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Just Wondering
Feb. 8th, 2024 09:10 amI am thinking that I am curious about the state of play concerning the upcoming interview with Putin by the good Mr. Carlson. Turning points are interesting things. One never knows exactly where they happen. We live in an undiscovered country.
We reside in a strange corner of the undernet. I think that the folks here at Dreamwidth are neither part of the moral majority nor godless commies. I suppose that the bulk of the group here are unbelievers. Granted, everyone here is looking and attempting a belief, but it also seems that the overall trend is that of unbelief in any of the dominant narratives concerning any subject.
Lots of things are in play right now. We seem to be living in a uncertainty brought about by rapid change. It seems to me that the rate of change is accelerating and the uncertainty increasing with that acceleration. In other words, folks are freaking out. I have been tempted to do so myself, but it is just too much work and I am too damn old.
I have to constantly suppress my paranoia lately. I have to remind myself that things have looked pretty strange in the past and the folks I know and I have managed to navigate the shoals in a safe manner. I have to remind myself about the truth of homeostasis in complex cultural systems (after all, homeostasis is the sole purpose of a cultural system).
So I am attempting to keep calm and carry on. But it is important to understand the history and the times from whence that little aphorism came about. I think that things might be coming to a head and some folks might react in some fairly strange and dangerous ways. Keep your head on a swivel and be aware. I am genuinely hoping that things will settle down one way or another, but the chances of things heading south seem to be increasing. I don't think that we are even at 50:50 yet, but the numbers are climbing that way
We reside in a strange corner of the undernet. I think that the folks here at Dreamwidth are neither part of the moral majority nor godless commies. I suppose that the bulk of the group here are unbelievers. Granted, everyone here is looking and attempting a belief, but it also seems that the overall trend is that of unbelief in any of the dominant narratives concerning any subject.
Lots of things are in play right now. We seem to be living in a uncertainty brought about by rapid change. It seems to me that the rate of change is accelerating and the uncertainty increasing with that acceleration. In other words, folks are freaking out. I have been tempted to do so myself, but it is just too much work and I am too damn old.
I have to constantly suppress my paranoia lately. I have to remind myself that things have looked pretty strange in the past and the folks I know and I have managed to navigate the shoals in a safe manner. I have to remind myself about the truth of homeostasis in complex cultural systems (after all, homeostasis is the sole purpose of a cultural system).
So I am attempting to keep calm and carry on. But it is important to understand the history and the times from whence that little aphorism came about. I think that things might be coming to a head and some folks might react in some fairly strange and dangerous ways. Keep your head on a swivel and be aware. I am genuinely hoping that things will settle down one way or another, but the chances of things heading south seem to be increasing. I don't think that we are even at 50:50 yet, but the numbers are climbing that way