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Without a doubt, I am a bit of a control freak, especially when it comes to writing. When I am asked to peer edit, one of the things that I notice most easily; is word choice and sentence flow. I feel motivated to change these things, to rearrange sentences, and swap words for their synonyms. … [Read more…]

Connecting Two Creative Philosophies Summary of Rhys Southan In his essay “Is Art a Waste of Time?” Rhys Southan attempts to inform and educate the reader on the philosophy of Effective Altruism, by describing an experience meeting several of their members while on a countryside retreat. Effective Altruism is a broad philosophical belief system, not … [Read more…]

After reading Is Art a Waste of Time last week, I ended up visiting the Effective Altruism website. It was an interesting experience. They had 3 or 4 pages that repeated their core mantra over and over, as well as 2 guides to join the group. Nothing on their website changed my opinion of Effective Altruism. I … [Read more…]

There were several places within Is Art a Waste of Time that made controversial statements. This was without a doubt intentional on the part of the speaker, because it was the lines that I disagreed with that I truly noticed. One such line came from the narrator Rhys Southan, who was trying to paraphrase Peter … [Read more…]