Apparently one of the latest crazes is a song-and-dance piece being spread via TikTok called “They’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats”. Probably one of the main reasons this seems to resonate so well with today’s youth is the very bleak outlook today’s younger folks have on life (which I attempted to describe a… Continue reading When the Hitler-Youth Woke Up, They Found They Were Not Only Being Mesmerized, But They Were Also Being Starved to Death
Voiding and Avoiding the Void
I have been writing about this stuff for decades, yet I have never (as far as I know) put it quite that way. Why do I put it that way now? It’s actually not me — it’s other people. Every day I see people saying they are putting this or that or whatever “out into… Continue reading Voiding and Avoiding the Void
Tolerable Perfection and Implications for Human Mortality
This morning I experienced a sort of “AHA!” insight that I want to share with you now — even if the ink on my haphazardly scribbled notes has not yet even had any opportunity to dry in the fresh, crisp early autumn air. To provide more context, let me first add that quite a few… Continue reading Tolerable Perfection and Implications for Human Mortality
Weird
Weird seems to be one of those “Words of the Day”. Last night, something occurred to me along those lines. Often, when I warn people about the propaganda they consume regularly via Google, they mention something peculiar (or weird?) — that if they click on something, or type something into Google’s search box, that the… Continue reading Weird
Some Reflections on the Relationships Between Influence and Rationality
I have spent a lot of time with the exact formulation of that title. What is a lot? What is a little? Somehow this line of thinking reminds me of the Pensees / Blaise Pascal, and the title itself seems situated nearby to Descartes’ Meditations yet perhaps even closer to Edmund Burke’s flowery view from… Continue reading Some Reflections on the Relationships Between Influence and Rationality
Dumb Americans
I sometimes have a way of saying things that people find awkward or even inappropriate, and I have a hunch the title I have chosen here is at high risk of becoming one of those situations. There is a lot to unpack here, and I don’t know if I will be able to unpack all… Continue reading Dumb Americans
Sometimes I Feel So Proud to be Maladjusted
I have — time and again, over the years — repeatedly expressed my wonder, amazement and immense awe at the awesomeness of martyrs. Each and every time I have done so, I have also expressed my belief that all martyrs are crazy. Although I find it difficult to hold on to both of these beliefs… Continue reading Sometimes I Feel So Proud to be Maladjusted
Case Study in the Contrast Between Rational vs. Irrational Media: “I Don’t Believe in Beatles”
This week was no exception: Every week is another week in which I try to fathom why there is such widespread trust in irrational media; and every week I find it ever more difficult to fathom. And yet this week also provides a few exceptional cases (which are actually probably quite predictable, as the propaganda… Continue reading Case Study in the Contrast Between Rational vs. Irrational Media: “I Don’t Believe in Beatles”
More or Less is Better
As an undergraduate student, I studied Economics (and History — I actually have two Bachelor’s degrees, a sort of “multitasking” achievement of mine 😉 ). One economics professor of mine had a rather profound impact on a lot of my thinking about economic theory. One of his phrases about the philosophical attitude of a lot… Continue reading More or Less is Better
Quantity vs. Quality (Upside-Down Version)
A few weeks ago, I contrasted some aspects of quantity vs. quality. (see “Quantity & Quality“). Here, I want to revisit that general topic, from a very particular point of view. In mulling over this topic, I also considered a few related ideas, but pushed them aside, because they would probably open huge cans of… Continue reading Quantity vs. Quality (Upside-Down Version)
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