…but some bro on Youtube says that philosophers are chads, and in the same category as crypto billionaires and MMA fighters.
What’s your definition of a philosopher? There seems to be a lot of gatekeeping, to me a philosopher doesn’t need to write a book or have original thoughts, they just need to care that they don’t know the answers to things and try to work them out, and think deeply about them.
The common usage of something like philosopher or historian or anthropologist generally assumes you’re educated to a master’s/PhD level, and study the topic as your “profession”.
but to your point, a philosopher can be anyone who takes the topic seriously and devotes time to it. They might be categorized as amateurs or enthusiasts, but there are certainly people within those categories who make significant advancements to their fields.
It only really matters when some sort of professional designation or licensing or legal standing comes up.
It doesn’t matter what goofballs on the internet say. If someone’s got good ideas, they’ll bubble up.
Yes let’s take advice from the alcoholic philosopher contemplating death every day. Maybe he’s cooking.
