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The media and technology might make easy targets, but they are not the root cause of society’s ills

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Humanity is a curious creature by nature, social and competitive to a fault, and has ever been hungry for information, seeking new ways to consume and distribute media of all kinds for thousands of years.   “Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that… Continue reading The media and technology might make easy targets, but they are not the root cause of society’s ills

The Titanic, the Titan, and humanity’s endless hubris

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The Titanic claims another five victims in a story that might be even more illustrative of humanity’s boundless pride than the original tragedy.  If the sinking of the world’s largest ocean liner was Shakespeare, the implosion of the Titan is Vonnegut in a sad sign of the decline of our times. For generations, the Titanic… Continue reading The Titanic, the Titan, and humanity’s endless hubris