“That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower
Real Les Misérables vibes!
Text reminding readers of the interconnectedness of life on Earth, describing communication among trees, octopuses, whales, elephants, bees, crows, ants, cats, and forests.
Yes. 🫶 🌍
From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.
Octavia E. Butler, 1998:
Accurate description of using MS Word! #IYKYK
“The ultimate danger of creating systems smarter than ourselves is the moment they decide we are the liability.”
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Excellent visualization of the true distance between the Earth and our moon: #artemis #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
Hit me that we've now been talking about bold climate action as the duty of "this generation" for three generations.
We've missed the chance at an orderly transition, and live now in an era of urgent harm reduction, irreversible discontinuity and massive ruggedization.
The slogans remain the same.
Whew! When that beat dropped, 30 years just disappeared. A timeless banger.
March 20th is Fred Rogers' birthday. Be a beautiful neighbor, or maybe even just spend some time figuring out how and planning to be the best neighbor you can.
When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
- Max Planck (1858 - 1947)
Physics In History
@PhysInHistory
IMO the repetition of those 4 letters -verbal & written- is a type of cult programming to create/reinforce conditioned response(s) from “true believers” AKA Memetic "Hypnotic" Language Technique.
We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
💯 #HardTruths 😣😞
“We are now at the beginning of an age where we will have more information than we can possibly process. But let me remind you: Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. And wisdom is not foresight. Each grows out of the other, and we need them all. Before you become too entranced with gorgeous gadgets, remember that the goal is not to have more information, but to have more understanding.” — Arthur C. Clarke
Carl Sagan’s prediction about America, made 31 years ago.
Repair Manifesto: If we can't fix it, we don't own it.
- Repair is better than recycling.
- Repair saves us money.
- Repair teaches basic engineering.
- Repair saves the planet.
- Repair connects people and things.
- Repair is sustainable.
#Minimalism
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Sometimes it takes 1 act of kindness to change a life—& only 1 act of cruelty to do the same. We carry the power to heal or to haunt with just a few words. It’s a heavy responsibility, but a vital reminder to be more intentional with the shadows & light we cast.
#Reflection #Humanity #Photography
*bought 😣
More info on western social engineering via hyper individualism and consumerism - post World War 1 via m.youtube.com/watch?v=jymM... 2/2
“The group that should be in the streets have been brought off” straight from the playbook of Edward Bernays (nephew of Sigmund Freud) pioneer of public relations & propaganda, criticized for manipulating public opinion, often in ways that undermined individual autonomy & democratic values. 1/2
They don’t just talk the talk. They walk the walk.
Remember: 'Plants can survive without humanity and humanity can't survive without plants.' Our survival depends on preserving these green lungs of the planet. Let's rethink our impact! 🌿🌍 #EcoWisdom
I don't have Washington Post money. But I do have a local news outlet and a belief that local sports journalism matters.
If you're a WaPo sports writer looking at what's next, let's talk. Maybe we can figure something out together.
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Same. Thx for sharing!
"The world isn’t ending. A world is ending. Our job is to midwife the next one."
💯 hard truths!
I wept as I re-watched Mon Mothma’s Senate speech from Andor. It is a mirror of our present reality.
“Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The loss of truth is the ultimate victory of evil… 1/2
such a lovely thing to think about
Hard same! 😊
