u/PhilosopherHermit

I just started and have only completed about twelve tasks on one project. I'm wondering how you approach the rubric when you fill out the reasoning section. Do you typically address each point in the rubric in your reasoning, or do you primarily highlight errors? I'm thinking I should probably start referencing every category in the rubric, but I also don't want to include superfluous information such as "response so and so was good here, and here, and here, and here, and here" when I could also say "response so and so performed well in every category", if you get my point. Any thoughts?

Lastly, how do you personally balance truthfulness and relevance? Can something still be relevant if it isn't truthful? Occasionally I'm like hmmm 🤔.

Ironically I worried about losing my hair throughout my youth (18-45) and kept a buzzed head most of that time, even though it wasn't exactly my preference. Now, with a pretty noticeable receding hairline for the first time at 46, I've grown it out and don't give AF, and it sucks to realize I could have had flowing locks to feel the wind blow through all that time!

I think a second non-Apple monitor would be helpful for certain kinds of work but I'm hesitant to take the plunge and buy an inexpensive monitor to try it out.

Any recommendations for putting together a reading list for texts on the Philosophy of AI? I'm not particularly interested in the ethics of AI, or delving into epistemology or philosophy of mind, although I'd be interested in works that may blend these topics.

I have lived in seven states across the US, both red and blue states, and grew up Mormon for the bulk of my childhood and adult life. I have studied the New Testament in a critical-historical sense as an undergraduate and lifelong learner. It's crystal clear to me that the idea of self-reliance as a virtue and near doctrine is anathema to the actual teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, and to how a just and democratic society functions. It motivates me to want to ask conservatives (especially faithful LDS conservatives) what aspects of their ideology they can actually compare and contrast with both the historical Jesus and the Jesus of the New Testament. I have yet to receive a cogent answer that doesn't rely on statements from GA's. How did this poison overwhelm the teachings of Jesus? I'm seriously wracking my brain. The nearest conclusion I have is the whole Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism (in general, and the text), but it still confuses me how so called faithful Christians can completely disregard the basic cornerstone teachings of their faith in favor of a completely contradictory concept.

Harvey Mansfield seems to position Machiavelli as the preeminent western political philosopher (even above Plato), but in my experience as an undergraduate philosophy major he was treated more as an amusing footnote. Reading Mansfield, he seems to be the philosopher that summoned modernity.

Having some serious compassion fatigue today... I've been seeing more and more desperate patrons coming to the library to seek employment assistance and resources. I have one older woman who lost her husband to a heart attack a couple of years ago, without any life insurance, and she's been living off their savings looking for employment since then. She has no skills beyond customer service and no pertinent education. English is her second language, she's sweet but awkward, and I help her with her job search on a weekly basis, going on two years now. Nobody will even give her an interview. She's in that place where she's lowered her expectations about as far as they can go. And today she told me that her savings is down to $54. I try to be optimistic and enthusiastic for her, but I can see what's coming. And after all her discouragement she's grateful for the assistance and always brings me treats. She is just one example of what I've been seeing lately, increasingly. The public library is like a little window to the state of the economy.

Just venting. Empathy can be exhausting.

Are there any philosophical works that pertain to the experience of melancholy, or anything even with a tangential relation? I'd love any suggestions you might have for pursuing this further. After a lifetime of clinical depression I've come to realize that because I see the world and the human condition philosophically (rather than religiously or scientifically) I think it may be helpful to tackle this issue in an intellectual manner (in addition, of course, to the typical clinical approach). I am familiar with Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy, though I haven't taken the dive yet, it's quite a tome.

Are there any freelance independent researchers here that may be willing to share some tips and tricks for getting started? I'm a reference librarian by trade and I'm looking to add a side gig because, well, the salary in the field isn't quite cutting it in the current economy and I'm trying to keep my head above water. I'm hoping for a conversation and may even be willing to pay a modest fee for an informational interview. I know that I don't want to get into market research, I'm thinking of something more general or humanities based.

What are some podcasts on par with Unexplained (with Richard Maclean... Smith)?