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Carl Terver
@carlterver.bsky.social
· Jan 23
"To write as though only one kind of reality subsists in the world is to act out a mentally retarded mime, for a mentally deficient audience."
—Dambudzo Marechera
—Dambudzo Marechera
I have always thought this was one of the main drives of the loneliness pandemic.
Pursue those goals and grow into your own kind of man or woman. You arrived there at the cost of neglecting all else. And at the end of it all, you have an apartment all to yourself, with everything, but warmth.
Pursue those goals and grow into your own kind of man or woman. You arrived there at the cost of neglecting all else. And at the end of it all, you have an apartment all to yourself, with everything, but warmth.
Modern loneliness, according to one historian, is the child of capitalism and secularism. The rise of privacy, itself a product of market capitalism, is a driver of loneliness. So is individualism, which you also have to pay for.
The History of Loneliness
Until a century or so ago, almost no one lived alone; now many endure shutdowns and lockdowns on their own. How did modern life get so lonely?
www.newyorker.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I have always thought this was one of the main drives of the loneliness pandemic.
Pursue those goals and grow into your own kind of man or woman. You arrived there at the cost of neglecting all else. And at the end of it all, you have an apartment all to yourself, with everything, but warmth.
Pursue those goals and grow into your own kind of man or woman. You arrived there at the cost of neglecting all else. And at the end of it all, you have an apartment all to yourself, with everything, but warmth.
Roland Barthes' Camera Lucida is how to write a a book.
The best criticisms, I believe, are subjective, because subjectivity—and I daresay, sharpened subjectivity—is by large an aspect of independent thought, which is needed for the divergence that births new modes of thought.
The best criticisms, I believe, are subjective, because subjectivity—and I daresay, sharpened subjectivity—is by large an aspect of independent thought, which is needed for the divergence that births new modes of thought.
August 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Roland Barthes' Camera Lucida is how to write a a book.
The best criticisms, I believe, are subjective, because subjectivity—and I daresay, sharpened subjectivity—is by large an aspect of independent thought, which is needed for the divergence that births new modes of thought.
The best criticisms, I believe, are subjective, because subjectivity—and I daresay, sharpened subjectivity—is by large an aspect of independent thought, which is needed for the divergence that births new modes of thought.
I finally have this essay out. The song "Ripple Effect" by Dark Poet is one of Nigeria's best rap song ever recorded. I wrote about it here, where a half of Hennessy is raised to the symbolic in a dark twist of fate.
afapinen.com/2025/08/16/r...
afapinen.com/2025/08/16/r...
Ripple Effect
by Carl Terver
afapinen.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I finally have this essay out. The song "Ripple Effect" by Dark Poet is one of Nigeria's best rap song ever recorded. I wrote about it here, where a half of Hennessy is raised to the symbolic in a dark twist of fate.
afapinen.com/2025/08/16/r...
afapinen.com/2025/08/16/r...
What are the chances of an Italian-manufactured motorcycle, a Cagiva Mito, becoming a landmark in faraway Makurdi?
March 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
What are the chances of an Italian-manufactured motorcycle, a Cagiva Mito, becoming a landmark in faraway Makurdi?
"To write as though only one kind of reality subsists in the world is to act out a mentally retarded mime, for a mentally deficient audience."
—Dambudzo Marechera
—Dambudzo Marechera
January 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
"To write as though only one kind of reality subsists in the world is to act out a mentally retarded mime, for a mentally deficient audience."
—Dambudzo Marechera
—Dambudzo Marechera
Reposted by Carl Terver
What is thinking? In the age of the Internet and social media, Joshua Rothman writes about how the Socratic method—the exploration of ideas through questions and answers—can help us think together and change our minds.
Should You Question Everything?
In “Open Socrates,” the philosopher Agnes Callard reminds us how thinking should feel.
www.newyorker.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
What is thinking? In the age of the Internet and social media, Joshua Rothman writes about how the Socratic method—the exploration of ideas through questions and answers—can help us think together and change our minds.