War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading. The principle established after the Second World War, which prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others, has been completely undermined. #Peace is no longer sought as a gift and a desirable good in itself. Instead, peace is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one’s own dominion. This gravely threatens the rule of law, which is the foundation of all peaceful civil coexistence.
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The bleakest thing about screens is how they’ve destroyed the concept of pleasure. People don’t dance anymore. They don’t read. They don’t have hobbies. If Big Tech has its way, there will be no more writing fiction or making music. Everyone is entertained and no one is happy.
Modern life seems so dreary because we are ruled by people who are actively hostile to beauty, literature, poetry, who think you should exist solely to write emails. It wasn't enough to create AI; they want humanity itself to be soulless, mechanical, hollow.
It's truly shocking what a literate culture we had a century ago. Millions of working-class people reading Austen, Sophocles, Thucydides. The decline in literacy is the result of a concerted attack by the rich on the lower classes to disempower us. You have to resist by reading.
You’re unhappy bc you’re not playing outside enough. Get some grass cuttings stuck on your knees. Lift up a rock. Look at some bugs. Lay down on a blanket under a tree and stare up at the sky through the branches. Run through a sprinkler a few times. Have a popsicle on a bench
People think I'm kidding when I say there is a fascist agenda behind the promotion of AI. These devices are designed to kill literacy. We grew up in one of those rare periods of history where most people could read, and those who can read are harder to control.
“Humanities degrees are useless” is propaganda that’s had the effect of convincing a whole generation that reading and critical thinking skills were unimportant. Now we’re reaping the results with mass illiteracy and a public eager to embrace conspiracy theories and fascism.
No offense but I think we underestimate how many of our current problems, culturally and politically, are downstream of the decline in learning, the decline in critical thinking and the loss of interest in the humanities.
The single most effective thing you can do to ensure a child’s success is to provoke in them a love of reading. This has never been more true than today, as we enter a post-literate culture and those who are capable of accessing the knowledge in books will do amazing things.
The whole purpose of schooling is to expose kids to a wide range of books so they can develop literacy skills and learn how to teach themselves, and if students aren't reading at all, then I hesitate to call what they're getting an education.
Heart is heavy right now but just want to thank BBN. Dreaming about playing for Kentucky was one thing but actually doing it has changed my life forever. You guys gave me another place I can call home and I will never stop thanking you all for that 💙
I'll always love this Kentucky team, every player from top to bottom. What a ride.
One night doesn't erase a historic debut season for Mark Pope. Eight top-15 wins to tie an all-time college basketball record, first Sweet 16 since 2019.
Future is bright in Lexington.