Category: Society
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Being Remembered
Not many people are known for making history. Some stories have survived. While most people do not know who Eratosthenes was, you can find out. The same is true for many people who have played some role in making history. Others are more well-known: Hitler, Einstein, Gandhi, Darwin, Shakespeare, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Jesus, Caesar,…
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Questions
The following are questions that everyone needs to answer. They may not need to do so in words. But their actions are going to tell their stories. These questions are deep. They cannot be answered once and for all. Any answers must be confirmed day by day. We live in a changing world. While our…
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Where to Retire?
I get the following list when I ask Google, “Where to retire?” So, let’s take a closer look at these results. Daytona Beach and Lakeland are the only locations in the state of Florida. That surprises me, given that the entire state of Florida is supposed to be a retirement haven. Maybe, Google doesn’t appreciate…
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Crypto Thoughts
I’ve never been that interested in Bitcoin. While I’m sure I’ve missed out on making a lot of money with Bitcoin, I don’t like its ties to the dark web, and I don’t like that it probably enables and facilitates criminal activity. Now, it may be that other cryptocurrencies have these same issues; however, I…
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Blog Posts or Project Work?
There are only so many hours in the day. I wish I could write a blog post each day AND do significant project work each day. Alas, that’s not always possible with my current life priorities. So, I have to choose. When I’m feeling at least somewhat inspired, I usually choose to do project work.…
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A.I. Writing
It’s easy to imagine a world where Artificial Intelligence does most of the work that humans used to do. It’s already happening. A.I. can do a lot! Forbes recognizes The Advantages of Artificial Intelligence in 2024. It’s in our best interest to understand how A.I. is being used and how we can personally use A.I.…
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Priorities
I think it’s natural for our priorities to change over time. This means that we may be changing our direction when others don’t expect us to change. That’s OK. That’s part of what it means to be human. It’s important to continually ask ourselves what’s important. External events happen. Do any of these events require…
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Free Play
There are many trends in our society that I find disturbing. I am horrified by the rise of authoritarianism in the United States. I am also very concerned by the extent to which ideological differences seem to be preventing real conversations between people. I’m sure that I’m going to be writing more about each of…
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Social Media
We live in a world where some things change quickly while other things change more slowly. Technology tends to change more quickly than our social constructs. Social media provides a good example of this. In his book Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg points out that we’ve only been communicating online since the early 1980’s. It’s no wonder…
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Identity
It’s possible that I could write an entire book on this topic. While in college, I took a class called Modernity and Identity. I thought about the topic before this. Afterward, I thought about it even more. One of my favorite songs from the musical Les Miserables is “Who Am I?” While singing this song,…