Nostr notes by Steve Dallape ☑️ 🌎

"It’s a kind of memento mori, a reminder that life is short ...

2025-07-29T00:48:27Z

"It’s a kind of memento mori, a reminder that life is short and you should enjoy it while you can. Or so that’s how many have interpreted the message of the mosaic." #art #history #philosophy #greece #mosaic #epicureanism #stoicism

https://www.openculture.com/2025/07/archaeologists-discover-a-2400-year-old-skeleton-mosaic.html

"The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his ...

2025-07-28T20:54:31Z

"The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready he is to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race, or his holy cause. A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business. – Eric Hoffer, philosopher and author
#quotes #philosophy #maga #politics #fascism #racism #nationalism #trump #christianNationalism

That sounds great, but tell me: what counts as hand-made? I ...

2025-07-10T22:22:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…llg4
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That sounds great, but tell me: what counts as hand-made? I currently have an Etsy shop where I sell prints and other items with my own original photography, would that be OK? The items are made and fulfilled by a third party (Printful).

How a 392-year-old outlaw philosopher inspired the American ...

2025-07-06T14:54:13Z

How a 392-year-old outlaw philosopher inspired the American founders | The Seattle Times #philosophy #democracy #politics #government #maga #fascism #authoritarianism #liberalism

https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/how-a-392-year-old-outlaw-philosopher-inspired-the-american-founders/

It also has the stench of someone who is desperate trying to ...

2025-06-22T17:44:08Z

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It also has the stench of someone who is desperate trying to sound tough.

Nobody knows, including Trump. He probably doesn't even know ...

2025-06-18T14:43:59Z

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Nobody knows, including Trump. He probably doesn't even know where Iran is, or where HE is right now. Dolt

"Ethics, decency, and morality are the real soldiers." - ...

2025-06-13T01:32:38Z

"Ethics, decency, and morality are the real soldiers." - Kiran Bedi
#quotes #philosophy #protest #resistance #ethics #decency
#morality

#SilentSunday #photography #architecture ...

2025-06-08T05:00:05Z

#SilentSunday #photography #architecture

"Strip away the ego contest, and what you really see here is ...

2025-06-07T15:48:22Z

"Strip away the ego contest, and what you really see here is a competition about how to screw over poor and working people more effectively." #elonMusk #donaldTrump #doge #fascism #authoritarianism #USPolitics #musk #trump #maga

https://newrepublic.com/article/196246/real-reason-trump-musk-feud-uglier

#FensterFreitag #photography #architecture ...

2025-05-23T19:00:07Z

#FensterFreitag #photography #architecture

"To win a crowd is no art; for that only untruth is needed, ...

2025-05-20T19:52:05Z

"To win a crowd is no art; for that only untruth is needed, nonsense, and a little knowledge of human passions. But no witness to the truth dares to get involved with the crowd." — Soren Kierkegaard

#quotes #philosophy #kierkegaard #truth #USPolitics #trump #maga #fascism #authoritarianism

Take heart, you have given the world something of beauty, even if ...

2025-05-12T20:00:15Z

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Take heart, you have given the world something of beauty, even if it was born from a dark place.

“One does not decide the truth of a thought according to ...

2025-05-08T03:00:07Z

“One does not decide the truth of a thought according to whether it is right-wing or left-wing.” — Albert Camus #quotes #philosophy #camus #AlbertCamus #politics

“Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made ...

2025-04-13T02:10:47Z

“Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.” — Frédéric Bastiat
#quotes #philosophy #law #FrederickBastiat

"I quite like the idea that we live in a computer simulation. ...

2025-04-12T21:20:01Z

"I quite like the idea that we live in a computer simulation. It gives me hope that things will be better on the next level." – Sabine Hossenfelder, Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions
#science #philosophy #physics #simulationHypothesis

"We are a species poised between an awareness of our ultimate ...

2025-03-19T02:06:53Z

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"We are a species poised between an awareness of our ultimate insignificance and an ability to reach far beyond our mundane lives, into the void, to solve the most fundamental mysteries of the cosmos."

Dr. Katie Mack, The End of Everything

Hey, guys, can we please lay off Elon for a little while? ...

2025-03-12T15:06:58Z

Hey, guys, can we please lay off Elon for a little while? He's going through some stuff right now. #ElonMusk #doge #tesla

https://futurism.com/elon-musk-trying-not-cry-tesla

"The paradise of the rich is made out of the hell of the ...

2025-03-05T04:59:43Z

"The paradise of the rich is made out of the hell of the poor." — Victor Hugo
#quotes #VictorHugo #wealth #poverty

"Photographers especially are enjoying the Pixelfed, calling ...

2025-02-19T21:15:55Z

"Photographers especially are enjoying the Pixelfed, calling it a "breath of fresh air". If you manage to tag your posts right and add strong captions, you will end up with quality engagement, something that can be much harder to find on Instagram, in between all the sponsors and bots." #pixelfed #fediverse #instagram

https://lifehacker.com/tech/the-best-instagram-alternatives-if-you-are-sick-of-meta

“Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; ...

2025-02-08T23:24:08Z

“Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable.” – G.K. Chesterton
#quotes #gkchesterton #morality #philosophy

"The philosophy and methods of Socrates can help bring calm ...

2025-01-31T03:18:11Z

"The philosophy and methods of Socrates can help bring calm and clarity to the distracted, nervous, and angry modern mind. His training techniques share remarkable overlaps with modern cognitive-behavioral therapy."
#philosophy #socrates #stoicism #cbt #psychology #DonaldRobertson

https://www.fastcompany.com/91264595/socrates-ancient-habits-think-adaptively

“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold ...

2025-01-26T20:23:06Z

“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
#quotes #philosophy #confomity #individualism

“The intolerant can be viewed as free-riders, as persons who ...

2025-01-26T20:17:42Z

“The intolerant can be viewed as free-riders, as persons who seek the advantages of just institutions while not doing their share to uphold them.” – John Rawls
#quoted #philosophy #JohnRawls #justice #democracy #government

“Be isolated, be ignored, be attacked, be in doubt, be ...

2025-01-22T04:44:34Z

“Be isolated, be ignored, be attacked, be in doubt, be frightened, but do not be silenced.” – Bertrand Russell
#quotes #philosophy #BertrandRussell #resistance

“All laws which can be broken without any injury to another, ...

2025-01-19T22:01:20Z

“All laws which can be broken without any injury to another, are counted but a laughing-stock, and are so far from bridling the desires and lusts of men, that on the contrary they stimulate them.” — Baruch Spinoza
#quotes #philosophy #law #oligarchy

“Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by ...

2025-01-11T04:23:49Z

“Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by the way it kills them.” — Jean-Paul Sartre
#quotes #philosophy #politics #fascism #sartre

Gorgeous! I want to be there now. I so envy Brits and Europeans ...

2025-01-09T16:29:56Z

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Gorgeous! I want to be there now. I so envy Brits and Europeans who are surrounded by all of that marvelous, beautifully maintained old architecture. Everything in America is so new. Or if not, it's not appreciated or taken care of.

Beautiful dog, and beautiful lark.Jealous of your weather today, ...

2025-01-05T17:01:55Z

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Beautiful dog, and beautiful lark.Jealous of your weather today, for sure!

Snowmageddon has come to a large swath of the US, but walkies ...

2025-01-05T15:28:41Z

Snowmageddon has come to a large swath of the US, but walkies must go on. Luna is on her element, but I am not. #dogdays #dogsofmastodon

Cats are... OK. As long as they are someone else's cats. But ...

2025-01-03T19:09:54Z

Cats are... OK. As long as they are someone else's cats. But I feel like they are overrepresented here, with Caturday and all. I propose a Dog Days of Mastodon, every day of June, July and August. Oh, wait - our southern hemisphere friends are in the midst of summer now, so maybe we should add in December, January and February, too. Luna likes it. #dogs #dogsofmastodon #dogdays

"“If swindling pays, then it will not stop. The definition ...

2024-12-22T18:22:48Z

"“If swindling pays, then it will not stop. The definition of the good society is one in which virtue pays. I can now add a slight variation on this; you cannot have a good society unless virtue pays.” Abraham Maslow
#quotes #philosophy #society

"When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has ...

2024-12-22T16:39:59Z

"When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law." Frédéric Bastiat
#quotes #philosophy #law #morality

The thing that I notice about her is that she seems always ready ...

2024-12-21T16:47:45Z

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The thing that I notice about her is that she seems always ready to directly meet the gaze of whatever camera or eyes are upon her, which you have captured so well here. Such strength and poise.

"Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful." ...

2024-12-13T16:18:16Z

"Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful." Frederich Nietzsche
#quotes #nietzsche #philosophy #politics #government

Even if we take him at his word (I'll pause while you laugh ...

2024-12-09T22:16:01Z

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Even if we take him at his word (I'll pause while you laugh uncontrollably)... There are myriad other reasons why his confirmation would be a disaster. They just want us to focus on the drinking so we'll forget about the white supremacy and sexual abuse, as the drinking is, subjectively, the least objectionable.

So, everyone that's dancing on the grave of United Healthcare ...

2024-12-06T04:35:32Z

So, everyone that's dancing on the grave of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson – I guess all of your health insurance problems are solved, now that he's dead, huh? 1/4

#BrianThompson #unitedhealthcare #uhc #healthinsurance #healthcare

The Golden Rule (or Kant's Categorical Imperative, if you are ...

2024-12-03T16:52:34Z

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The Golden Rule (or Kant's Categorical Imperative, if you are philosophically inclined) is a part of nearly every culture and belief system on earth, but some people just can't grasp it. Or, they choose not to because caring about others is "weak", and the weak are to be used and taken advantage of.

"the liberal attitude does not say that you should oppose ...

2024-11-11T15:36:33Z

"the liberal attitude does not say that you should oppose authority. It says only that you should be free to oppose authority, which is quite a different thing." #philosophy #bertrandrussell #politics #sociology #democracy #liberalism
https://www.openculture.com/2024/11/bertrand-russells-10-commandments-for-living-in-a-healthy-democracy.html

Sadly, not a lot of love for the Fediverse here. No mention of ...

2024-11-02T01:09:57Z

Sadly, not a lot of love for the Fediverse here. No mention of any federated platforms other than Threads and Mastodon, and then only to say they don't really use Mastodon. #socialmedia #fediverse #mastodon

https://www.theverge.com/24283800/threads-twitter-bluesky-favorites

Rudy forgets (or perhaps never knew) that his own Italian ...

2024-10-31T17:26:29Z

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Rudy forgets (or perhaps never knew) that his own Italian ancestors - probably immigrants, or not far removed - were once thought to be subhuman by the majority of the white, Protestant population.

Saw a bumper sticker that said, "If you want peace, work for ...

2024-10-20T02:37:08Z

Saw a bumper sticker that said, "If you want peace, work for justice." Got me to thinking about how liberals and progressives are always working toward justice, because they know that it will bring peace. And peace is what is best for the people they serve. But MAGA conservatives want to foster chaos, discord and division, because that's what gets them power, and helps them keep and increase it. They will never work for justice, because they don't want peace. #HarrisWalz2024 #USPolitics

Thanks so much for turning me on to #commafeed! I am an #rss ...

2024-10-20T01:22:29Z

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Thanks so much for turning me on to #commafeed! I am an #rss old-timer who recently found my way back via @pluralistic. Have been using #newsblur, but much prefer the CommaFeed interface.

I also just have to say that after Harris paves the way for women ...

2024-10-17T16:51:45Z

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I also just have to say that after Harris paves the way for women in the Presidency, I sure hope this country is ready for an openly gay president, because Mayor Pete's my guy. I almost cried when I read what he said. This is the difference between MAGA and normal - empathy.

Anti-abortion people never stop to consider a woman's motive, ...

2024-10-17T15:49:02Z

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Anti-abortion people never stop to consider a woman's motive, her reason for getting an abortion. Sure, there's always talk of "the mother's health", but it's perfunctory and glossed over. They always assume that women who get abortions have selfish, evil motives. They take it for granted that the abortion is being casually employed as a kind of after-the-fact contraception, for convenience sake, when that is probably very rarely the case.

#quotes #philosophy #politics #uspolitics #rousseau ...

2024-09-26T18:12:45Z

#quotes #philosophy #politics #uspolitics #rousseau https://substack.com/@philosophors/note/c-70408271?r=1h2u4

"It’s important to remember that before Pearl Harbor, ...

2024-09-21T01:05:21Z

"It’s important to remember that before Pearl Harbor, support for Mussolini and Hitler were strong among America’s business leaders; many, for instance, hoped the fascists would sweep away both Bolshevism and the “class traitor” Roosevelt." #history #fascism #politics #uspolitics

https://daily.jstor.org/genesis-of-the-modern-american-right/

Jorge Luis Borges, The Garden of Forking Paths. #philosophy ...

2024-09-20T20:25:18Z

Jorge Luis Borges, *The Garden of Forking Paths*. #philosophy #quotes #borges #stoic #stoicism #literature

Maybe if we all email and ask that they set up an account? ...

2024-09-12T14:59:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…7mxp
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Maybe if we all email and ask that they set up an account? I'll bet there are lots of us here, and more that would join if the society was active here