Thank you. This project you're undertaking is necessary and is going to be fascinating and mind-expanding. It makes me think of the meme "Don't Believe Everything You Think."
I'm in Canada and have really reached "peak Substack," but will certainly be reading your articles as they come up. I'm going to recommend to Canada's Tara Henley ("Lean Out" Substack) that she contact you, as an interview with you on one of her audio podcasts would be interesting.
Here's a challenge for you: Write a post explaining some of this demagoguery/digigoguery stuff to your 12-year-old daughter, in terms she could understand (and share it with us, of course!). (Kind of like *Talking to My Daughter About the Economy* by Varoufakis, only of course it doesn't have to be a book.) It may be more vital to get this out to the young than it is to make us adults more aware . . .
Thank you for the response and enthusiasm, Joan; especially from Canada! I miss friends and places in Bathurst, Moncton, Grand Falls, and Charlottetown. 2yrs there isn’t long enough. I love the feedback on making my posts most accessible...that’s a great rhetorical point. My 12yr old audience? Great idea, seriously 👍. Also, thx for recommending Tara Henley’s substack - her recent interview with Brendan O’Neill really resonates with me. And, I’d be flattered if Tara even thought of interviewing me and project Luminas. And speaking of memes: ever seen the ‘thought police’ sticker? Says “looks like you’ve had too much to think”. Great for any dissenter, especially in ideological bubbles like my grad schools. FYI - I’ll post my next article tomorrow!
Thank you. This project you're undertaking is necessary and is going to be fascinating and mind-expanding. It makes me think of the meme "Don't Believe Everything You Think."
I'm in Canada and have really reached "peak Substack," but will certainly be reading your articles as they come up. I'm going to recommend to Canada's Tara Henley ("Lean Out" Substack) that she contact you, as an interview with you on one of her audio podcasts would be interesting.
Here's a challenge for you: Write a post explaining some of this demagoguery/digigoguery stuff to your 12-year-old daughter, in terms she could understand (and share it with us, of course!). (Kind of like *Talking to My Daughter About the Economy* by Varoufakis, only of course it doesn't have to be a book.) It may be more vital to get this out to the young than it is to make us adults more aware . . .
Thank you for the response and enthusiasm, Joan; especially from Canada! I miss friends and places in Bathurst, Moncton, Grand Falls, and Charlottetown. 2yrs there isn’t long enough. I love the feedback on making my posts most accessible...that’s a great rhetorical point. My 12yr old audience? Great idea, seriously 👍. Also, thx for recommending Tara Henley’s substack - her recent interview with Brendan O’Neill really resonates with me. And, I’d be flattered if Tara even thought of interviewing me and project Luminas. And speaking of memes: ever seen the ‘thought police’ sticker? Says “looks like you’ve had too much to think”. Great for any dissenter, especially in ideological bubbles like my grad schools. FYI - I’ll post my next article tomorrow!