I’ve been thinking about the controversy between Apple and the US Department of Justice. The first thing to recognize is that when a state, which
“Soylent Green is People!” But society isn’t.
I hope someone other than me will get the popular cultural reference. Anyway, to elaborate on some earlier blog posts, if we start with the premise that society is
Cultural Memory and Expectational Structures
What is the connection between cultural values (norms, expectational structures) and collective memory? Memory does not operate as a storage container. Rather, memory is an
Luhmann, Lacan, and the Cult Leader/Sovereign
Donald Trump is essentially a cult leader, not so different from Jim Jones. No matter what he does, his devotees will follow him. The more he is criticized by “outsiders” and shown to be a megalomaniac, the stronger the the devotion of his followers grows.
Interconnection and Autonomy
Originally posted on Polysemic Stupor:
a personal note I have long disliked and had an intense aversion to telephone calls. Like televisions transmitting in shared…
#462 The Necessary Correlation of Hope
Originally posted on Jacob Russell's Magic Names:
View GALLERY HERE. 7×5″ watercolor, ink Words again… is it poetry trying to pull me back into…
