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A few little reminders during the uncommon situation we are presently experiencing… that may or may not have made it into popular media. 1. Slow down. Especially during activities that require attention, such as cooking, slicing food, moving objects, cleaning,...

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“Something analogous to what some were expecting in 2012 actually took place in 2018 when everyone had largely gone back to sleep… and by 2020 it became blatantly obvious…” — infraheard

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“Cities, for example, are absolutely unsustainable. A tiny crisis could obliterate the entire fucking culture because of this. Yet everyone has been wandering around thinking we’re living in safety… because they don’t look at the delicacy of...

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“… Insight depends upon interest and attention; it’s really clear that black swans are both unpredictable (except in the very short term, where they become available to prediction) and upsetting. I have known for 30 years that what we naively refer...

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“To all the people who have been complaining about ‘socialism’ in the US: you’re about to discover what socialism actually means: the capacity to use the resources we generated together to take care of each other. If you think that’s...

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The topic of Authorization (the schemas we use to authorize language, beliefs, ideas, decisions and activities) is something that has long fascinated me. In a discussion this morning, I suddenly recognized that there’s a specific kind of attack that compromises...