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Whippet Cetera: Two ways to think about hope

Whippet Cetera: Two ways to think about hope

One is an emotion, a sort of optimistic sensation or belief, and the other is taking action as though a good outcome is possible. You can have hope without feeling hopeful.

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Whippet Cetera: Courage's dark counterpart

Whippet Cetera: Courage's dark counterpart

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. Lying is the most important of the vices, because without lying you can’t practise any other vice consistently.

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Whippet Cetera: The Ninth Metal and the blender theory of art

Whippet Cetera: The Ninth Metal and the blender theory of art

It’s literally impossible to make something out of anything but your own experiences (including your experience of consuming other media) but it’s almost never as simple as popular theories about artworks make.