Meanwhile, mainstream conversation continues to move further away from intellectualism entirely. Dominant media platforms prefer fleeting distractions and sensationalized headlines rather than a space to prioritize substance and intellectual discussion.
https://thedigitalmeadow.substack.com/p/the-death-of-the-public-intellectual
Substack
The death of the public intellectual
is Hailey Bieber the new Susan Sontag?
i have a theory that people are also afraid of intellectual discussions because it only reminds them of the state that they are in
the spiritual vacancy and feeling a lack of control over one's own life only leads to individuals seeking control in other ways - brainrot (distractions), labubu, spending habits
going back to maslow's hierarchy of needs, its no surprise that somehow those that have achieved wealth start to seek higher meaning, because for majority they aren't able to secure foundational levels to start participating in discourse (whether public or private)
tldr; society chooses to be distracted and would rather doomscroll for hours than have intellectual discourse. this means that even if a public intellectual steps up, he/she will not get the spotlight they deserve, whereas dances and trends would on your algorithm
the spiritual vacancy and feeling a lack of control over one's own life only leads to individuals seeking control in other ways - brainrot (distractions), labubu, spending habits
going back to maslow's hierarchy of needs, its no surprise that somehow those that have achieved wealth start to seek higher meaning, because for majority they aren't able to secure foundational levels to start participating in discourse (whether public or private)
tldr; society chooses to be distracted and would rather doomscroll for hours than have intellectual discourse. this means that even if a public intellectual steps up, he/she will not get the spotlight they deserve, whereas dances and trends would on your algorithm
A wise old owl lived in an oak,
The more he saw the less he spoke,
The less he spoke, the more he heard,
Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?
John D. Rockefeller
The more he saw the less he spoke,
The less he spoke, the more he heard,
Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?
John D. Rockefeller
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The Worst Ones Are The Half-Way Motivated Ones
https://fxtwitter.com/katexbt/status/1949156001263075506
https://fxtwitter.com/katexbt/status/1949156001263075506
FxTwitter
katexbt.hl (@katexbt)
http://x.com/i/article/1945160428008448006
humblespace
recently received a comment on an article that i wrote 5 years ago just a comment like this reminds me that it was all worth it also made me feel like restarting my interest in covering stories again link to the story in the next post
Medium
“I Want Out of the System and You Should Too”
An account of a life-changing experience
Most of optimizing existence in this century will be in the pursuit of less. In building resilience where the world asks you to take more - because that's the only way you give your brain a break.
Less, is ironically more.
https://x.com/joel_john95/status/1951185787589959807
X (formerly Twitter)
Joel John (@joeljohn) on X
On the maladies of more.
There are two facts that repeat a lot in my mind.
1. One is that the average person will consume more sugar in the next two weeks than an individual in the 18th century would have in an entire year.
2. And that the average internet…
There are two facts that repeat a lot in my mind.
1. One is that the average person will consume more sugar in the next two weeks than an individual in the 18th century would have in an entire year.
2. And that the average internet…
If we can leave an entire nation that far behind without outrage, we have tacitly endorsed the notion of surplus humanity.
https://www.scimitar.capital/p/state-of-the-machine
www.scimitar.capital
state of the machine
on the current politico-economic climate