Nikhil Venkatesh
nikvenkatesh.bsky.social
Nikhil Venkatesh
@nikvenkatesh.bsky.social
Mainly philosophy and cricket
Lol I had a season ticket that year, put me off football for bit
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I feel like he has set out his views and has a record as mayor that suggest significantly different policy choices
January 25, 2026 at 12:29 PM
No shame in learning!
January 23, 2026 at 4:44 PM
No, I think he actually did want to build it. In his defence, other criminal punishments at the time were pretty harsh too
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
tbf Bentham really did want to build the panopticon. in his defence, it was meant to be more humane than most of the criminal punishment that existed in his day. still a bit of a weird one though
January 23, 2026 at 4:13 PM
the auto-icon is great tbh
January 23, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Even better: your theory predicts my behaviour but for different reasons than those I took myself to have. So it's informative as well as adequate
January 22, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I was just thinking - partly inspired by recent @nescio13.bsky.social post - that I'd love to see a published criticism of my work and never have. Not so much for credit economy reasons but simply to know someone has properly read it
January 22, 2026 at 11:03 AM