Hot water rising so slowly that it seems barely noticeable. TV, and entertainment dulling our senses. Numbing us. Some of us are getting tired of the dulled, overly desensitized pretend world commercialized all around us. Some of us are tired of being a link in a chain that seems to serve no purpose. I could go on, but I don’t care to at the moment. Bennet recently posted..Jesus, I’m So Jealous
When I’m in Sweden (or observing what my European FB friends are commenting on), it’s clear that most adults there know A LOT about what’s happening over here politically — often more so than my American peers it seems. Yeah, not surprising (for many of the reasons stated in the article), but also for so much of the “news” being political pundit-spin and demagoguery instead; it’s no wonder there’s been a huge dumbing down of the masses here. Why bother engaging your brain when you can let Rush do the thinking for you?
We have become lazy, self satisfied, willing to be spoon fed fake news,contests,families. We are no longer curious – interested in finding the best answer.
We know so little of others. That may be our downfall.
I could easily conform here and say I want to know why the media is contorting what world events get play. (Or give my opinion about that.) But, I’ll take a different tact:
1) While Americans are falling behind on being informed, or dithering our lives on reality TV, I suspect it might be less stressful for them not to know. It leads to a pessimistic view. Unhealthy – but not according to Time. Irony.
2) Yesterday, besides fine tuning one project, I started looking at education, specifically, college. Assuming we get the K-11 set going right, I believe we might as well start college a year early for the more advanced ones. I know they do that with AP name-your-subject, but I mean really do it. Send them off or do the online version for Calculus, English, and a few others. Redesign an interdisciplinary degree that puts together Engineering, Lib Arts, Management/Econ with a Foreign Language piece into a package over 5 years with 2 internships along the trek. I would have a Senior Thesis also. It was a first go – but how it relates: Americans probably need a new gen that can delve into different pools – this would fit well with advancing teaching too – and be comfortable across a range. Graduate with like 176 credits – nearly a masters – but more depth across 3 fields with practical work and research for the Thesis.
I just don’t see any point for many 17yr students that are like 4 mediocre HS classes away from grad to spend it there. Might as well get started early, if they reasonable can. Early adoption would be small, but we do need some Doogie Howsers…seems China sends us theirs to get plenty ahead of the curve.
Education. At least that is something that might avert the dumbin’ down of America. Else, we got these cool mag covers. And “—–” is your next American Idol!!!! Jason recently posted..To Failure: A Club I Naturally Fit Into Daily
I know several people…a couple of them PhD’s, who routinely read Cosmo and or supermarket rags because g and is less stressful for them.Seems silly to me but there ya go. cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
I went to Auschwitz-Birkenau with my grandmother when I was 13. I never spoke about it. I am glad I went, it was my choice, but I never spoke about it and probably never will cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
I have cared, too much, all my life. I know how pretentious that sounds but it’s true
I went around lecturing people on Africa when I was in the single digits. Fortunately my parents and other relatives took me seriously. Everybody else thought I was crazy.
As adults we have to make choices. Stupidly I was guilted into writing about politics and the radical right for three years before the last election. What did it get me?
The thing is while I was doing that other forces were at work so I could finally learn about the problems that had plagued me. I found my bio-family for better or worse.
Maybe I have a better book now but I liked the one I was going to write or did write but never published better
And a little anxiety is good for you. Too much is crippling :)
I wonder, with the report of a $7.7Trillion dollar lending facility offered up to the mega-failed banks at .01% interest, just how much of that crap will get played to the front pages of Time, Newsweek, USA Today,WS Journal, et. al. Because, frankly, it reflects what the crackpots and fringes believe: we are being snookered into believing this Capitalist crap works. We pumped the liquidity/wealth lost (see: http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/09/news/economy/household_wealth/index.htm) that equates to the Fed lending amount. I just put 7.7 Trillion and this came out. Patterns…they do exist.
I think the customer base for those publications has changed significantly over the years. As that has happened their content has been modified to accommodate the market cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
My parents went to several death camps; for me one was enough, but the Death Camp survivor I heard speak in Los Angeles to a very small group was almost as harrowing.
I’ve talked to intimate people about it. It was one of the most defining points in my life.
Certainly it was meant by my understanding to be a very public and intimate moment. They are not always exclusive.
Good point.
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if i do say so myself
cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
Hot water rising so slowly that it seems barely noticeable. TV, and entertainment dulling our senses. Numbing us. Some of us are getting tired of the dulled, overly desensitized pretend world commercialized all around us. Some of us are tired of being a link in a chain that seems to serve no purpose. I could go on, but I don’t care to at the moment.
Bennet recently posted..Jesus, I’m So Jealous
Write more Bennett.
cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
When I’m in Sweden (or observing what my European FB friends are commenting on), it’s clear that most adults there know A LOT about what’s happening over here politically — often more so than my American peers it seems. Yeah, not surprising (for many of the reasons stated in the article), but also for so much of the “news” being political pundit-spin and demagoguery instead; it’s no wonder there’s been a huge dumbing down of the masses here. Why bother engaging your brain when you can let Rush do the thinking for you?
There is still a noticeable difference between those in Europe and us regarding this.
cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
We have become lazy, self satisfied, willing to be spoon fed fake news,contests,families. We are no longer curious – interested in finding the best answer.
We know so little of others. That may be our downfall.
will be bot may be
cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
I could easily conform here and say I want to know why the media is contorting what world events get play. (Or give my opinion about that.) But, I’ll take a different tact:
1) While Americans are falling behind on being informed, or dithering our lives on reality TV, I suspect it might be less stressful for them not to know. It leads to a pessimistic view. Unhealthy – but not according to Time. Irony.
2) Yesterday, besides fine tuning one project, I started looking at education, specifically, college. Assuming we get the K-11 set going right, I believe we might as well start college a year early for the more advanced ones. I know they do that with AP name-your-subject, but I mean really do it. Send them off or do the online version for Calculus, English, and a few others. Redesign an interdisciplinary degree that puts together Engineering, Lib Arts, Management/Econ with a Foreign Language piece into a package over 5 years with 2 internships along the trek. I would have a Senior Thesis also. It was a first go – but how it relates: Americans probably need a new gen that can delve into different pools – this would fit well with advancing teaching too – and be comfortable across a range. Graduate with like 176 credits – nearly a masters – but more depth across 3 fields with practical work and research for the Thesis.
I just don’t see any point for many 17yr students that are like 4 mediocre HS classes away from grad to spend it there. Might as well get started early, if they reasonable can. Early adoption would be small, but we do need some Doogie Howsers…seems China sends us theirs to get plenty ahead of the curve.
Education. At least that is something that might avert the dumbin’ down of America. Else, we got these cool mag covers. And “—–” is your next American Idol!!!!
Jason recently posted..To Failure: A Club I Naturally Fit Into Daily
I know several people…a couple of them PhD’s, who routinely read Cosmo and or supermarket rags because g and is less stressful for them.Seems silly to me but there ya go.
cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
I went to Dachau, I think before I was 13, and, for sure, before PG could be PG-13. I asked to go.
I went to Auschwitz-Birkenau with my grandmother when I was 13. I never spoke about it. I am glad I went, it was my choice, but I never spoke about it and probably never will
cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
Oh, yes – we both deserve a c-, for coffee ;)
we do, we do
cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
I have cared, too much, all my life. I know how pretentious that sounds but it’s true
I went around lecturing people on Africa when I was in the single digits. Fortunately my parents and other relatives took me seriously. Everybody else thought I was crazy.
As adults we have to make choices. Stupidly I was guilted into writing about politics and the radical right for three years before the last election. What did it get me?
The thing is while I was doing that other forces were at work so I could finally learn about the problems that had plagued me. I found my bio-family for better or worse.
Maybe I have a better book now but I liked the one I was going to write or did write but never published better
And a little anxiety is good for you. Too much is crippling :)
it is true //about anxiety.
cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
I wonder, with the report of a $7.7Trillion dollar lending facility offered up to the mega-failed banks at .01% interest, just how much of that crap will get played to the front pages of Time, Newsweek, USA Today,WS Journal, et. al. Because, frankly, it reflects what the crackpots and fringes believe: we are being snookered into believing this Capitalist crap works. We pumped the liquidity/wealth lost (see: http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/09/news/economy/household_wealth/index.htm) that equates to the Fed lending amount. I just put 7.7 Trillion and this came out. Patterns…they do exist.
It is time for a 2nd look at the entire country’s operation. My own take: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/86867656/The-21st-Century-and-Common-Sense-A-Path-to-A-Second-Constitutional-Convention . Sorry for the off topic, but with revolution (evolution) being pushed off the front pages, I wonder if these things will be too.
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I think the customer base for those publications has changed significantly over the years. As that has happened their content has been modified to accommodate the market
cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
We don’t care because they tell us we don’t care.
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It’s why I have not consumed telly news here or some time.
cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
Oh, I bet unemployment is going to take years off me. I’ll tell my friend in the top picture all about it.
Your imagination will compensate, just think of those without.
cooper recently posted..The Picture Tells The A Story
My parents went to several death camps; for me one was enough, but the Death Camp survivor I heard speak in Los Angeles to a very small group was almost as harrowing.
I’ve talked to intimate people about it. It was one of the most defining points in my life.
Certainly it was meant by my understanding to be a very public and intimate moment. They are not always exclusive.
How naive. Does Robert de Neufville actually believe worldwide publications have a conglomerated market?
Changing out covers is pretty standard stuff.
Meanwhile, Andrew Sullivan “checked in on racial and ethnic integration, tracked the artificial ripening of bananas, and debated density and space”.
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/
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It is standard stuff Karen, but it’s interesting to note what is thought to entice US readers over European readers.
On principle I stopped reading Andrew Sullivan because of his generally racist, sexist views
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