Douggins attempts to create a Microcosm, with future intent on sharing thoughts previously reserved in solitary confinement. How do we allow our readings, writings and art forms to be received? … [Read more...] about A Microcosm Post is Borne
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I’m afraid we have forgotten to grieve and could lose ourselves in hate
I'm afraid we have forgotten to grieve and could lose ourselves in hate I'm afraid peopleWill be grievingBut they will experience it as rageand turn to funnels for violenceBecause they dont know howTo admit the woundSo big, so achingIt defines their whole lifeLoss of loved onesCompounded by loss of right relationsLoss of holinessThe unacknowledged lossesBuried in … [Read more...] about I’m afraid we have forgotten to grieve and could lose ourselves in hate
Reflections on the #runwithmaud walk today
To not have the self-reflection to wonder why it is that all young black men seem to be “fitting the description.” To not have the self awareness thatout of your fearyou summoned a family memberarmed yourself with multiple gunsand proceeded to hunt down an individual extra judicially on suspicion of a completely unrelated-to-you crime. Alleged crime. There are so many … [Read more...] about Reflections on the #runwithmaud walk today
Living the art of (patterning)
We are the semi-conscious carriers of patterns. Those we can wield, with sentient mind, we can redeem. Those we cannot wield, we lose ourselves to. When I use big words it's because they are the right ones.When I invent words, it’s because they are needed.I'm not trying to sound smart. I’m not trying to make you feel any way with it.I am curating words carefully. And it … [Read more...] about Living the art of (patterning)
A cosmos of being together: iteration and improvement on social media platforms through cooperative design
Pre-reading: http://getpocket.com/explore/item/to-understand-facebook-study-capgras-syndrome The last sentence… “mistaking imposters for friends.” Oof! Powerful. I’ve made this mistake before. Because I approach everything with authenticity, I am prone to the mistaken assumption that everybody I interact with is similiarly oriented. It’s a cognitive bias, and I’ve been … [Read more...] about A cosmos of being together: iteration and improvement on social media platforms through cooperative design
Reclamation Time
We are morally obligatedto treat this compelled-rest period from “business as usual"as a portal between worldsthat will convey us acrossto a radically self-realigned, reimagined and restructured future. This is a Reclamation.Of Earth, by Earth, for Earth. Relax.As rebellion. Let us rest, and reset.Let us celebrate.The machine has ground to a halt.The ecosystems are … [Read more...] about Reclamation Time