What: Philosophy Discussion Meets
When: Tuesday November 25th 3 to 4:30 PM THEN WE GO TO EL CHOLO FOR HAPPY HOUR
Where: Room 1, OASIS Senior Center

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Hey all,

We've been talking about Creeping Normalcy the past couple of sessions, and it's been fun and kind of alarming, right? But the weirdness of Creeping Normalcy in our lives makes me ask the question "How Can This Be?" I mean, how did we get here from there? I mean, what's this ALL ABOUT ANYHOO?

Yes, that's right: I scream "How Can This Be" as I rend my shirt, exposing my scarred and soiled body to the fading light of the sunset at Lookout Point in CdM, whilst manicured couples walk their dogs and admire the vegetation.

So, to ANSWER this question (about How Can This Be, you know, the one where I rend my shirt), this next topic will be on "The Philosophy of Stupidity." Because, at the HEART of Creeping Normalcy, is... mass stupidity. And we ALL need to know more about stupidity, right? Because we ain't, we hopes.

Ohhh, the videos we'll see...

1. Amatia
[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YoIJY3x-3mw](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2FYoIJY3x-3mw&key=ae8e9b0c41f933960bacffe42cd7851ac1a8a5a7 "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2FYoIJY3x-3mw&key=ae8e9b0c41f933960bacffe42cd7851ac1a8a5a7") 1min
2\. Cipolla Basic Laws of Stupidity
[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4GG7x86JqsY](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2F4GG7x86JqsY&key=ec4d4fedf22d9a80e6ffd0ef6be9f5f13c1cf1fd "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2F4GG7x86JqsY&key=ec4d4fedf22d9a80e6ffd0ef6be9f5f13c1cf1fd")
3. Nietzsche on Stupidity
[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R5LHzcm-KiA](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2FR5LHzcm-KiA&key=fb7111328867037447131533ad50b7b6d2132cc1 "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2FR5LHzcm-KiA&key=fb7111328867037447131533ad50b7b6d2132cc1")
4\. Bonhoeffer on Stupidity
[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3anFJ-zG2G0](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2F3anFJ-zG2G0&key=6e79e6dbacaa82fa62870e5285b776c552ea55a4 "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2F3anFJ-zG2G0&key=6e79e6dbacaa82fa62870e5285b776c552ea55a4") 2min
5\. our favorite: the Dunning Kruger Effect\!
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_rnFYCjdF8](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dq_rnFYCjdF8&key=c7598b8ce09c61889d9e589c24edf4036c2a4138 "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dq_rnFYCjdF8&key=c7598b8ce09c61889d9e589c24edf4036c2a4138")
6. Hanlon's razor
[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Wdi9njfBthQ](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2FWdi9njfBthQ&key=4eab9c31151828b7c513522a5ed2d64f2e7a0c43 "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2FWdi9njfBthQ&key=4eab9c31151828b7c513522a5ed2d64f2e7a0c43") 1min
7\. Machiavelli on stupidity\!
[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IwprrR_7fX0](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2FIwprrR_7fX0&key=469abad5b6f2e5cd9e25c79c70f95b4f9c5ecfc1 "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2FIwprrR_7fX0&key=469abad5b6f2e5cd9e25c79c70f95b4f9c5ecfc1")
8. Functional stupidity
[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/h1b5BBr5vE4](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2Fh1b5BBr5vE4&key=ce5aa0beedd06a4ce315fbe57bde33cda13d6fa8 "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2Fh1b5BBr5vE4&key=ce5aa0beedd06a4ce315fbe57bde33cda13d6fa8") 2min
9. Groupthink
[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_cMoeW1H3yc](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2F_cMoeW1H3yc&key=2844db0f193e66d8542cee88a19db1f956da9159 "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2F_cMoeW1H3yc&key=2844db0f193e66d8542cee88a19db1f956da9159") 2min
[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ci83jxWw-rQ](https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2Fci83jxWw-rQ&key=0affdb5a9863b6ef689b6b27c9831f77f0ff6f43 "https://endlesssurfdude_gmail_com-dot-mmanalytics.appspot.com/em_OizofDVRrntTjKEWKve8?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fshorts%2Fci83jxWw-rQ&key=0affdb5a9863b6ef689b6b27c9831f77f0ff6f43") 2min

Doesn't this sound fun? Hope to see you! Don't forget Debra's play! And the fun we will have AFTER the philosophy discussion at El Cholo! And using too many exclamation marks!!!

Even though few MeetUp people sign up, we typcally get 20-30 people in the discussion group. Here's the scoop. When you are over 50 years old, lots of weird and strange things happen and it's a great time to think about WHAT IT ALL MEANS.

In this discussion group, we will discuss a variety of philosophy topics, and try to understand how they affect our lives.

This will be low key: lots of talking, not much lecturing, and the concepts will be made easy. It will be FUN! I promise or your money back! Except it's free anyway!

We'll talk about cool things like Plato's allegory of the cave, the Myth of Sisyphus, and ALL SORTS of topics. Ovens will be available so we can BAKE OUR OWN PHILOSOPHY! I mean, conceptually.

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