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
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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
Knowing Ignorance
Knowledge and ignorance are closely related concepts. One thing I’ve found puzzling for many years already is to what degree awareness is also involved. In my opinion, it seems unfathomable how anyone could know something and at the same time pretend to not know it. Yet followers of Freud apparently consider this to be so… Continue reading Knowing Ignorance
Who’s on Top?
I’m so broke I can’t even pay attention Jimi Hendrix, “Taking Care of No Business” I don’t know whether I like this quote more because it’s funny, or maybe I love it so much because I believe it’s so profound. Everyone can decide for themselves what they choose to pay attention to. Generally speaking, you… Continue reading Who’s on Top?
If Google is the Pope of the Internet, Then Who Are You & I?
I’m sorry that this week’s installment is a little bit later than usual, but I have been experiencing some technical difficulties. As far as I know, these technical difficulties have to do with censorship … insofar as someone or something seems to be trying to censor me. Yet I refuse to relinquish — much like… Continue reading If Google is the Pope of the Internet, Then Who Are You & I?
X did Y, and I don’t care
I am reflecting on my recent posts over the past couple weeks. Two weeks ago, I described how mainstream media uses “bait and switch” tactics to get suckers to look at advertising. [1] This is usually done with a headline that claims something sensationalist along the lines of “X did Y”. Last week, I went… Continue reading X did Y, and I don’t care
Sensationalism, Individualism, Mainstream Media Bait & Switch Tricks
I have and hunch that these three things (Sensationalism, Individualism, Mainstream Media Bait & Switch Tricks) are all linked — as if they were all parts of the same “complex”. [1] The complex situation I am referring to is the “Bait and Switch” game which most mainstream media organzations engage in. You might think that… Continue reading Sensationalism, Individualism, Mainstream Media Bait & Switch Tricks
Know “No”
Today I would like to simply share a rather straightforward insight: politicians rarely — if ever — say “No”. The way normal people can nonetheless identify and recognize a politician’s opposition to an idea is as follows: The politician will say “Yes” — and commit to this yes in the very far-off, distant future …… Continue reading Know “No”
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
Science vs. Technology
Believe it or not, this is where I want / need to address in a first step toward working out the “digital divide” concept I introduced in “More about Modes and Levels of Literacy>“. When I was young, I always thought science and technology were aligned, and that engineering was all about this sort of… Continue reading Science vs. Technology
