Blood in the Gears
In 1973, Ursula K. LeGuin wrote a short story called “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.” It posits a perfect city and a perfect society where everyone is ideally …
Tag: civilization is the problem
We’d Like to Thank Our Studio Audience
I’d like to thank everyone for participating in our “memetic virus” study, which examines what virulent strains of group-think 16 are still out in the wild, and which are exhibiting …
Re-open Who the What Now?!
In today’s news, friend hooked me up with the “Reopen California” group so I could see what was up behind protests in Huntington Beach and Simi Valley (and Michigan). How …
A Dream of Life After Quarantine
Imagine if it’s… not the same. Institutions like prisons and detention camps are abolished. They aren’t worth the risk to the general population anymore. Instead, people create a flood of …
Fighting the White
To the folks who say #notallwhites, who think “ok, boomer” is ageism, who will always post #notallmen right after someone uses #metoo. On behalf of the old white men, as …
First, Admit There’s a Problem…
Often, diagnosis of a physical, mental or emotional illness occurs when a patient first recognizes there is a problem. Next, the behavior of the patient is compared to a baseline. …