J. David Hall

Not clueless - cruel.

Hiatus

Gonna go see about a mind.

Hmmmmm. Very clever. I would be confused as to whether to feel sorry for them or flee. And that’s when they would get me.

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George Bailey the Dog settling in on the couch in Portland.

Reading zone in Portland. Have books, have dog, just need my coffee. ☕️

Simply shameful work from the hands of those who do not know shame.

Agreed. We’re “wired” for community, but here in the US, we’ve deformed the understanding of our own needs.

There’s nothing wrong with being an individual, but we miss the fact that we don’t live independent lives - we are profoundly interdependent.

Our individualism has become our destruction.

Since learning new things (and the curiosity drive) share the same neural pathways as sexual pleasure, it would seem attractive to want to learn new things.

I simply don’t understand why so many are curiosity inhibited.

Is there a connection between despising learning and a deformed sexuality?

Everyone isn’t ‘a little bit autistic’ – here’s why this notion is harmful This casual phrase might seem harmless but it misunderstands what autism really is and can do real harm to autistic people.

We can rethink our assumptions: “The ‘everyone’s a bit autistic’ myth can be actively harmful. It’s often used to dismiss the challenges we face or to argue that autistic people don’t really need support.” By @draimeegrant.bsky.social:

theconversation.com/everyone-isn... #neurodiversity #autism

Always.

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And I like anime conventions. Turquoise, you say? :)

Right. But that is not the kind of dyeing of one’s beard I’m talking about here. Hell, if I want to - I’ll dye my beard fuchsia to entertain friends and family. That’s not feckless vanity, that’s entertainment. The motivation is entirely different.

So much of what we do in life is motivated by fear and anger. I get it.

Our ancestors rightly feared messing with cave bears. And we ought to be angry with those who kick us in the shin for no good reason.

My hope is you live long enough to be primarily motivated by a fearless love for others.

Mysteries of Life File no. 237:

Why do aging men put dye in their beards?

While I get the brazen vanity, I wonder if these dudes realize on any level - putting dye in one’s beard makes a man look wretched.

It doesn’t fool anyone, and it communicates to those who look at you that you’re fragile.

AOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?

Pretty much sums it all up.

Chilling final paragraph and editor’s note.

Probably the best book I’ve seen on understanding the morphology of the MAGA thinking is Tom Nichols solid book; Our Own Worst Enemy.

Screaming in blind hatred at others is SO much more convenient than looking at oneself in the mirror.

The old axiom stands true today;

Just because you can do a thing, does not mean you ought to do a thing.

Well said. True then, true now.

Mike, Erin and David. I’m the one with the beard. Ah, the one with the gray beard.

Exploring Hawthorne District of Portland with my best buddies, Mike and Erin.

Thank you!

Thanks! Very helpful, and very timely.

Hypocrisy, it seems, never really goes out of fashion.

[ Plugs into the BlueSky community hive mind ] beep.

In the context of my work over the last decade, it may be that I need to understand something about “compassion fatigue”.

Does anyone have any resources, well written articles or anything else I might take a look at?

Not asking for a friend.

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Yeah, you know, that’s actually a better plan. 👊🏼

It’s a start, of course.

“Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.”
Christopher Morley