When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment. As a result, our social bonds close in upon themselves, forming self-referential circuits that no longer expose us to reality. We thus come to live within bubbles, impermeable to one another. Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounter and dialogue. In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth.
Porco Rosso oppose à la brutalité du monde une irréductible idée de liberté.
À l’heure où nous devons défendre la paix, nos démocraties et la liberté, Porco Rosso !
Merci infiniment Hayao Miyazaki pour cette œuvre que je reçois avec une profonde gratitude.
The NBA oddly chose a map of France that corresponds to the old Capetian realm. Why does the NBA reject French annexation of Burgundy? Are they disputing the outcome of the Battle of Nancy? Will the NBA pledge loyalty to the Valois dukes?
Kafkaesque turnstile entrance to the @NYCTSubway’s 8th Street/NYU downtown platform: Only MetroCard — which is obsolete and no longer being sold as of this past New Year’s Eve — is accepted to pay the fare. No warning above ground, no station personnel anywhere, no explanation.
NWS has issued a Freeze Warning for NYC from tonight into Tuesday morning. Temperatures will fall below 32° F and real-feel temperatures will fall into the 20s, which will damage or kill sensitive vegetation. This will mark the end of the growing season.