I’m looking for answers. The question is along the lines of “what’s the reality of our existence”. That might not be the best question but it’s the best I have so far.
I’ve decided to look at different theories and groups and comment on what works for me, and what doesn’t. In my 70 years I’ve already crossed a lot off my list, for example organized religion of any kind, christian, muslim, etc. They’re off the list, so the question remains, does anyone else have answers worth exploring?
The purpose of this article is to link various terminologies that pertain to, what I loosely call, a global produced consciousness. There’s the Noosphere, the Collective Unconscious, the Super Conscious, the idea of a Learning Evolution, the Global Brain. There’s others but this is a good beginning.
#Remittance Man (or woman) was a term that applied to those who were “sent to the colonies”, a failure to their families in the home countries, an embarrassment, hence sent to the #colonies and sent a periodic remittance. Presumably just enough to survive and prevent them from returning home to cause further embarrassment. They were often portrayed as sad and pathetic symbols in song and verse.
I thought I would post about #Dystonia, it may be a long one. I’ve had it for 42 years, my story might help someone who is dealing with something similar or does a search on Dystonia. It’s hard to forget that exact time when you realized others may not view you as “normal”. I use that terminology as it may resonate with a wider audience. People can fall outside the mainstream “normal” for a number of reasons, the internal feelings and coping mechanisms might be similar.
I was 27 when I noticed a very slight tremor and twisting in my neck that I couldn’t control, I thought it was invisible to others until one day a co-worker commented on it. I was devastated that it had become noticeable to others. The GP sent me to an Orthopedic Surgeon as it seemed neck related . The surgeon didn’t think he could help but did an operation anyway. It didn’t help, the #tremor was still there.Continue reading
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, a lot of people have started questioning the alternatives. Having a USA based Oligarch like Musk controlling public opinion through a powerful tool like Twitter doesn’t sit well with many, especially in Canada. It started some self reflecting and many are trying out new platforms, one of the most popular is Mastodon.
CBC Should Start Their Own Mastodon Server
Nelson’s Blaine Cook helped build Twitter – and he has a few ideas on what should come next
I thought I would review my use of social media tools.Continue reading