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1. Saw a large rainbow on the way home -- not sure that's a sign that it won't rain tonight and tomorrow as predicted, or not.
2. Nietzsche on Truth, Lies, the Power and Peril of Metaphor, and How We Use Language to Reveal and Conceal Reality
“What then is truth? A movable host of metaphors, metonymies, and anthropomorphisms: in short, a sum of human relations which have been poetically and rhetorically intensified, transferred, and embellished…”
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[It should probably be noted that I don't always agree with Nietzche and he gave me a headache in college. But the above excerpt and link felt fitting -- considering I keep getting into arguments over words. The latest argument was on FB over the word "tribalism" and what it meant or how I was using it.]
3. And now... Betrand Russell... The Four Desires Driving All Human Behavior
[Seemed weirdly fitting today..even though I can't say I'm much of a fan of Russell either or for that matter Henry Miller. Also, is it just me, or are philosopher's ever so slightly arrogant?]
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[I don't really agree with him -- because seems to be an oversimplification. Although, I guess I do to the extent that I've begun to think people are just varying degrees of selfish. And horribly un-self-aware regarding it. ]
4. The End of Capitalism is Already Starting if You Know Where to Look
Well, yeah. I mean it's sort of inevitable in a way -- the pendulum shifted too far towards free-market capitalism and nationalism, with the middle class feeling more and more disenfranchised. Whenever the middle class gets disgruntled or angry, economic upheaval occurs. I just hope we do it peacefully this round -- Revolutions never end well.
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5. Hot People are Stressful
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6. The Cultural History of Nancy Drew
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7. The Feud That Created America's Greatest Car Race - Ford vs. Ferrari
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2. Nietzsche on Truth, Lies, the Power and Peril of Metaphor, and How We Use Language to Reveal and Conceal Reality
“What then is truth? A movable host of metaphors, metonymies, and anthropomorphisms: in short, a sum of human relations which have been poetically and rhetorically intensified, transferred, and embellished…”
( excerpt )
[It should probably be noted that I don't always agree with Nietzche and he gave me a headache in college. But the above excerpt and link felt fitting -- considering I keep getting into arguments over words. The latest argument was on FB over the word "tribalism" and what it meant or how I was using it.]
3. And now... Betrand Russell... The Four Desires Driving All Human Behavior
[Seemed weirdly fitting today..even though I can't say I'm much of a fan of Russell either or for that matter Henry Miller. Also, is it just me, or are philosopher's ever so slightly arrogant?]
( excerpt )
[I don't really agree with him -- because seems to be an oversimplification. Although, I guess I do to the extent that I've begun to think people are just varying degrees of selfish. And horribly un-self-aware regarding it. ]
4. The End of Capitalism is Already Starting if You Know Where to Look
Well, yeah. I mean it's sort of inevitable in a way -- the pendulum shifted too far towards free-market capitalism and nationalism, with the middle class feeling more and more disenfranchised. Whenever the middle class gets disgruntled or angry, economic upheaval occurs. I just hope we do it peacefully this round -- Revolutions never end well.
( excerpt )
5. Hot People are Stressful
( excerpt )
6. The Cultural History of Nancy Drew
( excerpt )
7. The Feud That Created America's Greatest Car Race - Ford vs. Ferrari
( excerpt )