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In olden times, you could make a major philosophic advance with no training whatsoever. Plato, Descartes, Hume – those guys were winging it, man! These days, everything’s so specialized, it’s hard for the small philosopher to get a foothold in the industry. I tried getting hired at some of the major concerns, and they all told me the same thing: you need experience to work here! Well how am I going to get experience if no one hires me, genius? Then it hit me: the personal computer puts a heck of a lot of power into the little guy’s hands. You no longer need a full soundproof studio and a $5,000 microphone to do good philosophy. So that’s where I’m at. Just starting off small with some basic thought experiments, to nail down my metaphysics. Like, what’s bigger, a Pony high-top leather sneaker, or a six-outlet power strip? That sort of thing. And what’s the deal with recycling?