2022 archive
Twisted History 0
A history professor calls out the Supreme Supremacist Court for making stuff up. A snippet:
There’s just one problem with that statement: It’s false.
Follow the link for details.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better, Foxy Shady Dept. 0
(Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Anthony Silard discusses the deletorious effects of “social” media. He note three negative effects; follow the link for a detailed discussion of each.
- As it erodes empathy, social media has become dangerous to a healthy society.
- The empathy levels of American college students have dropped 40 percent, which some researchers attribute to the rise of social media.
- We are now living with an unprecedented level of polarization.
This is Part Two of a two-part series. Read Part One.
Remember, “social” media isn’t.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another responsible gun owner gets a leg up on politeness.
It’s Bubblicious 0
Steve M. wonders whether just maybe Republicans are high on their own lies.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Vidal takes a look at the Supreme Supremacist Court’s recent abrogation of Roe v. Wade. It is a thoughtful and well-reasoned article, but one bit leapt out at me as highlighting the misogyny and arrogance underlying that decision:
You’ll notice nobody ever proposes punishing men who get their jollies.
Follow the link for the rest.
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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another accidental negligent shooting, yet another life cut short.
Vaccine Nation 0
Former Disney employees are suing Disney over its mask mandates.
Here’s what one of them is reported to have said in applying for an exemption (emphasis added) from the mask requirement:
Aside:
Obviously, this person lives in a cave and walks everywhere and doesn’t use air conditioning or a cell phone or go to a doctor when sick. All those involve that thing that has never gotten him anywhere.
Follow the link for more stupid.
“But It’s the Only Possible Explanation” 0
University of Pennsylvania professor Donovan Schaefer analyzes the appeal of conspiracy theories. He notes that they have existed for centuries, but that this appears to be their golden age (which I would attribute to the internet and “social” media and persons who believe what they read on a computer screen simply because it’s on a computer screen, but that’s just me). Here’s a bit from his piece (emphasis added):
But what if the whole world were like that? In essence, that’s the illusion of conspiracy theory. All the answers are there, and everything fits with everything else. The big players are sinister and devious – but not as smart as you.
