adaptation
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The Variations of Responsibility
Our perception of ourselves in the world defines our understanding of responsibility. Responsibility is very different for a person who sees themselves alone and disconnected, than it is for a person who sees themselves as interwoven with everything and everyone… Continue reading
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The Three Adolescences
We never stop growing. I have experienced, first hand, two of the three adolescences, and closely observed the third. The three adolescences are the Teenage Years, Midlife Crisis, and Becoming Elderly. Adolescence, in essence, is the process of adaptation. As… Continue reading
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Technology and Behavior Ecosystems
Over the past one hundred years we have built our society and culture around the automobile. Not only the automobile, but the gasoline powered automobile. Every aspect of our society and culture is impacted by this. Electric cars are different… Continue reading
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Tangled Webs
I find myself being pressured to be responsible for something I do not care about… and it is all completely unnecessary. An elderly woman lives in a big house with a big yard, and refuses to leave. She would be… Continue reading
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The Path To Emancipation
The plantation owner did not care if the slaves agreed with, or even believed what they were told, so long as they stayed in their place and did their work. A slave could have earnestly believed and agreed with everything… Continue reading
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The Origins of Democracy
The original, most potent form of democracy is in the relationship between art and consumer. Artists live in full contact with their environment, expressing their experiences as accurately as possible. The consumer decides which are most valuable. Their decisions slowly… Continue reading
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