The more things change, the more I am sure that POSSE is the way. When we can figure out to how make communities just as resilient, we will really have something.
Gobsmacked. The house I grew up in was torn down and a new house was built. The sale price was more than 10 times what my parents sold for in the late 1990s.
An Open Call for Pragmatic Meliorism
Meliorism (Latin melior, better): the idea that progress is a real concept and humans can interfere with natural processes to improve the world.
What would it look like to embrace pragmatic meliorism instead of cynicism?
- Acknowledging problems while focusing on solutions
- Learning from history without being imprisoned by it
- Maintaining high standards while accepting incremental progress
- Combining skeptical analysis with constructive action
This is harder than cynicism by orders of magnitude. It takes nuance, effort, and (critically) emotional risk. But it’s also more likely to actually improve things.
From Joan Westerberg We Don’t Need More Cynics. We Need More Builders.
My Instagram feed is about 70% David Lynch, on this the day of his passing.
Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
The Lesson
Online communities have changed my life. One put me on the current course of my life, having deepened my understanding of who I am and what I want. The second, through vulnerable sharing and thoughtful explanations has helped me understand my brain in a way I never dreamed possible. Oh, and there have been so many opportunities to doom scroll as well. I’ve fallen into thirst traps and conspiracies a-plenty.
The disadvantage of a clever lockscreen wallpaper like this is that you must fight the urge to actually use the scroll wheel.
I have owned at least three iPods.
Testing NIP 05 authentication. Looks simple, but that can be deceiving.
Campbell’s Tomato Soup has wheat flour in it. In and of itself, it’s understandable. It’s a natural thickener. But I’m Celiac. And I made an assumption. And now I can’t eat something I brought home.