rachelsmantra

Zero-based Budgeting: How to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck

https://i.imgsafe.org/fb/fb56bef346.jpeg 78% of full-time workers in America are living paycheck to paycheck. And it's not just "poor people". People making 100...

Why I Was Not Born In the Wrong Body

https://i.imgsafe.org/f2/f26723bebf.jpeg Identity is central to trans people. Or is it? When we say “I was born in the wrong body” what is this “I” being referr...

On Being an Angry Tranny

https://i.imgsafe.org/3f/3ff5c69d9a.jpeg (Source: pixabay) I am an angry tranny. Yes, tranny. Not trans woman. Because when both liberals and conservatives see ...

Is Poly Right for You? Examining Cultural Hangups About Nonmonogamy

https://i.imgsafe.org/fb/fbf74c0b78.jpeg I have a long history with exploring poly and open relationships. Much of my history has been monogamous relationships ...

6 Weight loss Techniques I used to lose 25lbs in 6 months

https://i.imgsafe.org/7d/7dc846389b.jpeg Back in April of this year I was about 180lbs, 5'10". Sometimes I would have weeks where I was 185-190lbs depending on ...

Would a Brain-in-a-Vat Have a Gender Identity? A Critique of Radical Feminism

https://i.imgsafe.org/56/567235eb6e.png Radical feminists are often skeptical about a concept foundational to trans theory: gender identity, the sense of whethe...

Steemit.chat #philosophy channel now moderated and open for serious discussion!

https://i.imgsafe.org/42/42375c8a6d.jpeg Before now the philosophy channel on steemit.chat was pure spam. I have been made owner/moderator and my goal is to fac...

How Steemit and the Blockchain Turned Me Into an Anarchist

https://i.imgsafe.org/3e/3e543c4485.jpeg When I first joined steemit I had no idea about the underlying philosophical vision of many of the original steemit ent...

Transgender Ideology in America: Gender Hacking, Bio-sex, and the New Identity Politics

https://i.imgsafe.org/2a/2a64726914.jpeg Trans people are currently in the spotlight of American consciousness. Like never before, trans people are challenging ...

Daily Blog - Oct 1, 2017 - Coffee, writing, workout, and friends

https://i.imgsafe.org/11/118615ac41.jpeg I cannot believe it's October already! This year is flying by. At first I wasn't ready to pack up my shorts and get out...

Is the Ketogenic Diet a Fad?

https://i.imgsafe.org/0e/0ebc4c81e3.jpeg Keto is all the rage these days. More and more people are giving it a shot. But does it live up to its hype? What is Ke...

A Defense of Freewill - Reconciling the Scientific Worldview With Freedom Worth Wanting

https://i.imgsafe.org/06/06a5b7344e.jpeg The Magic of Freewill Whatever freewill is, if it exists at all, it is not something that violates the laws of physics ...

Minnow Madness: A Phenomenological Report from a Steemit Newbie

https://i.imgsafe.org/05/054c0a23ba.jpeg I've been on steemit for a couple weeks now and I wanted to give a phenomenological report from the depths of minnowdom...

What It's Like to Be a Fetish

https://i.imgsafe.org/fd/fd68e77698.jpeg Shemales, tgirls, trannies, ladyboys, or whatever the porn industry wants to call us, is one of the most popular catego...

The Myth of Marriage: Where the Quest for Exclusivity Goes Wrong

https://i.imgsafe.org/fa/fa1483376a.jpeg The institution of marriage is a curious thing in the United States. Perhaps no other institution holds as much social ...

The Refrigerator Light Problem: A Puzzle for Consciousness Researchers

https://i.imgsafe.org/e9/e972b98962.jpeg The Refrigerator Light Problem Is consciousness thick or thin? In other words, how pervasive is consciousness? Are we c...

Steemit's Smart Media Tokens Will Be The Real Game Changer!

https://i.imgur.com/MxOUZTk.png One of the things I learnt early on in business is that you have to keep evolving even if the pace is seemingly unhurried to the...

Academic Philosophy Is Beyond Boring But Is It Beyond Saving?

https://i.imgsafe.org/d5/d5b29d2427.jpeg The Insufferable Boringness of Philosophy I almost became an academic philosopher. I spent two years getting my Master'...

Does Steemit Have a Political Bias?

https://i.imgsafe.org/cc/cc8aab21b7.jpeg Steemit is founded not just on the amazing technological power of the blockchain but it is also founded on a political ...

Why I Am Skeptical About the Science of Consciousness

https://i.imgsafe.org/bc/bce0941437.jpeg The Quest for Consciousness Consciousness was once the domain of philosophers and poets. But now scientists are trying ...