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Upgeya Pew's avatar

We've become domesticated by a relentless culture of violence, which I call "Domination Culture". We're mostly dead to the moment, living up in our heads, in the past and/or the future.

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bruce huron's avatar

A Thought from long ago reminded me of a message from a counterculture group known as the "Moody Blues". A quote from the lyric of "The Land of the Make-Believe":We're living in a land of make believe And trying not to let it show

Maybe in that land of make believe Heartaches can turn into joy

There's not much I can meaningfully do about what has already happened, but I _can_ do what I can decide to improve my own ways of thinking and planning for the future!

I have the Greatest hope for all who will think and find new ways to cope. I'm a retired guy who may be suffering from the delusion that I can escape this stuff by growing my own food in a clearing in a forest as I attempt to convince insects to setup in my greenhouse, (for the few that are still around) No need to worry: And make sure of the details. A side note: any idea why there's a "captain" for a lifeboat? My idea is that the "captain" is the one who has no delusions or distractions about the goal to be achieved. Hoorah for Jessica!!

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Robot Bender's avatar

Automatic upvote for the Moody Blues reference.

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Digital Canary 💪💪🇨🇦🇺🇦🗽's avatar

“So the word panic literally means to run away from the sound of Pan's voice.”

It’s tragically ironic that they instead follow the tune of a Pied Piper to an uncertain fate.

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