Daniel Dennett has a great term for this shit: it's a deepity.
On a very superficial level: whoa, this is profound.
1/2 a second of thinking about it: oh, hang on, this is completely vapid and applicable to almost everything....
On a very superficial level: whoa, this is profound.
1/2 a second of thinking about it: oh, hang on, this is completely vapid and applicable to almost everything....
March 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Daniel Dennett has a great term for this shit: it's a deepity.
On a very superficial level: whoa, this is profound.
1/2 a second of thinking about it: oh, hang on, this is completely vapid and applicable to almost everything....
On a very superficial level: whoa, this is profound.
1/2 a second of thinking about it: oh, hang on, this is completely vapid and applicable to almost everything....
This is pure deepity: “network of information,” “self-resolution,” “minimum of energy,” all in one paragraph, with zero operational content.
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is pure deepity: “network of information,” “self-resolution,” “minimum of energy,” all in one paragraph, with zero operational content.
LoL 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Deepity
Deepity
January 28, 2025 at 3:34 AM
LoL 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Deepity
Deepity
I have Stancil blocked, so I can't see it, but I assume it's just some stupid BS deepity anyway.
August 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I have Stancil blocked, so I can't see it, but I assume it's just some stupid BS deepity anyway.
His buddy Dan Dennett would call that a deepity.
April 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM
His buddy Dan Dennett would call that a deepity.
"Deepity-ness" - excellent by @willstorr.bsky.social
(via James Marriott's Cultural Capital newsletter)
(via James Marriott's Cultural Capital newsletter)
May 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
"Deepity-ness" - excellent by @willstorr.bsky.social
(via James Marriott's Cultural Capital newsletter)
(via James Marriott's Cultural Capital newsletter)
These guys are more derpity than deepity.
October 7, 2023 at 9:40 PM
These guys are more derpity than deepity.
Very deep deepity. No wonder you think capitalism is ok.
Go start a podcast, you will be popular with the centrist amorphous mass.
Go start a podcast, you will be popular with the centrist amorphous mass.
February 21, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Very deep deepity. No wonder you think capitalism is ok.
Go start a podcast, you will be popular with the centrist amorphous mass.
Go start a podcast, you will be popular with the centrist amorphous mass.
I'm fond of Dennett's coinage of a "deepity", that has the shape of something deep/profound until you think it through
June 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I'm fond of Dennett's coinage of a "deepity", that has the shape of something deep/profound until you think it through
Yes, I think it's a deepity.
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Yes, I think it's a deepity.
this is chopra-tier deepity
July 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
this is chopra-tier deepity
I think generative AI in creative applications being called a "tool" is what certain people term a "deepity." It sounds like a sensible take ... until you realize it is vacuous. Generative AI has no legitimate uses where human creativity and ingenuity are required.
June 25, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I think generative AI in creative applications being called a "tool" is what certain people term a "deepity." It sounds like a sensible take ... until you realize it is vacuous. Generative AI has no legitimate uses where human creativity and ingenuity are required.
I almost commented today calling out this false dichotomy bullshit meme for the vapid deepity that it is, but I refrained. Thus I live to bitch another day.
If I ever post or comment on Linkedin, someone put me out of my misery
August 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I almost commented today calling out this false dichotomy bullshit meme for the vapid deepity that it is, but I refrained. Thus I live to bitch another day.
I'll understand what? That belittling and scapegoating voters is a pathway to power?
Do you want politicians who cast off culpability onto the voters when something goes poorly?
I mean... at least answer my non rhetorical questions before giving me the sage deepity
Do you want politicians who cast off culpability onto the voters when something goes poorly?
I mean... at least answer my non rhetorical questions before giving me the sage deepity
May 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I'll understand what? That belittling and scapegoating voters is a pathway to power?
Do you want politicians who cast off culpability onto the voters when something goes poorly?
I mean... at least answer my non rhetorical questions before giving me the sage deepity
Do you want politicians who cast off culpability onto the voters when something goes poorly?
I mean... at least answer my non rhetorical questions before giving me the sage deepity
So much AI #deepity slop around for Tibetan Losar ... "deepity", a term for a statement that appears to be profound but is actually vacuous or logically inconsistent upon closer inspection ..
February 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
So much AI #deepity slop around for Tibetan Losar ... "deepity", a term for a statement that appears to be profound but is actually vacuous or logically inconsistent upon closer inspection ..
Philosophy post: I wrote about Dennett's notion of "deepity," a sentence that equivocates between trivial and earthshaking readings; using the trivial reading to trick people into the earthshaking reading.
I don't think his example of it works.
saucersofmud.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/d...
#philsky
I don't think his example of it works.
saucersofmud.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/d...
#philsky
“Deepity” is just a word
I was just introduced to a new concept, “deepity.” While I think the concept may be useful, the example used to introduce it is terrible. Daniel Dennett apparently coined the word ̶…
saucersofmud.wordpress.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Philosophy post: I wrote about Dennett's notion of "deepity," a sentence that equivocates between trivial and earthshaking readings; using the trivial reading to trick people into the earthshaking reading.
I don't think his example of it works.
saucersofmud.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/d...
#philsky
I don't think his example of it works.
saucersofmud.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/d...
#philsky
@phyllida.bsky.social
A profound deepity today 🙄. But with plenty of double-letters.
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A profound deepity today 🙄. But with plenty of double-letters.
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September 27, 2026 at 5:53 AM
@phyllida.bsky.social
A profound deepity today 🙄. But with plenty of double-letters.
Decodex 2026-09-27
🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
Time: 1:28
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A profound deepity today 🙄. But with plenty of double-letters.
Decodex 2026-09-27
🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
Time: 1:28
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Yep, came here to say this.
Also to add that this is almost a deepity.
The country was a fascist state. We weren't just going to get a whole new population.
Also to add that this is almost a deepity.
The country was a fascist state. We weren't just going to get a whole new population.
June 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Yep, came here to say this.
Also to add that this is almost a deepity.
The country was a fascist state. We weren't just going to get a whole new population.
Also to add that this is almost a deepity.
The country was a fascist state. We weren't just going to get a whole new population.
"The real world is not really a cumulative task" -- I believe this is a perfect example of what the late Dan Dennett would have called a deepity.
September 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
"The real world is not really a cumulative task" -- I believe this is a perfect example of what the late Dan Dennett would have called a deepity.
Music is a subset of art. Visual media (which is what I must assume was meant by "art") also decorates time, as does music with space, since space and time are inextricably linked. Whoever said it originally, it's what's called a "deepity". Give me beautiful ideas with some meat on them.
December 8, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Music is a subset of art. Visual media (which is what I must assume was meant by "art") also decorates time, as does music with space, since space and time are inextricably linked. Whoever said it originally, it's what's called a "deepity". Give me beautiful ideas with some meat on them.