Conspiracy theory plays into the power it questions. For in looking towards what’s hidden, it fails to be horrified by what is plainly evident. —Peter Rollins Now why stop at being horrified? Horror is where the fatalists live. Grieve if you want about dreams deferred; pine, even, about hopes yet to come. But then get […]
Designing Anew
I’m endlessly fascinated by how minority groups absorb majority standards as a measure of value, even when those standards press the minority to pervert its native expression and don’t elicit the best of what the minority group could bring to the common table. I was heading to a work dinner with my favorite person yesterday […]
Exposing Ideas, Empowering People
Just noticed these branding lines at the bottom of TED Weekends posts: Ideas are not set in stone. When exposed to thoughtful people, they morph and adapt into their most potent form. That’s what the best of community is all about. A good community also has the same empowering impact on the people who participate […]
Laws of Power
Snippiest review line ever, re. Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power: Despite some sound advice, this book is aimed not at those who (like Socrates) share the power of reason with the gods, but at those who (like Ulysses) share it with the foxes. — John S. Ryan Saw the book (and laws) referenced […]
