The self is an illusion, and sometimes a very pernicious one. What if technology could help break down the wall between us and “the other”?
Fireside
“Light blinds you; there’s a lot you miss by gathering at the fireside.”
School is for critical thinking
“Tomorrow’s illiterate will not be the man who can’t read; he will be the man who has not learned how to learn.”
Is "cathedral thinking" still feasible?
Cathedral thinking is an important idea and a worthy aspiration…but is it even possible in the 21st century?
Why negativity wins
Fear, anger, mistrust—why are these emotions so hard to conquer even after a few thousand years of civilization?
Thoughts on pity
What does it mean to say that “pity maintains the power structure”?
What is school for?
Why do we go to school? Does it really educate us in a useful way? What might a better model look like?
Why am I here?
Why am I distancing myself from the usual social media and instead starting this silly blog?