Bryan Kam
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Followers
1.1K
Account age
6 yrs

Known for

📊 Post engagement

7
Avg engagement / post
0.6%
Engagement vs followers
Jul 2020
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Most people aren't Platonists. And yet... "Capitalism is ruining · 16 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.33 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 11 text · 1 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
Follows 1.2K back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
🔥 Top post Most people aren't Platonists. And yet... "Capitalism is ruining the world." "I can't do that because of my anxiety." These things are real, but treating them as *more* real than experience is what I'm calling Latent Platonism. Our paper on it here: https://www.nature.com/articl… ★ 16
I’ve had a lot of pain in my life as a diabetic — 4 injections a day from age 2, seizures throughout childhood. But on reflection, I’d still say that most of my suffering has come from my thinking — overthinking, and wishing things were ot… ★ 3 My first non-self-published publication! https://www.patreon.com/posts/acceptance-149500051?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link #philosophy @philosophy ★ 7 I wrote on revising an academic article #philosophy https://open.substack.com/pub/bryankam/p/on-revision?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=447n8 ★ 3 I've released a new podcast with Brook Ziporyn on the value paradox, ontological ambiguity, and how grammar shapes metaphysics. We explore how making values explicit causes them to undermine themselves—from the Daodejing's "when all recogn… ★ 7 https://www.bryankam.com/p/not-the-territory-with-alex-gheorghiu I had a discussion with Christopher Daniel, architect and organiser of the Long Now London https://www.bryankam.com/p/the-long-now-in-east-london Eraserhead is even more troubling than I remembered ★ 3 I became a father in the past week and I am tired https://www.bryankam.com/p/fatherhood-and-philosophy ★ 3 Some upcoming events! https://www.bryankam.com/p/events-I'm-hosting ★ 1 I gave a talk on what brought me to #philosophy and #history of #science for Philosophy for All in London. You can watch it here: https://www.bryankam.com/p/philosophy-for-all-talk-on-thinking?r=447n8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showW… ★ 13 I wrote more about #rationalism, #empiricism, and #foundationalism https://www.bryankam.com/p/rationalism-and-empiricism @histodons @philosophy #philosophy #history ★ 11

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
writing.exchange
Their home server on the fediverse — the instance a creator picks signals the community they belong to.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Jul 2020
An OG fediverse account from Mastodon's early years — a long, established presence.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2020 — 6 years ago.
👁️Averages 7 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.3× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

75/100 Good
  • Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Engagement (~0.6% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (6+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
92%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Writing on the origins of complexity, selfhood, modern cognition and suffering, philosophy, history of science, literature, film.

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