Modern discourse in an age of technological dominance and endless change, has a propensity to obscure more than it clarifies. It has evolved in forms that direct social, political, ethical, moral discourse in set directions, within the bounds of certain forms of media and methods of communication. If we decline to participate, then we lose …
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“It is not down on any map”
“It is not down on any map; true places never are.” (Herman Melville)
Doodling – “Man is a creature that can be made to accept anything”
“Man is a creature that can get accustomed to anything, and that is his greatest weakness, and that is how he can be made to accept the unacceptable.” – Dostoyevsky
Interesting views on one size fits all schooling and the pursuit of knowledge
Some interesting reading on schooling, education, the appreciation of knowledge, and the kind of life education should enable. “…a desirable future depends on our deliberately choosing a life of action over a life of consumption, on our engendering a life style which will enable us to be spontaneous, independent, yet related to each other, rather …
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I would not want to be Zelensky
I would not want to be Zelensky. In a world of great powers and their jockeying for position to fulfill hegemonic aims or protect and strengthen their interests and grow their ambitions, entire nations, let alone governments and individuals or individual leaders within those nations are simply pieces to be manipulated and used as long …
Pandemic Reading: Books I’ve Read or Have Reread During the Pandemic
Just a list of most of what I’ve read or reread from late 2020 into 2022. The pandemic was a worldwide disaster and tragedy in so many ways, but it simultaneously provided more time for catching up on reading and re-reading than I’d had in ages. This is just a list of some of …
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Until…
Until this site gets some content, please chill.