Kevin Simler

What's your oldest digital artifact (file, email, etc.) that you can still access without too much difficulty? In what year was it created?

that email address o_O... and now I'm curious: how was HS philosophy club?

I know, right? A formational experience, but endlessly bogged down in definitional disputes.

In hindsight, were you doing "real" philosophy (whatever that means for you), or just playing at it?

good question. I think we were philosophy enthusiasts. But sometimes science enthusiasts become scientists.

As a moderator, I cared more about people making themselves heard and having a good time than resolving questions.

This sounds a lot like my experience running "Hardball", the "informal political discussion group" at my HS.