Minnesota State Fair alongside a hijabi Black woman and her daughter, an East Asian family, an African-American family, and some white people.
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
What is radical about this? besides the fried butter thing.
I wonder what the Norwegians and Elon might have in common
TESLA TROUGH: Tesla sales in the EU dived again in November: down 58% in France, minus 59% in Sweden, and down 49% in Denmark. Germany recorded just 750 vehicles sold in October. BYD sold more than twice as many cars. The only exception is Norway. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/why-do...
Why Don’t Norwegians Hate Tesla Like the Rest of Europe Does?
November’s Tesla registrations were down in France, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. Norway, however, is bucking the trend—thanks to a tax incentive system that will soon be rolled back.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I wonder what the Norwegians and Elon might have in common
Great. The baby skipped the morning nap and now he's too tired to fall asleep.
December 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Great. The baby skipped the morning nap and now he's too tired to fall asleep.
Of course the editor-in-chief of The Economist is an Oxford-Harvard graduate. Only that particular combination could drive to publish something so brain-dead.
Donald Trump had reasonable concerns about how Joe Biden’s relatives enriched themselves through his service. Yet his own family is making the “Biden crime family” look small-time
How Donald Trump is turning into Joe Biden
It’s about more than denying inflation
econ.st
December 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Of course the editor-in-chief of The Economist is an Oxford-Harvard graduate. Only that particular combination could drive to publish something so brain-dead.
Ok kids, this is how you become an adult: first, you have to purify your tools. Second, you have to purify yourselves, hands and feet in particular. Third, you need to wear the appropiate clothes.
Once you are ready, this is the proper order to the ceremony:
Once you are ready, this is the proper order to the ceremony:
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Ok kids, this is how you become an adult: first, you have to purify your tools. Second, you have to purify yourselves, hands and feet in particular. Third, you need to wear the appropiate clothes.
Once you are ready, this is the proper order to the ceremony:
Once you are ready, this is the proper order to the ceremony:
"And the MRI had shown, that the Donald's heart was four sizes too small,
The Donald's heart was so small, that it failed to provide blood even for the smallest maga-mouse thought"
The Donald's heart was so small, that it failed to provide blood even for the smallest maga-mouse thought"
December 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
"And the MRI had shown, that the Donald's heart was four sizes too small,
The Donald's heart was so small, that it failed to provide blood even for the smallest maga-mouse thought"
The Donald's heart was so small, that it failed to provide blood even for the smallest maga-mouse thought"
What frustrates me the most about Austrian economists is that after making great critiques of neoclassical economics, they go and say the dumbest shit possible.
December 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
What frustrates me the most about Austrian economists is that after making great critiques of neoclassical economics, they go and say the dumbest shit possible.
I know winter has arrived because I can only think of eating cheese.
December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I know winter has arrived because I can only think of eating cheese.
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The moment an Israeli missile hit a tent in Gaza was caught on camera when a Palestinian girl filmed herself showing her hair clips.
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The moment an Israeli missile hit a tent in Gaza was caught on camera when a Palestinian girl filmed herself showing her hair clips.
Parenting blog:
My three and a half y/o girl makes some impresive turds. She's this skinny thing, but makes these giant turds. Where does she keep them? Every day my wife and I get to be shocked by the size.
My three and a half y/o girl makes some impresive turds. She's this skinny thing, but makes these giant turds. Where does she keep them? Every day my wife and I get to be shocked by the size.
November 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Parenting blog:
My three and a half y/o girl makes some impresive turds. She's this skinny thing, but makes these giant turds. Where does she keep them? Every day my wife and I get to be shocked by the size.
My three and a half y/o girl makes some impresive turds. She's this skinny thing, but makes these giant turds. Where does she keep them? Every day my wife and I get to be shocked by the size.
At this point I would take non-compatibility with Western Civilization as a compliment.
Trump is describing millions of immigrants and even naturalized citizens as “invaders,” “non-compatible with Western Civilization,” and candidates for “reverse migration”—a blueprint for total authoritarian population control.
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
At this point I would take non-compatibility with Western Civilization as a compliment.
People were celebrating the Brazilians, but let me tell you, Peruvians are the undisputed champions when it comes to jailing ex-presidents.
The decision follows Castillo's failed 2022 bid to dissolve Congress and avoid a third impeachment attempt.
Former Peru President Pedro Castillo sentenced to 11.5 years in prison
The decision follows Castillo's failed 2022 bid to dissolve Congress and avoid a third impeachment attempt.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
People were celebrating the Brazilians, but let me tell you, Peruvians are the undisputed champions when it comes to jailing ex-presidents.
I've been constantly surprised by the UK press. I had heard stories, but the reality is so much worse.
I don't think I've ever met a society so keen not to learn from their past mistakes. Institutional arrogance.
I don't think I've ever met a society so keen not to learn from their past mistakes. Institutional arrogance.
1. It would appear that in recent reporting, the BBC is now using the phrase "biological male who identifies as a woman" when they mean to talk about a transgender woman.
This is an incredibly demeaning way to talk about transgender women in news pieces.
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This is an incredibly demeaning way to talk about transgender women in news pieces.
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BBC Now Calling Trans Women 'Biological Males Who Identify As Women'
These stories come in the aftermath of allegations that a small but mighty cabal of “LGBT reporters” had somehow seized control of the BBC and “censored” right-wing views.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I've been constantly surprised by the UK press. I had heard stories, but the reality is so much worse.
I don't think I've ever met a society so keen not to learn from their past mistakes. Institutional arrogance.
I don't think I've ever met a society so keen not to learn from their past mistakes. Institutional arrogance.
When we rate someone out of 10, are we giving it a grade or are we engaging in statistical guesswork? As in, 8/10 cats would recomend...
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
When we rate someone out of 10, are we giving it a grade or are we engaging in statistical guesswork? As in, 8/10 cats would recomend...
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