Yarg.

[silveradept]

One notes that I was going to do some work today. One notes that I got some work done today, but not all of it. One also notes that I have Friday off, and thus will be trying to get myself back on track before too long. I think I'm worrying too much about this. I probably am, but I still can't really shake the nagging in the back of my head that things should be done so that other things can get done. That's me....
Propaganda surrounds us all. But now that we're aware that it's there, can we defuse it? Well, if we can find the tripwires, maybe. Apparently, Silly String is perfect for the job. Now that I turn that over in my head, it seems very true in more than one way.

New TV program, though: This Twentieth-Century House. A fine exercise in satire and modest proposals. Also, excellent interview of J.D. "Iliad" Frazier, creator of User Friendly, and Jeff Darlington, creator of General Protection Fault, and their views on what tech cartooning is like .

And now for the slightly odd comparisons: On the one hand, there's Twenty Reasons to Abandon Christianity (I suspect the more hard-line version than the softer, buddy-Jesus style, but there's still some parts that apply equally well.) Working on the other hand, Saudi Arabia and the militant Islam it promotes. Worth thinking about how both sides can be just as fanatical...

I'd have more, but it's late, I've just revised a paper, today has been shot in terms of doing real work, so I think I'll go to bed and try again tomorrow.

Comments

[silveradept]

The greatest difficulty in this sort of "waking up" is that there are some people who believe in the tradition completely. Whether they've gone out and been among the "awake" and come back, or whether they know all about the world outside and reject it, there are some people who continue the tradition out of belief rather than fear.

How do you separate the duped from the fanatical?

[shenalia.livejournal.com]

It's usually hard to do, but one way is to see how they react to different cultures and beliefs. The fanatical are usually far more likely than the duped to actually persecute "alternative" beliefs to their own - or to be the ones to speak out towards such a goal. Those who are duped simply follow the lead, although usually with at least a tiny bit of hesitation.