Multiplicity, Freedom, & Subjectivity vs Civil War
This is a newsletter about resistance, survival, & progress in a chaotic world. I’m an author, activist, & philosopher. Join me as I share occasional rants and insights about the ways that I make sense of this political absurdity––while still persisting and believing in that progressive future we’ve been fighting for.
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It’s only those who see subjectivity as an enemy - rather than an inevitability - who will try to belittle the subjective filter that exists in all intelligent human beings.
Nietzsche was one of the few philosophers of his century willing to ignore the claims of objectivity from academic peers.
He wrote:
“Gradually, it has become clear to me what every great philosophy so far has been: namely, the personal confession of its author and a kind of involuntary and unconscious memoir.
Also that the moral (or immoral) intentions in every philosophy constituted the real germ of life from which the whole plant had grown.
I.
It’s only those who see subjectivity as an enemy - rather than an inevitability - who will try to belittle the subjective filter that exists in all intelligent human beings.
Nietzsche was one of the few philosophers of his century willing to ignore the claims of objectivity from academic peers.
He wrote:
“Gradually, it has become clear to me what every great philosophy so far has been: namely, the personal confession of its author and a kind of involuntary and unconscious memoir.
Also that the moral (or immoral) intentions in every philosophy constituted the real germ of life from which the whole plant had grown.
II.
Last night I made a joke: In 2025, I've become drunk with power. I've lost track of all the reasons I've blocked people. But I'm pretty sure I blocked someone earlier just for mixing up their, there, and they're.
III.
Last night I made a joke: In 2025, I've become drunk with power. I've lost track of all the reasons I've blocked people. But I'm pretty sure I blocked someone earlier just for mixing up their, there, and they're.
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In 2025, I've become drunk with power. I've lost track of all the reasons I've blocked people. But I'm pretty sure I blocked someone earlier just for mixing up their, there, and they're.
A lot of people laughed. But someone responded, quite seriously:
I came to the realization that we may not like what they have to say but at least if we don’t block them, they will hear what we have to say.
And you never know. Maybe you will change their mind.
Not only did I find this mesmerizingly distracting for the rest of the evening, but I think this actually may be exactly what’s fueling our Civil War in America.
Hear me out, because I have to take a small detour first.
I’ve realized––particularly after this week––that ceasing contact with people on the internet isn’t personal at all. It isn’t about them at all.
It’s the fact that shutting down contact with people is a form of information reduction that is crucial for mental health.
We’re in an information universe, an information paradigm.
We’re on massive information overload all the
Last night I made a joke: In 2025, I've become drunk with power. I've lost track of all the reasons I've blocked people. But I'm pretty sure I blocked someone earlier just for mixing up their, there, and they're.
The Beat Philosopher is a reader-supported publication by Melissa Nadia Viviana; Author, Activist, Existentialist, & Philosopher. To receive new essays exploring the current problems of our world through a philosophical lens consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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Last night I made a joke: In 2025, I've become drunk with power. I've lost track of all the reasons I've blocked people. But I'm pretty sure I blocked someone earlier just for mixing up their, there, and they're.
Format: Dialogue, Fiction, Aphorisms
Podcast Transcript & then audio above it.
Author: Melissa Nadia Viviana
Date: May 1, 2025
In 2025, I've become drunk with power. I've lost track of all the reasons I've blocked people. But I'm pretty sure I blocked someone earlier just for mixing up their, there, and they're.
A lot of people laughed. But someone responded, quite seriously:
I came to the realization that we may not like what they have to say but at least if we don’t block them, they will hear what we have to say.
And you never know. Maybe you will change their mind.
Not only did I find this mesmerizingly distracting for the rest of the evening, but I think this actually may be exactly what’s fueling our Civil War in America.
Hear me out, because I have to take a small detour first.
I’ve realized––particularly after this week––that ceasing contact with people on the internet isn’t personal at all. It isn’t about them at all.
It’s the fact that shutting down contact with people is a form of information reduction that is crucial for mental health.
We’re in an information universe, an information paradigm.
We’re on massive information overload all the
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We reached over a thousand concerned Savannahians and organized a march from Forsyth Park towards Johnson Square.
Become a Donor to Your Savannah Abortion Rights March!
We’re as active in the community as our donors allow us to be!
Why? Because we understand that Reproductive Rights touch to the core of our biology.
But further than that, they limit the core of our identity.
Abortion bans target us at our weakest point: AUTONOMY OVER OUR BODIES.
Which fundamentally restricts autonomy over our identities.
And that’s why, on a national and professional stage, we need to have control of our reproductive freedom in order to be able to progress as fast and easily as men do.
We believe that birth control––abortion access––and resources for responsible motherhood are fundamental rights that impact us as human beings who want to make something of ourselves
BEYOND gender!
On October 2nd, we invited 10 incredible speakers and political activists to share their views on Reproductive Rights at our march.
They did NOT disappoint.
Now, we’re calling on the U.S. Senate to pass a landmark bill called the Women’s Health Protection Act.
This bill CAN end a 50 year insecurity surrounding Roe vs Wade by codifying abortion access and the right to privacy for women.
That way, we don’t have to be afraid tomorrow. We don’t have to be afraid for our children. And we’ll know for certain that our grandchildren won’t still be going through this fight many decades down the road.
100% of women today––absolutely 100%––need to have control of their bodies in order to control their future.
