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my thoughts on utilitarianism- fall 2024

 Update : GOD I haven’t posted here in so long! I have this unpredictable relationship with myself where I suffer long bouts of unproductivity caused by my fixation to be productive, and my version of productive is writing at least 6 paragraphs a- day, finishing absolutely every assignment and reviewing all material for every one of my classes etc. It gets to be really frustrating because I find myself wishing I was better, though I will never be that kind of “better”. Psychologist Ellen Hendrikson said “We are each our own worst critic” and it is painfully true. Besides that, back in May, I debated whether I wanted to get my Associate’s degree in Journalism or Philosophy. I knew I wanted skills to be a better writer/Journalist but the Idea of Philosophy attracted me, almost more so. I love that (In philosophy) you answer every question with another question, which I quess can be thought-provoking but also obnoxious. Philosophy gets me wondering if there even is a concrete truth t...