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One of the great philosophers of mathematics Gottlob Frege made quite an issue of the fact that mathematicians didn't know the meaning of One. What is One? Nobody could answer coherently. Of course Frege answered, but his answer was no better, or even worse, than the previous ones. And so it has continued to this very day, strange and incredible as it is. We know all about so much mathematics, but we don't know what it really is.
Reuben Hersh, What Kind of Thing Is a Number?, A Talk with Reuben Hersh [2.10.97], Edge
I recorded this first thing in the morning on my way to work, so forgive the noticeable lack of warming up.
I originally started working on this song back in 2020 at the height of the BLM marches but never got around to finishing it. But now, it feels pretty timely to bring it back and work on it some more, because there’s an entire people overseas facing the threat of jenoslide (don’t want this post flagged but you know what I’m talking about). This was originally written with the plight of black Americans in mind, the weight of wondering if your humanity was a mere talking point and your frustration with that being nothing more than an inconvenience. But it’s more clear than ever before that we are not the only people who go through this pain. My heart breaks for the Palestinians and the injustices they’ve faced for almost 8 decades all in the name of colonization and imperialism. My heart breaks for the vicious names and treatment they get for fighting for their rights, and for the actions of extremists most of them don’t even claim. I wish I could do more than sing my little songs. But if it helps even a little bit then I’m glad it did. ❤️🇵🇸