I agree this is a problem. In retrospect, reading Yudkowsky's Sequences was far more valuable to me than reading various pre-1900 philosophers' works firsthand.

I agree this is a problem. In retrospect, reading Yudkowsky's Sequences was far more valuable to me than reading various pre-1900 philosophers' works firsthand.

https://twitter.com/PradyuPrasad/status/1757745612072894477

I disagree and I am sure some others would disagree as well. Philosophy is different from other subjects. Reading older philosophy texts definitely provides me a broader perspective on things and makes me more aware of the bubble I am in.

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Analysis-
https://www.hypersub.xyz/s/yesyes-analytics-qr0v8onrvev4,
https://dune.com/yesyes

Though I am ultimately in the favor of just reading the summaries if the philosopher doesn't interest you.

Another aspect is that things are less 'solid' in philosophy and texts can be interpreted differently by different people with different experiences in life. 

I see that others in that comment section have already made some very good points.