One of the features of the gaming mentality is that it turns life into a performance. If what you mostly want is status, why not create a fake persona that will win it for you? nytimes.com/2022/07/21/opi…
Full discl-I’m a man who has never lactated but-
The idea The United States is suffering a #Babyformula shortage is
telling of modernity and techno industrial society amuck.-
It could never happen in any other time, in any other society, in any other mammalian species.
Russians kill Ukrainians. And American’s kill Americans. I’m not equating the two. Russian nationalism for land and resources is as evil as American Racism for white supremacy.
But it’s curious why some Americans fight without provocation for ideology within our own country.
“(The) choice to not get vaccinated is not personal.
The irresponsible actions of unvaccinated people… harms the health of others…
There must be consequences for their carelessness and disregard for others.” - Letter to the Editor, NYT 12/13/21
@zinoman
Just thinking about your Chapelle critique 10/16. Is that allowed?
Anyway, I heard the controversy and so I watched The Closer.
He bends over backwards to be fair and honest and ground his humor in his humanity, and still be funny. What the fuss?