Monthly Archives: May 2023

Uncultured

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Dave Pollard

This is #18 in a series of month-end reflections on the state of the world, and other things that come to mind, as I walk and hike in my local community.  image by Midjourney; not my prompt This body that I presume … Continue reading →

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Who’s In Charge Here?

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Dave Pollard

Midjourney’s take on a woman meditating; not my prompt; caption is an old meme My view of human nature, I confess, is rather cynical and jaundiced. While I believe we’re all doing our best, I also believe that we are … Continue reading →

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Correlation is Not Causation, BUT…

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Dave Pollard

cartoon by xkcd, of course It’s often been said that the truth is the first casualty of war, and perhaps that could be said of culture wars as well. Right-wingers, libertarians and others who are wildly distrustful of government, regulation and … Continue reading →

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Speechless

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Dave Pollard

Midjourney’s take on “a disengaged office worker”; not my prompt Last week I was privileged to participate in one of David Gurteen’s long-standing Knowledge Cafés, this one on the subject of “Silence and Unheard Voices”. It began with a presentation … Continue reading →

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Ready for Civilization’s Collapse

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Dave Pollard

An article about rehearsing alternative forms of governance The late David Graeber talks with Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, image from London Real (2015) The idea of “government in exile” or “government in waiting” isn’t new. And opposition parties have “shadow … Continue reading →

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Links of the Month: May 2023

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Dave Pollard

Midjourney’s take on the quote below; my own prompt I continued my self-guided tour and turned my head to face the other direction, to stare into space. I love the mystery of the universe. I love all the questions that … Continue reading →

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Two Billion More Coming

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Dave Pollard

This image above and the poem below are from the blog SeekersClub; Photo credit above: Daniet Etter/New York Times/Redux /eyevine. “Syrian refugee Laith Majid cries tears of joy and relief that he and his children have made it to Europe.” … Continue reading →

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Radical Non-Duality: In a Nutshell

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Dave Pollard

Midjourney’s take on cats and peace, because… well, because there’s a cat. My own prompt. Recently, Indrajit Samarajiva wrote a post about the illusion of the self and the absurdity of the ‘self-help’ industry. In it he said: The whole … Continue reading →

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What Are They Thinking?!

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Dave Pollard

The cognitive bias codex from wikipedia; if you want to print it out so it’s legible and useful, print the original over four letter-sized pages and paste them together (my printout is taped, tellingly perhaps, over my rarely-used TV). The … Continue reading →

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All We Are Saying

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Dave Pollard

Midjourney’s take on Joe Biden planning a war against China, and on ChatGPT as a peacenik; my own prompts For those of you worried about the explosive growth of AI and its consequences: I would be the first to admit … Continue reading →

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