Had an absolute blast talking to Thoughtfox about enlightenment disenchantment, 21st century re-enchantment, and the autistic spergs on every side of the political spectrum who think religion is something that you can design. Eliade, Spengler, McGilchrist, and the mythic potential of wojak memes - it's all here.
https://michaellindsey.substack.com/p/on-artificial-gods-with-john-carter
https://michaellindsey.substack.com/p/on-artificial-gods-with-john-carter
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Ill omens in London.
https://www.sott.net/article/490873-Royal-Household-Calvary-horses-bolt-through-London-after-throwing-riders-off-just-as-Big-Ben-clock-stops-working
https://www.sott.net/article/490873-Royal-Household-Calvary-horses-bolt-through-London-after-throwing-riders-off-just-as-Big-Ben-clock-stops-working
Sott.net
Royal Household Calvary horses bolt through London after throwing...
Something weird - and perhaps symbolic, though of what we're unsure - happened in London, UK, this morning. Media reports that two riderless military horses were seen galloping through central...
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Asking ChatGPT about genetic variation and species distinctions in "birds".
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Survivors of tsunamis point out that before the wave actually hits, the water dramatically pulls back and recedes from the shore. And when that happens, one doesn’t have long to run away. For human societies entering periods of chaos, history shows a fairly similar dynamic: an increasing number of citizens choose to retreat. They stop serving and caring; they become sullen, uncooperative and uninterested in coming to society’s aid. This is not a problem of morals, nor a situation that is helped by blaming the young. Instead, the withdrawal of the people, just like the withdrawal of the shoreline, is a sign that a tsunami is approaching.
https://unherd.com/2024/04/why-the-west-will-refuse-to-fight/
https://unherd.com/2024/04/why-the-west-will-refuse-to-fight/
UnHerd
Why the West will refuse to fight
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Forwarded from Fortissax is Typing 🍁⚜️
The Irish are fulfilling their promise to the police. They’re burning down the buildings that were designated to house migrants.
https://x.com/uberboyo/status/1783606817458643235?s=46
https://x.com/uberboyo/status/1783606817458643235?s=46
X (formerly Twitter)
Uberboyo (@uberboyo) on X
The Police refused to listen, so the locals have now set the asylum building on fire
Let’s see if this use of “the language of the unheard” gets covered favourably by the media like Black Lives Matter ✊🏾
Let’s see if this use of “the language of the unheard” gets covered favourably by the media like Black Lives Matter ✊🏾
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Daily life is a grind of long waits / commutes, low-quality goods and services, shadow work (work we have to do that we're not paid for that was once done as part of the service we pay for) and unhealthy addictions to distractions and whatever offers a temporary escape from the grind.
We've habituated to being corralled into the immiseration of limited options and high costs; the immiseration and sordid degradation have been normalized into "everyday life." We've lost track of what's been lost to erosion and decay. We sense what's been lost but feel powerless to reverse it. This is the essence of the ghetto-ization of daily life.
Behind the facade of normalization, even high-income lifestyles have been ghetto-ized. But saying this is anathema: either be upbeat, optimistic and positive or remain silent.
https://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-ghetto-ization-of-american-life.html
We've habituated to being corralled into the immiseration of limited options and high costs; the immiseration and sordid degradation have been normalized into "everyday life." We've lost track of what's been lost to erosion and decay. We sense what's been lost but feel powerless to reverse it. This is the essence of the ghetto-ization of daily life.
Behind the facade of normalization, even high-income lifestyles have been ghetto-ized. But saying this is anathema: either be upbeat, optimistic and positive or remain silent.
https://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-ghetto-ization-of-american-life.html
Blogspot
The Ghetto-ization of American Life
Behind the facade of normalization, even high-income lifestyles have been ghetto-ized. Consider the defining characteristics of a ghet...
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This is creepy af. It moves like something out of a nightmare.
https://twitter.com/BostonDynamics/status/1780603212359205323
https://twitter.com/BostonDynamics/status/1780603212359205323
X (formerly Twitter)
Boston Dynamics (@BostonDynamics) on X
We promise this is not a person in a bodysuit. https://t.co/S9FgfpqvrW
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https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/disgruntled-school-employee-uses-ai-frame-principle-racist-rant
ZeroHedge
Disgruntled School Employee Uses AI To Frame Principal With Racist Rant
"Between these ungrateful black kids who can't test their way out of a paper bag or these teachers who don't get it. How hard is it to get these students..."
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As I've said: American wealth is Potemkin prosperity.
https://www.palladiummag.com/2024/04/26/america-and-europe-are-equally-poor/
https://www.palladiummag.com/2024/04/26/america-and-europe-are-equally-poor/
Palladium Magazine
America and Europe Are Equally Poor
“Honey, don’t worry,” I said, reassuring myself as much as her. “I see a big crowd up ahead. It’ll be fine.” We were wandering down Market Street in San Francisco, after sundown. Despite the towering buildings looming over us, designed to host tens of thousands…
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Tired: voting with your stomachs
Wired: voting with your Newports
https://www.rt.com/news/596648-biden-menthols-black-voters/
Wired: voting with your Newports
https://www.rt.com/news/596648-biden-menthols-black-voters/
RT
Biden drops cigarette ban to court black voters – WSJ
Keeping African-Americans’ favorite tobacco product legal has to do with bad polling, not public health, critics have said