truth Archives

the performative reaction

January 8, 2023 January 6, 2023 / appearance, reaction, simulacra, truth / 1 minute of reading

The response to an event is often predetermined. (You will applaud or agree with the leader.) The content becomes secondary …

November 28, 2022 November 26, 2022 / kindness, pain, perspective, truth / 1 minute of reading

The unpleasant thing is to be honestly precise rather than passively ambiguous. Contrary to the stereotype of kindness, politeness can …

September 3, 2022 September 2, 2022 / betrayal, contradiction, truth / 1 minute of reading

There are pawns who appear to be strong opinionated and competitive advocates for their side. Some people are malleable to …

July 26, 2022 July 26, 2022 / doubt, shame, trust, truth / 1 minute of reading

On a T-shirt, I saw Bart Simpson writing over and over on a school blackboard: “I will not trust what …

July 2, 2022 June 29, 2022 / perspective, problem solving, truth / 1 minute of reading

Even when you are right, you aren’t. We always need more information or consideration. Tomorrow, science or philosophy will have …

April 1, 2022 April 1, 2022 / destruction, narratives, power, truth / 1 minute of reading

Truth tends to divide under the banner of transparency: revealing is destructive. Fictions tend to unite through simplification: power requires …

March 29, 2022 March 28, 2022 / belief, doubt, freedom, truth / 1 minute of reading

Every belief system you follow has an authority that limits your thinking. True freedom revels in doubt, not belief. This …