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Writing about the human experience and our struggles under modern societal structures. 🖊
Author of 'The Crisis of Individuality.' 📚
https://humancommabeing.wordpress.com/
Writing about the human experience and our struggles under modern societal structures. 🖊
Author of 'The Crisis of Individuality.' 📚
https://humancommabeing.wordpress.com/
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On this day in 1940, Marxist philosopher Walter Benjamin died while attempting to flee occupying Nazi forces.
Benjamin was one of the most influential cultural theorists of the last century, and his Marxist commitments run right through his dazzling intellectual legacy.
Benjamin was one of the most influential cultural theorists of the last century, and his Marxist commitments run right through his dazzling intellectual legacy.
September 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On this day in 1940, Marxist philosopher Walter Benjamin died while attempting to flee occupying Nazi forces.
Benjamin was one of the most influential cultural theorists of the last century, and his Marxist commitments run right through his dazzling intellectual legacy.
Benjamin was one of the most influential cultural theorists of the last century, and his Marxist commitments run right through his dazzling intellectual legacy.
Trump is taking major steps towards overt authoritarianism and a more heavily policed society. What can the game Ready or Not teach us about how our approach to law enforcement predisposes us to fascism?
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Here I Come: Ready Or Not and the Gradual Creep of Fascism
Approximate reading time: 20 minutes The game Ready or Not allows the player to take on the role of a SWAT team member and indulge in some truly thrilling door-kicking, flashbang-lobbing, bad guy-b…
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September 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Trump is taking major steps towards overt authoritarianism and a more heavily policed society. What can the game Ready or Not teach us about how our approach to law enforcement predisposes us to fascism?
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Okay, I've deleted my earlier post. Apparently, this is *not* a pipe. But the fact that I thought it was says a lot about society.
August 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Okay, I've deleted my earlier post. Apparently, this is *not* a pipe. But the fact that I thought it was says a lot about society.
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whenever I feel adrift I think "more bookshelves in the house would fix me" and this is probably not addressing the root cause of what's going on but is also probably True
August 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
whenever I feel adrift I think "more bookshelves in the house would fix me" and this is probably not addressing the root cause of what's going on but is also probably True
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What if the secret to winning elections is somehow Trump's syntax. We need a guy to say stuff like "But we're going to abolish billionaires and we'll be doing it very soon. They'll be paying very high taxes but it'll be very fair. And frankly they haven't paid taxes in a very long time"
March 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
What if the secret to winning elections is somehow Trump's syntax. We need a guy to say stuff like "But we're going to abolish billionaires and we'll be doing it very soon. They'll be paying very high taxes but it'll be very fair. And frankly they haven't paid taxes in a very long time"
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Horrifying. Disappearing and targeting students with legal status over peaceful political speech is unconstitutional and a clear violation of due process and free speech.
Another blatant act of authoritarianism by the Trump Administration.
Rumeysa must be released.
Another blatant act of authoritarianism by the Trump Administration.
Rumeysa must be released.
A video shared with GBH News shows Ozturk walking as several people in plain clothes with their faces covered walk nearby. A man in a hoodie approaches her, then grabs her wrists. Ozturk screams, then asks “Can I call the police?” before being told “We’re the police.”
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March 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Horrifying. Disappearing and targeting students with legal status over peaceful political speech is unconstitutional and a clear violation of due process and free speech.
Another blatant act of authoritarianism by the Trump Administration.
Rumeysa must be released.
Another blatant act of authoritarianism by the Trump Administration.
Rumeysa must be released.
New essay today, actually written before the last one but put on hold to get that one up first. This one is shorter and more personal, exploring how we interact with the idea of infinity as finite beings who need certain limits.
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Reflections: To Infinity and Back Home Again
Approximate reading time: 14 minutes This essay contains spoilers for the book House of Leaves. Whoever you are, go out into the evening, leaving your room, of which you know every bit; your house …
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March 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
New essay today, actually written before the last one but put on hold to get that one up first. This one is shorter and more personal, exploring how we interact with the idea of infinity as finite beings who need certain limits.
#writingcommunity
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Here's something a bit more light-hearted than all the stressful news pouring out every day. I've been hunting for arrowheads and other Native American artifacts with my dad lately and I've found some pretty cool pieces! Here's my collection so far.
March 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Here's something a bit more light-hearted than all the stressful news pouring out every day. I've been hunting for arrowheads and other Native American artifacts with my dad lately and I've found some pretty cool pieces! Here's my collection so far.
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Wow.
Rep. Chuck Edwards is getting torn apart at a town hall in Asheville, NC.
“I’m a veteran & you don’t give a fuck about me. You don’t get to do this to us!”
Edwards orders veteran to be thrown out.
We’re approaching a tipping point now. Anger across the country is going to boil over soon.
Rep. Chuck Edwards is getting torn apart at a town hall in Asheville, NC.
“I’m a veteran & you don’t give a fuck about me. You don’t get to do this to us!”
Edwards orders veteran to be thrown out.
We’re approaching a tipping point now. Anger across the country is going to boil over soon.
March 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Wow.
Rep. Chuck Edwards is getting torn apart at a town hall in Asheville, NC.
“I’m a veteran & you don’t give a fuck about me. You don’t get to do this to us!”
Edwards orders veteran to be thrown out.
We’re approaching a tipping point now. Anger across the country is going to boil over soon.
Rep. Chuck Edwards is getting torn apart at a town hall in Asheville, NC.
“I’m a veteran & you don’t give a fuck about me. You don’t get to do this to us!”
Edwards orders veteran to be thrown out.
We’re approaching a tipping point now. Anger across the country is going to boil over soon.
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AOC on senate Dems caving and backing the CR: “A wide sense of betrayal.”
March 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
AOC on senate Dems caving and backing the CR: “A wide sense of betrayal.”
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In this new essay I discuss the rise of illiteracy and anti-intellectualism, the breakdown of democratic politics and principles of common welfare, and the growing power of tech industry giants. Does this all add up to a new dark age?
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The New Dark Age
Approximate reading time: 35 minutes As someone with a special passion for medieval history, I tend to fall in the camp of those who are critical of using the term “Dark Ages” to describe the perio…
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March 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In this new essay I discuss the rise of illiteracy and anti-intellectualism, the breakdown of democratic politics and principles of common welfare, and the growing power of tech industry giants. Does this all add up to a new dark age?
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Everyone should be screaming like this! More of this, now please!
March 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Everyone should be screaming like this! More of this, now please!
Walz is far from perfect but he would have been a step in the right direction as President or even VP.
NEW from me -
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country. www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts | CNN Politics
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans, some of whom have stopped holding town halls amid the raucous receptions their colleagues...
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March 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Walz is far from perfect but he would have been a step in the right direction as President or even VP.
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Wow. Watch this from Zohran Mamdani. It looks like the exact "fight" and "conviction" people are hopelessly asking for from the people in charge of the Democratic party:
March 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Wow. Watch this from Zohran Mamdani. It looks like the exact "fight" and "conviction" people are hopelessly asking for from the people in charge of the Democratic party:
In this new essay I discuss the rise of illiteracy and anti-intellectualism, the breakdown of democratic politics and principles of common welfare, and the growing power of tech industry giants. Does this all add up to a new dark age?
#writingcommunity
humancommabeing.wordpress.com/2025/03/12/t...
#writingcommunity
humancommabeing.wordpress.com/2025/03/12/t...
The New Dark Age
Approximate reading time: 35 minutes As someone with a special passion for medieval history, I tend to fall in the camp of those who are critical of using the term “Dark Ages” to describe the perio…
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March 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In this new essay I discuss the rise of illiteracy and anti-intellectualism, the breakdown of democratic politics and principles of common welfare, and the growing power of tech industry giants. Does this all add up to a new dark age?
#writingcommunity
humancommabeing.wordpress.com/2025/03/12/t...
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Apparently the reason the left "always loses" is because some of us are annoying and put people off. The far-right, of course, are a bunch of cool chill guys that are fun and normal 24/7.
March 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Apparently the reason the left "always loses" is because some of us are annoying and put people off. The far-right, of course, are a bunch of cool chill guys that are fun and normal 24/7.
Got a big essay I've been working on for weeks that should (hopefully) be out soon: "The New Dark Age."
I imagine the title and my previous work offers some good suggestions as to what I intend to get across.
I imagine the title and my previous work offers some good suggestions as to what I intend to get across.
March 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Got a big essay I've been working on for weeks that should (hopefully) be out soon: "The New Dark Age."
I imagine the title and my previous work offers some good suggestions as to what I intend to get across.
I imagine the title and my previous work offers some good suggestions as to what I intend to get across.
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First good piece I've read on this VERY serious subject. Make no mistake about it, the Trump administration is trying to destroy higher education.
University presidents are staying quiet as Trump tries to destroy their institutions. It won’t work, writes @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option.
University presidents are staying quiet as Trump tries to destroy their institutions. It won't work.
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March 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
First good piece I've read on this VERY serious subject. Make no mistake about it, the Trump administration is trying to destroy higher education.
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Time to pre-order Mohammed El Kurd's new book, PERFECT VICTIMS
"Masterfully combining candid testimony, history, and reportage, Perfect Victims presents a powerfully simple demand: dignity for the Palestinian." bookshop.org/p/books/perf... via @haymarketbooks.org
"Masterfully combining candid testimony, history, and reportage, Perfect Victims presents a powerfully simple demand: dignity for the Palestinian." bookshop.org/p/books/perf... via @haymarketbooks.org
January 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Time to pre-order Mohammed El Kurd's new book, PERFECT VICTIMS
"Masterfully combining candid testimony, history, and reportage, Perfect Victims presents a powerfully simple demand: dignity for the Palestinian." bookshop.org/p/books/perf... via @haymarketbooks.org
"Masterfully combining candid testimony, history, and reportage, Perfect Victims presents a powerfully simple demand: dignity for the Palestinian." bookshop.org/p/books/perf... via @haymarketbooks.org
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How Did This Beloved Thing Get So Bad?
a guy wanted to get richer
What Happened To All Thos— let me stop you there. a guy wanted to get richer
Why Is Th— a guy wanted to get richer
Have You Noticed Th— a guy wanted to get richer
Where Did— a guy wanted to get richer
a guy wanted to get richer
What Happened To All Thos— let me stop you there. a guy wanted to get richer
Why Is Th— a guy wanted to get richer
Have You Noticed Th— a guy wanted to get richer
Where Did— a guy wanted to get richer
January 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
How Did This Beloved Thing Get So Bad?
a guy wanted to get richer
What Happened To All Thos— let me stop you there. a guy wanted to get richer
Why Is Th— a guy wanted to get richer
Have You Noticed Th— a guy wanted to get richer
Where Did— a guy wanted to get richer
a guy wanted to get richer
What Happened To All Thos— let me stop you there. a guy wanted to get richer
Why Is Th— a guy wanted to get richer
Have You Noticed Th— a guy wanted to get richer
Where Did— a guy wanted to get richer
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"there is no medium as information-dense or as able to capture complexity as text. People who cannot work with text simply cannot learn as much overall, and no amount of silver linings can undo the brute fact that less is less."
January 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"there is no medium as information-dense or as able to capture complexity as text. People who cannot work with text simply cannot learn as much overall, and no amount of silver linings can undo the brute fact that less is less."
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here's my blog post about how people who use generative ai are deeply estranged from themselves and reality itself, their souls drifting rudderless in open water, asphyxiating
www.joewintergreen.com/i-think-the-...
www.joewintergreen.com/i-think-the-...
January 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
here's my blog post about how people who use generative ai are deeply estranged from themselves and reality itself, their souls drifting rudderless in open water, asphyxiating
www.joewintergreen.com/i-think-the-...
www.joewintergreen.com/i-think-the-...