wittgenstein

Séb Krier reposted @nabeelqu (Nabeel S. Qureshi) — 5h Wittgenstein's critique of many philosophical problems that they're like frame control: basically, the words you use trap you into a certain way of seeing the world, and from *that* perspective the problem appears impossible to solve. The phrase 'solve alignment' is like this.

James Marriott @j_amesmarriott · 8h Wittgenstein's (incredibly typical) response to a university friend taking him for a cheerful afternoon out to watch a boat race: [Quoted text image] "he suddenly stood still and explained that the way we had spent the afternoon was so vile that we ought not to live, or at least he ought not, that nothing is tolerable except producing great works or enjoying those of others, that he has accomplished nothing and never will, etc. – all this with a force that nearly knocks one down. He makes me..." [cut off]