The Mario philosophy
When the game begins, Mario is standing all the way to the left of the legendary opening screen, and he can only go in one direction. He can only move… Continue Reading
Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it
When the game begins, Mario is standing all the way to the left of the legendary opening screen, and he can only go in one direction. He can only move… Continue Reading
Hi my name is Jo. And I love trolley problems. I also love unintended consequences, opportunity cost and all manner of cheese. Except Casu marzu. Because I am not a… Continue Reading
I’ve probably mentioned this before somewhere, I am loathed to recommend ‘If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!’ by Sheldon B. Kopp to anyone because its… well… Continue Reading
Fundamental Joeyism, Philosophy
I’m a huge Tim Burton fan. (does that even need to be said?) Except for his iteration of Charlie and the chocolate factory…. which still causes me serious anxiety when… Continue Reading
Scooby Doo does not automatically (for me at least) conjure up some deeper philosophical layering that needs to be ruminated upon while smoking a cigar and sipping cognac in the… Continue Reading
Fundamental Joeyism, Libertarianism, Philosophy
I’ve been very suspicious of empathy (and by association altruism) since the beginning. Ha ha. It always seemed (to me at least) like a psychological deadfall, meant to pin you… Continue Reading
I don’t really do movie reviews. Because… eh.. I’d like to say I don’t watch a lot of tv (because I’m doing all these other amazing things with my life)… Continue Reading
Fundamental Joeyism, Philosophy
Productivity stroke life hacking. It’s supposedly a thing. You know, where you take on the the stellar habits of ‘successful’ people. I think how it works is that you’re supposed… Continue Reading
Sometimes I succeed at passing myself off as having some semblance of stoicism… the point on the philosophy spectrum I’d ideally like to occupy. But really, I likely seesaw between… Continue Reading
Ethics, Fundamental Joeyism, Libertarianism, Philosophy
Tribe by Sebastian Junger is one of my favorite books. A couple of years ago Mr. Junger was on the podcast circuit as a guest, an interviewee I devoured. It… Continue Reading