PHILOSOPHY AS A STREET VENDOR, OR HERMIT? (It’s not hard. I read books, papers,

PHILOSOPHY AS A STREET VENDOR, OR HERMIT?

(It’s not hard. I read books, papers, news and blogs all day and use FB as a sketchbook. The purpose of sketches is to put ideas in my own words. To see if in my own words I can construct arguments. To, over time, simplify and hone those arguments. Now, some people happen to like watching this ideological blacksmithing, so it’s mutually beneficial. Others learn and are entertained and I get feedback from them. It’s awesome really. How did thinkers just hole up and talk to their books? It works, sure. But it’s just so much more human and enjoyable to work as a street vendor than a hermit.)