Carina Rampelt

There is far too much talk already of “quiet rebellions” and “slow living”, so I will make my call to arms against consumerism very short and not very sentimental. Stop buying things. The more you possess, the more you will desire, and the unbridled desire for Things has no end or fulfillment; it is perpetually hungry and perpetually empty. If you ... See more

Aristotelian virtue ethics. Virtue ethics is neat because, although it is typically too amorphous for rationalist young men on the internet, it does tend to line up with common sense. One of its main precepts is this: your desires are not context-less, but the result of your habits. If you cultivate certain habits, your desires will change accordin... See more