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Valérie Volkova

@br3adina7or

Marxist △ Existential nihilist, pomo influences △ Genderfluid trans girl △ Pansexual, poly △ Theistically apathetic Jew △ Discord: βreadinator (Valérie)#5181

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Valérie Volkova
@br3adina7or Sep 15, 2019, 12:33 AM UTC

Reconsidering the Augustinian Concept of Evil

For much better formatting, go here. I remember in philosophy class the lecturer was talking about the Augustinian concept of evil. It’s a concept I immediately dismissed based purely on intuition. W…

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Valérie Volkova
@br3adina7or Jun 24, 2019, 4:39 AM UTC

Marginalised Rights

Read as a PDF here. It is not uncommon, especially during Pride Month™, to hear the phrase, “Trans rights are human rights!” A political slogan certainly, but a slogan worthy of analysis nonetheless.…

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Valérie Volkova
@br3adina7or Apr 24, 2019, 8:35 PM UTC

Peterson's Tenfold Misreadings of Marx

Read as a PDF. --- Recently there was a debate with interlocutors Slavoj Zizek and Jordan Peterson regarding which socioeconomic system yields most happiness. While I have disagreements with points p…

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Valérie Volkova
@br3adina7or Apr 6, 2019, 8:27 PM UTC

The Hidden Premises of the Ontological Argument

For better formatting, head over to the PDF version. The ontological argument (OA) is, historically, as follows: When talking about language, I often use the signifier/signified model; here, I’ll be…

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Valérie Volkova
@br3adina7or Dec 26, 2018, 12:17 PM UTC

Some Christmas Photos

More photos from yesterday, and many other days, can be found on my Instagram account. ----

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Valérie Volkova
@br3adina7or Dec 26, 2018, 11:50 AM UTC

Extremism and First Past the Post

View with better formatting. ---- When taught about first past the post (FPTP) in politics class, we were given the following as an advantage: FPTP inherently keeps the extremes out of power. An adva…

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Valérie Volkova
@br3adina7or May 6, 2018, 8:08 PM UTC

2018/05/05 walk - photographs

Hey, so I know I've been pretty inactive recently, but I took some photographs recently. All of the following are from the 5th of May, 2018 near where I live (doxxed now, I know). If you want to see…

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Valérie Volkova
@br3adina7or Feb 26, 2018, 9:34 PM UTC

Ethical Consumption

One very frequently, when browsing Online Leftist content, sees the phrase “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism”, particularly in regards to veganism and other ethically-driven decisions…

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Valérie Volkova
@br3adina7or Jan 19, 2018, 2:49 PM UTC

Constant Acceleration (SUVAT Equations)

The "SUVAT" equations are used to calculate the following: * Displacement (a distance with a direction) * Initial velocity (initial speed with a direction) * Final velocity (final speed with a direct…

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Valérie Volkova
@br3adina7or Jan 5, 2018, 11:42 PM UTC

Poe's Law: Sarcasm and Satire Online

(Other posts similar to this can be found on the main site for my blog) Poe's Law states, word for word, that "[W]ithout a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is utterly impossible t…

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