“It stands to reason — and viscerally feel — that Russia is an unlawful aggressor in this situation. But to seek to understand Russia (and, in the longer run, even to accept and forgive) is not to condone the actions of its government. For citizens around the world, both of these traps must be avoided: […]
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Chris Sudlik argues for a materialist (Marxist) update of metamodernism — old wine in New Left bottles, or a needed regrounding and revitalization? https://longstache.substack.com/p/the-metamodern-false-start?fbclid=IwAR2Fx-LVmyZB7_Ie9Ow_YnK-fCqDRIpEb0z0HcbemwT54bVOChT0IYyoMvc The Metamodern False Start longstache.substack.com if you’re not familiar with metamodernism you might want to skip this one
“The sociological/psychological fallout of AI is not decades away: right here, right now, we are watching in slow-motion the major meltdown of our shared sense of reality. The only thing that can save civilization from utter destruction? Basic English grammar. Hear me out, guys.” What can stop the AI apocalypse? — Grammar. Yes, only grammar. medium.com The
Another shortie but goodie: Most of us like boundaries but don’t like hierarchies. Same for me. But the uncomfortable truth is that boundaries and hierarchies presuppose one another. If you want boundaries, this implies hierarchies. If you challenge hierarchies, this loosens up boundaries. In the end then, this means that neither can boundaries be absolute,
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“Wise and sensible people doubt themselves and their own opinions — fools and fanatics are dead certain and full of conviction (which makes them, alas, keep winning out as they have more initiative and momentum, and thus the world runs on stupidity).” — Said, more or less, by Bertrand Russell, Franz Kafka, and probably other
Hey guys, it’s never too late to admit you were right all along. Yep, they’re bad guys medium.com My early 2017 appraisal of these two public intellectuals proved more on point than I could have imagined
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When you revive God, be careful with what you may be awakening from slumber. My latest book suggests the safe steps to take for reenchanting the cosmos. It’s brilliantly introduced in this video. Can Jordan Peterson Escape The Matrix? – On Our Crisis of Meaning youtu.be Watch my full interview with Daniel, and support the
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Always remember that sadness is the emotion of the invincible. When this happens, it’s usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people or changed who can see it, or it’s been deleted.
I don’t usually do this, but, in honor of Norway’s independence day, May 17th, here are the last couple of Goodreads reviews of The Listening Society. This book will be coming out in three new editions, by the way: 1. German (late this year, should be on the Frankfurt book fair, the world’s largest I
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There are only two kinds of people in the world: Those who believe in stupid dichotomies of there only being two kinds of people in the world — and those who don’t. From “12 Commandments”
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