Mikie

Philosophy is a name for a specific kind of thinking— a type of thinking distinguished by its questions; questions that are universal. What is the que...

Nope. Only works in one direction.

Sure. I’m not going to reread the entire article but I came away as though she understood this context. I don’t think she’s arguing that the rich got ...

I think it is. Like any other dopamine-increasing activity, it becomes addictive and, most importantly, creates unrealistic expectations. The porn whe...

Wtf?

Charlie Kaufman is brilliant and this one is a masterpiece. Thanks for reminding.

Yeah, that’s sarcastic. She goes on to talk about it in more detail. It’s not an accident.

I haven’t seen any of those. I saw a few minutes of Malcolm X and maybe a few moments from Mississippi Burning (Gene Hackman, yes?). A funny movie. I ...

Just barely missed my top ten. As I get older the impact has diminished a bit, but still an excellent film. You mentioned Michael Mann and Heat. Good ...

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Oh no! See the movie anyway. I implore you. I had to see it 3 times in the theater— a modern masterpiece on all levels.

Some of it is just too silly I guess.

Good luck finding some of these on streaming services. Jesus…

Here’s another unpopular opinion of mine. I’ll have to watch it again, but I remember hating this one. I think it’s because I had just read the book.

Another great one. Even despite the cringey parts. That’s been mentioned a few times. I like that movie, but I’ve never understood exactly why so many...

Made America Great Again.

I’d like to exhume this one, given its new relevance. Maybe there’ll be more traction this time. Yellen says minting a trillion dollar coin is off the...

I’m glad at least a few people are including fun ones like Star Wars and Men in Black. I love those. I still love Disney movies too, frankly. Some of ...

Conrad Hall’s cinematography alone puts it up there. Another one I forgot. Me too…should have done the top 25. Just too many good ones.

Never even heard of this one. :up:

Glad someone mentioned that one. I forgot but I still think it’s great, no matter what anyone says.

Oops. Yes I did see that — I know it as Tokyo Story. The Japanese didn’t ring a bell. Ozu is incredible and it’s a great movie. I love almost everythi...

Indeed. I'd add Scorsese, Wes Anderson, PT Anderson, and the Coen brothers whose entire filmographies everyone should watch.

So far, the list below I haven't seen (way more than I anticipated). I always thought my movie knowledge was fairly wide. Quantitatively proven wrong ...

Discovered the Mountain Goats recently thanks to a friend sending along “No Children” and “You Were Cool.” Good find.

Anything by Bergman is good, and Seventh Seal is certainly up there — but for me, Persona may be his greatest. Seen everything there except Snatch and...

Harvey is fantastic. This will be interesting indeed.

Here’s mine: Seven Samurai Shawshank Redemption 2001: A Space Odyssey The Usual Suspects No Country For Old Men Persona 8 1/2 Dances with Wolves Goodf...

Right. Not sure why this isn’t obvious.

It’s a tale as old as time. No doubt. Well that depends. You said yourself things were better in some eras. I think that’s true. I also think organizi...

Educating, organizing. Collective action. As always. I think strike-ready unions are one way, funding and voting for progressive political candidates ...

I don’t see co ops as “fidgeting with knobs and switches” at all.

No, it isn’t. What’s pathetic is this flabby, tired “both sides” argument and false equivalence from those — like you — who want to pretend to be “fai...

Yes — well said. I’m in favor of those. I think there co-op model is a good one. I also like the idea of requiring workers on the board of directors. ...

Exactly. Not an original thought, of course, but one I’ve never taken too seriously until now. I agree with this wholeheartedly, of course. My comment...

Well you still nailed the broad view! :grin: Ultimately you’re right — we can’t have this savage form of capitalism if we don’t have capitalism.

Thanks for clarifying.

I really don’t know what you’re concurring with. Believing laws (or objects) exist without people is not idealism. It’s the opposite of idealism. It’s...

How is that idealism? You meant realism, yes? Dawkins is a fairly nice bloke. I don’t think he is as negative as you paint him. I still like Unweaving...

An important distinction. Still: even personal possessions and what one does with them— even, in fact, one’s body — has an effect on the world at larg...

I never said fairness was the standard or should be the standard. I’ll suggest you reread what you quoted. The problem in my view is that the process ...

The distribution is a direct result of the lack of free negotiations— as you know. If the process was more democratic, the distribution would look far...

Okay. What about land? If you through away that ring, there’s still consequences for the world. It’s polluting— ends up in a landfill if in the trash,...

You caught me: I made it up.

Before we answer that question, we should ask about what we’re trying to explain. Namely: what is existence? Or you put it in ontological terms: what ...

My #1, by far. Very tasty.

Yep.

I didn’t say I didn’t care. I said I don’t care about what you think you believe. I care deeply about fighting sociopathic, Trump supporting fascists ...

I’ll make it explicit: I don’t care about what you think you believe. I care about actions and decisions in the real world. You have voted for and def...

I wouldn’t get hung up on the 100 number. What I’m driving at is how profits are distributed— and who decides. In our current reality, 90% goes back t...