taylorscollon

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by taylorscollon 10y ago
I wrote a longer rebuttal to this (it's in the responses section of Colin's original piece), but here's an excerpt on the issue of political vulnerability which is his main line of attack. "It is broadly true that the mo
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Is there a popular second hand marketplace other than CL/eBay/Kijiji?
2 points by taylorscollon 11y ago|1 comments
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by taylorscollon 11y ago
Gravity exerted force before Newton formalized its effect. I think Newton's contribution was still valuable.
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by taylorscollon 11y ago
This is a false dichotomy. Frege was a mathematician and wrote philosophy attempting to explain what a number was. Questions about which domain this effort ought to be bucketed in don't have an answer.
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by taylorscollon 11y ago
This is a worthwhile point. People have a misconception about what philosophy is because pop 'philosophy' like Zizek is more about generating controversy than useful inquiry. It's like someone who has only ever seen click bai
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by taylorscollon 11y ago
You're arguing against taxes, not philosophy.
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by taylorscollon 11y ago
Aristotle gave us logic, which is the basis for rational inquiry in all fields. Also an important contribution.
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by taylorscollon 11y ago
Not sure this is the strongest argument for philosophy. Philosophy is valuable when it is directed to the inquiry of truth for the sake of discovering truth, not for some immediately practical application. This sort of exercise pushes again
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by taylorscollon 12y ago
'Your marketing page sucks' is true, but not useful or insightful. My suggestion is something like: 'Your chats, to-dos, and project management -- free, and in one place.' That is compelling enough that I might sign up a
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Use the Internet to raise money for a cause you care about(learnonlinefundraising.com)
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How Twitter gets you to complete its signup process(hackgrow.com)
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What you can learn from Twitter’s super-simple, super-easy signup process(hackgrow.com)
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9 ways to get more users for your product(hackgrow.com)
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How to use onboarding to make users fall in love with your product(hackgrow.com)
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