The Art of Manliness The Case for Minding Your Own Business
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Jan 29, 2024 
Brandon Warmke, a philosophy professor and co-author of "Why It's Okay to Mind Your Own Business," challenges the grandiose advice often given at graduation. He argues for the importance of focusing on personal ethics and making a difference within our own communities instead of trying to save the world. Warmke highlights the dangers of moral intervention and the value of rooting ourselves in local contributions. He emphasizes how small acts of kindness and nurturing environments can lead to profound personal and community growth.
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Two Types of Morality
- Commencement speech morality emphasizes solving large-scale problems and making a name for oneself.
- Ordinary morality values everyday actions like raising kids and community involvement.
Moralizing
- Moralizing is overstepping boundaries when enforcing morality, even if you are correct.
- Rights to enforce morality are limited by importance, knowledge, standing, and social role.
Moral Outrage
- Injecting morality into everything can lead to constant outrage, hindering effective action.
- To retain outrage's power, use it sparingly and appropriately, like watering a cactus.
