By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 17 Apr 22
“The difference between the fake Rothko and the cryptopunk is that the latter is honest about its dishonesty and absurdity. It just builds on the craze and momentum of cryptocurrencies and found a niche in this market: If people are already investing in “just a piece of blockchain” — why not mint unique pieces of “just a piece of blockchain”? It just happened to find a way to “pass” as a currency, and thus as a way to “pass” as an art investment. It’s actually a lot like what Warhol himself did with the art world. He was entirely honest
“The difference between the fake Rothko and the cryptopunk is that the latter is honest about its dishonesty and absurdity. It just builds on the craze and momentum of cryptocurrencies and found a niche in this market: If people are already investing in “just a piece of blockchain” — why not mint unique pieces of “just a piece of blockchain”?
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 10 Apr 22
So once you’ve learned to question the world and to pick it apart you begin, with sincere irony, to reconstruct it playfully. You begin learning the art of mastering the many placebo effects around us, for the benefit of our own happiness and sanity, and for the benefit of others. Another quote would be in order, one by the American novelist, David Foster Wallace: “Real rebels, as far as I can see, risk disapproval. The old postmodern insurgents risked the gasp and squeal: shock, disgust, outrage, censorship, accusations of socialism, anarchism, nihilism. Today’s risks are different. The new rebels might
So once you’ve learned to question the world and to pick it apart you begin, with sincere irony, to reconstruct it playfully. You begin learning the art of mastering the many placebo effects around us, for the benefit of our own happiness and sanity, and for the benefit of others. Another quote would be in order, one by the American
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 10 Apr 22
So once you’ve learned to question the world and to pick it apart you begin, with sincere irony, to reconstruct it playfully. You begin learning the art of mastering the many placebo effects around us, for the benefit of our own happiness and sanity, and for the benefit of others. Another quote would be in order, one by the American novelist, David Foster Wallace: “Real rebels, as far as I can see, risk disapproval. The old postmodern insurgents risked the gasp and squeal: shock, disgust, outrage, censorship, accusations of socialism, anarchism, nihilism. Today’s risks are different. The new rebels might
So once you’ve learned to question the world and to pick it apart you begin, with sincere irony, to reconstruct it playfully. You begin learning the art of mastering the many placebo effects around us, for the benefit of our own happiness and sanity, and for the benefit of others. Another quote would be in order, one by the American
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 6 Apr 22
“By now — if you have read the previous articles that outline the eight pathways to a new planetary paradigm of education — a vision of the future of global education has begun to crystallize. Briefly put, I have roughly suggested an educational system that: 1. Emphasizes the cultivation of a multi-dimensional ecological relatedness. 2. Works to counter and adapt to the disruptions of technological innovations. 3. Leverages tech for purposes of tailoring education to the individual and supporting learning through modeling. 4. Emphasizes inner work and creates safe spaces for this to happen, while cultivating trust and training teachers
“By now — if you have read the previous articles that outline the eight pathways to a new planetary paradigm of education — a vision of the future of global education has begun to crystallize. Briefly put, I have roughly suggested an educational system that: 1. Emphasizes the cultivation of a multi-dimensional ecological relatedness. 2. Works to counter and adapt
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 5 Apr 22
“A fundamental issue of being a refugee is that one’s citizenship is often not fully recognized; one ‘falls between the cracks’ and is thus deprived of the rights and services bestowed upon citizens of different countries. Without clearly identifying people as citizens, state structures are often inept, and sometimes oppressive, towards the sans papiers. It may thus be beneficial to create an internationally funded schooling system that enrolls people without such requirements, giving each an identity number, and tracking their progress longitudinally: which courses have they taken, what are their interests and special needs, and so forth. Such a system
“A fundamental issue of being a refugee is that one’s citizenship is often not fully recognized; one ‘falls between the cracks’ and is thus deprived of the rights and services bestowed upon citizens of different countries. Without clearly identifying people as citizens, state structures are often inept, and sometimes oppressive, towards the sans papiers. It may thus be beneficial to
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 5 Apr 22
“A fundamental issue of being a refugee is that one’s citizenship is often not fully recognized; one ‘falls between the cracks’ and is thus deprived of the rights and services bestowed upon citizens of different countries. Without clearly identifying people as citizens, state structures are often inept, and sometimes oppressive, towards the sans papiers. It may thus be beneficial to create an internationally funded schooling system that enrolls people without such requirements, giving each an identity number, and tracking their progress longitudinally: which courses have they taken, what are their interests and special needs, and so forth. Such a system
“A fundamental issue of being a refugee is that one’s citizenship is often not fully recognized; one ‘falls between the cracks’ and is thus deprived of the rights and services bestowed upon citizens of different countries. Without clearly identifying people as citizens, state structures are often inept, and sometimes oppressive, towards the sans papiers. It may thus be beneficial to
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 1 Apr 22
“Learning capacity” could become a school subject throughout the years, actively and deliberately drilling and repeating tasks that pertain to learning how to learn. It is, naturally, hard to imagine a more boring subject: repeating speed-reading techniques, practicing memory, going through notes, structuring work plans. The very word “drilling” makes chills go up spines – and it sounds as though all has been forgotten about making education embrace more of the intuitive and playful. But drilling the capacity to learn may very well be a sound investment that ultimately pays off even in terms of fun and playfulness: if children
“Learning capacity” could become a school subject throughout the years, actively and deliberately drilling and repeating tasks that pertain to learning how to learn. It is, naturally, hard to imagine a more boring subject: repeating speed-reading techniques, practicing memory, going through notes, structuring work plans. The very word “drilling” makes chills go up spines – and it sounds as though
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 1 Apr 22
THE WAR STANDS BETWEEN PETROSTATE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES AND RENEWABLE ENERGY Russia is the only major country that would actually benefit from climate change in the long term. Or, rather, the same may be true of Canada. A warmer planet is one where the temperate zone on the northern hemisphere would climb further northwards, which would unlock untold areas of agriculturally viable lands within Russia, while making other countries more dependent on its exports. Considering that Russia has fewer large coastal cities, and that it is also too far away from the North Atlantic Gulf stream to feel the effects were
THE WAR STANDS BETWEEN PETROSTATE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES AND RENEWABLE ENERGY Russia is the only major country that would actually benefit from climate change in the long term. Or, rather, the same may be true of Canada. A warmer planet is one where the temperate zone on the northern hemisphere would climb further northwards, which would unlock untold areas of agriculturally
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 1 Apr 22
“As the Greta Thunberg movement of school strikes has put on display, the young generation around the world worries about their future in terms of ecological sustainability and the possible collapse of ecosystems and societies. It is not a farfetched question to ask: – What might education and schooling look like if students of life were to feel that going to school (or other corresponding outlets of education), rather than striking, was the best way to activate oneself for a sustainable and ecologically rich future? Viewed from this perspective, the very emergence and persistence of the Greta Thunberg-inspired movements highlight
“As the Greta Thunberg movement of school strikes has put on display, the young generation around the world worries about their future in terms of ecological sustainability and the possible collapse of ecosystems and societies. It is not a farfetched question to ask: – What might education and schooling look like if students of life were to feel that going
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 1 Apr 22
DON’T MISTAKE THE WEST’S SOCIOLOGICAL FAILURES FOR GEOPOLITICAL WEAKNESS NATO and the West has appeared weaker than they really are, geopolitically and economically speaking: with the failures in Iraq, Afghanistan (couldn’t even beat the Taliban, despite magnitudes greater military and economic might), unsuccessful interventions into Syria, a losing grip on influence over Africa, an internally quarreling EU, and internal culture wars leading up to the storming of Capitol Hill last year. However, these failures are largely sociological failures, i.e. failures to understand and manage social and cultural forces, not signs of lacking economic and military prowess per se. Lack of
DON’T MISTAKE THE WEST’S SOCIOLOGICAL FAILURES FOR GEOPOLITICAL WEAKNESS NATO and the West has appeared weaker than they really are, geopolitically and economically speaking: with the failures in Iraq, Afghanistan (couldn’t even beat the Taliban, despite magnitudes greater military and economic might), unsuccessful interventions into Syria, a losing grip on influence over Africa, an internally quarreling EU, and internal culture