Today, I am returning to one of my perennial topics — literacy (and also my newfangled term: publicacy — see also “What is Publicacy + Why does it Matter?“). I was reminded of these issues yet again (and indeed, several times) this week. The most prominent reminder was undoubtedly this quote (by Joe Rogan): As… Continue reading Delayed Information
Celebrity Talk Show
For anyone unfamiliar with what a steroid is, … well, I’m sorry but I don’t know that much about steroids either. Essentially, they are like wonder-substances which make organisms grow … and especially also to make muscles grow, and they are apparently used by people with athletic aspirations to help them become miraculous machines. In… Continue reading Celebrity Talk Show
Mainstream Milieus
I guess about a decade ago I became aware of a new trend in the music industry, referred to as the “mashup”. A mashup was a combination of two songs — and these songs could be quite different. The result was (I guess) a new piece, and one of the most prominent examples and in… Continue reading Mainstream Milieus
Last Week, This Week, Next Week and Choosing My Own Beliefs
Last week I invited you all on a small excursion down memory lane. I carried these thoughts and ideas with me throughout this week, and now I have been lead to wonder whether I have great expectations for next week and also beyond that: am I free to choose my own beliefs about past, present… Continue reading Last Week, This Week, Next Week and Choosing My Own Beliefs
Something …
Something in the way my brain thinks behoves me to start thinking differently … . Just the other day I got a distinct feeling, which felt very much like what I imagine running full speed ahead head-first into a thick hard cement wall might feel like — and that gave me some pause. I thought… Continue reading Something …
Generally speaking, facts are independent of belief and of knowledge and opinion (and other basic literacy skills)
Literacy is an amazingly nebulous concept. The word is commonly used in a binary either / or fashion: either you are literate or you are illiterate. Yet as anyone with even just an inkling of an education will easily assert, it is much more realistic to say that there are degrees or levels (or maybe… Continue reading Generally speaking, facts are independent of belief and of knowledge and opinion (and other basic literacy skills)
Trailblazing, Trailbuilding and Ideological Infrastructure
There is a myth that is plaguing the media — that myth is followers. Why are followers a myth? I’m glad I asked! 😉 It’s a “Catch 22” thing. If you need followers in order to get followers, then it will never happen that way. What actually happens is that someone gets promoted (by paying… Continue reading Trailblazing, Trailbuilding and Ideological Infrastructure
Unser Kampf
For anyone who isn’t all too “fluent” in German, “Kampf” means something like “fight” or “battle”. Adolf Hitler wrote a book titled “Mein Kampf” — referring to “My” (fight or battle). I have chosen the title “Unser Kampf” — referring to “Our” (fight or battle). Survival is indeed to some degree a matter of fighting… Continue reading Unser Kampf
Why Do You Want to Share Your Ideas?
This morning I heard an author being interviewed. In my humble opinion, the radio-person asked a strange question: “Why do you want to share your ideas?” in order to visualize for yourself just how strange this question is, consider how every human being is brought into this world. Even before we are born we seem… Continue reading Why Do You Want to Share Your Ideas?
This Life is Different
I know a woman who is a singer / songwriter — more or less. She’s written some Christmas-themed songs, and she is currently on tour singing some of these and also some of her favorites. I visited one of her events and she sang a song that I feel was (at least somewhat) intended for… Continue reading This Life is Different
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