"More and more information, less and less meaning." - Jean Baudrillard "The more words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?" - Ecclesiastes 6:11 "Let's start from the premise that more information,…
Try keeping a sketch pad for quick illustrations or perhaps a notebook for poems. The world is filled with inspiration! Not only will you be more present, but you'll be turning your seemingly humdrum life into a work of…
This is a study about monkeys. How does this and why should this apply to humans?
And what about biological males who would rather dress and act like the women in their society? How does this anecdote prove that it was biology and not the same kind of transgendered cultural preferences? Born an…
Monkeys don't have language and culture. This study suggests nothing about the impact of culture and society on human individuals.
Little boys and girls also don't want to eat their vegetables or pick up their toys. What do babies have to do with socialized adult behavior? I'm not saying that biology has no impact on behavior, I'm saying that it…
Being that we're hairless apes who rely on clothing, fire to break down our food, and a host of other technologies just for basic survival, I'd say our natural biology is pretty damned unimportant when it comes to such…
He is active on a variety of social media and uses discussions on Twitter as evidence in the article in question. His views on contemporary American political discourse are mainly shaped by these interactions on social…
Scott's problem is that his forum for discussion is social media. No one can speak meaningfully and reasonably about anything on social media, let alone the politics of racism. The medium makes the message almost…
Social status in my circle has more to do with your songwriting chops and finger picking skills than driving a German luxury car. Townes Van Zandt is one of our heroes and he died basically broke and unknown. Maybe your…
Just like the "legitimate demand" for heroin or cigarettes! While we're at it can we get rid of the FDA so we can go back to a world filled with the "legitimate demand" for laudnum sold as a miracle cure for…
Symbolic logic can help us build airplanes and bridges. It cannot help us explain art, politics, and the nature of existence. The world is a lot less computable than you seem to believe. But honestly I think you're just…
I went on an extended international tour in 2006, opening up for The Shins and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and it left me broke, homeless and unknown. I was living on couches, drink tickets and a $20 per diem. It was a…
I'm very fortunate to live in a musical household and have a lot of musicians in my life. My wife and I both write and sing songs together. I've got a crew of people who get together to play covers and jam. It is…
I'm a professional musician living in Austin, TX. We are very lucky here to be living in a city that actively subsidizes live music, but this place is exceptional. At one time there was live music in every single pub in…
You're wrong. In the 19th century there was a much higher percentage of people who could play rudimentary musical forms. The quality of music and choice available to consumers has increased steadily. People would rather…
Ever-lower barriers for creators? There have never been any barriers for creators. Folk art has always been a part of human societies. There were barriers for mass dissemination of artistic works, but not the process of…
Throw your smartphone in a lake, quit social media, stop reading the news, move to a mixed-race neighborhood and then join a bowling league. You might only just need to go outside and walk around talking to people about…
If Facebook or Google were to be held liable for the content on their platforms they would not have the same business model that incentivizes outrageous and inflammatory nonsense. They wouldn't have business models that…
The DMCA has incentivized everything we see our current corporate-dictated web environment by making none of these businesses liable for any of their actions. The spread of misinformation is a kind of emergent…
Did you read the article? The author addresses and counters this notion that digital socializing brings us together. See, you've put all of your spiritual and ethical eggs in to your technologic worship so you are…
Cool story, bro. This article is about the increasing rejection of the flood of digital information. You're clearly still addicted to your devices. An increasing number of us are playing acoustic guitars, going camping,…
Yes, I am a recovering addict who sometimes reads HN while taking my morning shit. Your perceptions are correct, I am as much reminding myself the epistemological dangers of engaging in social media. It was a mistake to…
When are you internet addicts going to realize: 1.) You spend too much time online. 2.) You mistake your online sources of knowledge and experiences for reality. 3.) You are endlessly writing science-fiction. The amount…
"More and more information, less and less meaning." - Jean Baudrillard "The more words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?" - Ecclesiastes 6:11 "Let's start from the premise that more information,…
Try keeping a sketch pad for quick illustrations or perhaps a notebook for poems. The world is filled with inspiration! Not only will you be more present, but you'll be turning your seemingly humdrum life into a work of…
This is a study about monkeys. How does this and why should this apply to humans?
And what about biological males who would rather dress and act like the women in their society? How does this anecdote prove that it was biology and not the same kind of transgendered cultural preferences? Born an…
Monkeys don't have language and culture. This study suggests nothing about the impact of culture and society on human individuals.
Little boys and girls also don't want to eat their vegetables or pick up their toys. What do babies have to do with socialized adult behavior? I'm not saying that biology has no impact on behavior, I'm saying that it…
Being that we're hairless apes who rely on clothing, fire to break down our food, and a host of other technologies just for basic survival, I'd say our natural biology is pretty damned unimportant when it comes to such…
He is active on a variety of social media and uses discussions on Twitter as evidence in the article in question. His views on contemporary American political discourse are mainly shaped by these interactions on social…
Scott's problem is that his forum for discussion is social media. No one can speak meaningfully and reasonably about anything on social media, let alone the politics of racism. The medium makes the message almost…
Social status in my circle has more to do with your songwriting chops and finger picking skills than driving a German luxury car. Townes Van Zandt is one of our heroes and he died basically broke and unknown. Maybe your…
Just like the "legitimate demand" for heroin or cigarettes! While we're at it can we get rid of the FDA so we can go back to a world filled with the "legitimate demand" for laudnum sold as a miracle cure for…
Symbolic logic can help us build airplanes and bridges. It cannot help us explain art, politics, and the nature of existence. The world is a lot less computable than you seem to believe. But honestly I think you're just…
I went on an extended international tour in 2006, opening up for The Shins and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and it left me broke, homeless and unknown. I was living on couches, drink tickets and a $20 per diem. It was a…
I'm very fortunate to live in a musical household and have a lot of musicians in my life. My wife and I both write and sing songs together. I've got a crew of people who get together to play covers and jam. It is…
I'm a professional musician living in Austin, TX. We are very lucky here to be living in a city that actively subsidizes live music, but this place is exceptional. At one time there was live music in every single pub in…
You're wrong. In the 19th century there was a much higher percentage of people who could play rudimentary musical forms. The quality of music and choice available to consumers has increased steadily. People would rather…
Ever-lower barriers for creators? There have never been any barriers for creators. Folk art has always been a part of human societies. There were barriers for mass dissemination of artistic works, but not the process of…
Throw your smartphone in a lake, quit social media, stop reading the news, move to a mixed-race neighborhood and then join a bowling league. You might only just need to go outside and walk around talking to people about…
If Facebook or Google were to be held liable for the content on their platforms they would not have the same business model that incentivizes outrageous and inflammatory nonsense. They wouldn't have business models that…
The DMCA has incentivized everything we see our current corporate-dictated web environment by making none of these businesses liable for any of their actions. The spread of misinformation is a kind of emergent…
Did you read the article? The author addresses and counters this notion that digital socializing brings us together. See, you've put all of your spiritual and ethical eggs in to your technologic worship so you are…
Cool story, bro. This article is about the increasing rejection of the flood of digital information. You're clearly still addicted to your devices. An increasing number of us are playing acoustic guitars, going camping,…
Yes, I am a recovering addict who sometimes reads HN while taking my morning shit. Your perceptions are correct, I am as much reminding myself the epistemological dangers of engaging in social media. It was a mistake to…
When are you internet addicts going to realize: 1.) You spend too much time online. 2.) You mistake your online sources of knowledge and experiences for reality. 3.) You are endlessly writing science-fiction. The amount…