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Django Wexler

@djangowexler.bsky.social

Author of fantasy novels. Refugee from https://twitter.com/DjangoWexler My stuff at https://djangowexler.com/

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Django Wexler@djangowexler.bsky.social · 4h ago

Free will is an illusion and so is consciousness. Most philosophical thought experiments (Trolley Problem, Chinese Room, etc) are both stupid and deeply counterproductive; if moral reasoning is forced to take account of uncertainty almost all apparent paradoxes collapse.

Zach Weinersmith@zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 5h ago

Do you have any philosophical intuitions that seem extremely obvious to you, but are highly disagreed about? E.g. moral realism vs antirealism, separation of mind and matter, possibility of free will, objects being able to have moral standing, existence per se as a positive good for humans etc

Django Wexler@djangowexler.bsky.social · 4h ago

Owning a home is only a money-maker if home values consistently increase (in real terms). But if home values consistently increase over a long period, then home ownership becomes unaffordable.

Dawn Xiana Moon@dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · 6h ago

Controversial take: Owning a home is great, but it's not necessarily better for your finances. People don't actually run the numbers before jumping - there are a lot of hidden costs. Renting can be much cheaper, & loans are structured so you build minimal equity for the first few years.

Sam (ABeardedPanda)@abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 11h ago

I mean this is largely because the pike and shot era is one of the most poorly understood time periods for the average person despite taking place over ~250 years that also largely coincided with the continued use of armor and melee weapons

Qsy@qsy.bsky.social · 12h ago

The only reason firearms would look out of place in the type of fantasy I see is because the author, much like OP, doesn't know about their history and can't imagine making fantasy weapons out of them.

Django Wexler@djangowexler.bsky.social · last wk.

I think this is very true, and you can extend it a little -- you should never have an emotional relationship with a *company*. You have relationships with *people*, some of whom might work for the company! But the whole point is a company is that the people can be swapped out.

Gabe Graziani@gabegraziani.bsky.social · last wk.

Gonna say something a little Marxist here, but it's something I believe: the relationship between employee and employer is inherently adversarial. That doesn't mean it must be unpleasant or impolite, but these two entities have different objectives that are at odds with each other.

Django Wexler@djangowexler.bsky.social · 2w ago

Last night one of my cats did a perfect jump scare, hiding in a box with the open side facing away from me and then shoving the box forward as I came up the steps. Nearly jumped down the stairs. I know they're always trying to kill me but they're really upping their game.

Django Wexler@djangowexler.bsky.social · 2w ago

This absolutely. The AI image ad is the modern equivalent of "Comic Sans with MS Clip Art illustrations", carrying the implication that you spent neither money nor effort

Delilah S. Dawson@delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 2w ago

I want companies to understand that when I see an AI flier, my brain instantly deletes it. I don't think, "Ooh, I should go to this event!" I rush past it like it's a pile of dog poop. Same for ads with AI models. I assume that if your marketing is cheap garbage, so is your product.

Django Wexler@djangowexler.bsky.social · 3w ago

Discussing the difference between making a reality show host president vs an actor who PLAYED the president with @koptev.bsky.social. Poll: What actor who has played POTUS would you vote for for actual POTUS? (Actors playing fictional presidents, rather than specific historical ones.)