Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist https://www.wittgensteinproject.org/w/index.php/Logisch-philosophische_Abhandlung#1 When I turn on the radio, I usually expect to be entertained more than I expect to be informed — and my expectations seem to be confirmed time after time. This morning was no exception. This morning I heard that something had happened in Vancouver (Canada)… Continue reading Scaling Time
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Mythical Man in the Mirror versus IRL Human in the Middle
I recall hearing Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” being played over and over again on the radio. I didn’t know the title of the song back then, and I actually seemed to hear it as “Man in the Middle”. Every now and then I would think “what is he saying about middlemen?” It probably… Continue reading Mythical Man in the Mirror versus IRL Human in the Middle
Literacy + Publicacy, School + Society
Today I was reminded of an article I wrote probably well over a decade ago, but for which my language at the time had not developed enough vocabulary to talk about the topic in a way that made sense to most people. It made sense to a few, but a few people do not make… Continue reading Literacy + Publicacy, School + Society
Fascism & Regulated Media
Of course the word “fascism” is a loaded term. Let alone that the term was invented by some short pudgy Italian only about a century ago. What does it mean? He might have known, but in the meantime (now, a century later) the term has been applied so often in so many contexts that it… Continue reading Fascism & Regulated Media
A Quick Note About Lifestyles
I was at an all-day event this past Saturday, it was mainly about health issues. I have two quick key takeaways. First: Health and medicine are (of course) big business. Second: The keynote speaker argued vehemently how the healthcare (and pharmaceutical) industries revolve around keeping sick people alive, rather than improving the quality of life… Continue reading A Quick Note About Lifestyles
How to Explain Ignorance
First thing I want to avoid is mansplaining something: Apart from that, addressing the issue of ignorance has many issues, problems and stuff like that. Awareness of ignorance is probably no easier than becoming conscious of what we have managed to repress into an “unconscious” state. Yet I wish to completely sidestep all such matters… Continue reading How to Explain Ignorance
Motivational Characteristics of Marketplace Participants
I have thought about issues related to “Motivational Characteristics of Marketplace Participants” for quite some time already. Although that title is already quite long, I think I need to narrow down what I intend to write about today even more. I want to contrast two instances of marketplaces — one from the past, the other… Continue reading Motivational Characteristics of Marketplace Participants
There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute
In some circles, this saying is very well-known. In most circles, almost everyone will deny ever maintaining it. This saying is so renowned that it has its own page @ wikipedia.org … which indicates that its origins can most probably be traced to the languages of gamblers and con artists. [1] I have for many… Continue reading There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute
Us OR Them — Whose Job is it to GTFO?
I am more or less clean — I wash my hands regularly, bathe regularly, I stay safe, … whether I do so more or less than the average human, I don’t know. Yet I do go above and beyond what ordinary folks do on a regular basis. Ordinary folks do not normally take measures to… Continue reading Us OR Them — Whose Job is it to GTFO?
Moving Out Beyond Levels of Data
I have been trying to review some of my disparate ideas, mulling them over in order to reach some kind of synthesis. Again since most of these ideas seem to be kind of controversial, even just mentioning one of them very likely would trip up the argument severely, simply because most of my audience —… Continue reading Moving Out Beyond Levels of Data
