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Images which make you go hmmmCreative selection of cedar shakes...
Delorean next to a cybertruck...
Attendees at the first Chippendales Club, Los Angeles, 1979...
Challenging dilemma...
Clear image of the planet Mercury...
On the topic of gender orientation and identity...
One line of reasoning I've often pointed out to friends...
Is how accepting everyone is to the notion that autism is a deviation from the norm; furthermore,
it's understood the differences are exhibited on a spectrum
It's also a condition of the brain
If one's sexual orientation might also be a deviation from the norm, could that too also be on a spectrum ?
And originating from differences in the brain ?
For myself, it's inconceivable for me to choose to be sexually intimate with another man. I have always been attracted to the opposite gender (even in first grade!)
But, if my orientation was more on the spectrum - more near the center, I might believe that being attracted to the same gender is indeed more of a "lifestyle choice," and in my ignorance, I might assume that everyone was the same as me
I just wanted to share my musings on this
Today's Word: CONNIPTION (The Shallow State)
In the thread, notta whole lotta sympathy to be found
Sad
DEFINITION: a fit of rage or hysterics
I'll use it in a sentence:
Trump is having a conniption on Truth Social, posting repetitively, often in ALL CAPS, that he did nothing wrong, and being forced to pay a bond before an appeal is NOT HOW IT WORKS!
One reply...
Thread: https://x.com/ourshallowstate/status/1770173361869525297
Gorillaz performs this LIVE street serenade of "On Melancholy Hill"
If you ever were a fan of theirs, this is a rare gem
The Atlantic: "Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out"
A profound and troubling piece
I'm left wondering about the next stage of these trends
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I dont think hanging out more will solve every problem. But I do think every social crisis in the U.S. could be helped somewhat if people spent a little more time with other people and a little less time gazing into digital content thats designed to make us anxious and despondent about the world. This young century, Americans have collectively submitted to a national experiment to deprive ourselves of camaraderie in the world of flesh and steel, choosing instead to grow (and grow and grow) the time we spend by ourselves, gazing into screens, wherein actors and influencers often engage in the very acts of physical proximity that we deny ourselves. Its been a weird experiment. And the results havent been pretty.
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The hang-out depression is particularly bad for teenagers. According to the ATUS, teens and young adults saw by far the largest dip in socializing, especially since 2010. In fact, it is genuinely difficult to find any category of play that isnt experiencing some kind of Mayday! Mayday! descent among this group. Teens are dating less, playing fewer youth sports, spending less time with their friends, and making fewer friends to begin with. In the late 1970s, more than half of 12th graders got together with their buddies almost every day. By 2017, only 28 percent did. Theres very clearly been a striking decline in in-person socializing among teens and young adults, whether its going to parties, driving around in cars, going to the mall, or just about anything that has to do with getting together in person, says Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University.
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One can imagine a similar framework to explain the deterioration of Americas social fitness. We come into this world craving the presence of others. But a few modern trendsa sprawling built environment, the decline of church, social mobility that moves people away from friends and familyspread us out as adults in a way that invites disconnection. Meanwhile, as an evolutionary hangover from a more dangerous world, we are exquisitely engineered to pay attention to spectacle and catastrophe. But screens have replaced a chunk of our physical-world experience with a digital simulacrum that has enough spectacle and catastrophe to capture hours of our greedy attention. These devices so absorb us that its very difficult to engage with them and be present with other people.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/america-decline-hanging-out/677451/
No paywall link: http://archive.today/nhPrW
That night when Kobe redefined what sports greatness looks like (7 min clip)
What an exit
#24 truly was the GOAT
https://www.tiktok.com/@crazy101_/video/7302372925212986666
Powerful emotional live performance cover of RH's "Creep" (PMJ fea. Effie Passero)
She bears her full heart, soul, and what all evers left for this small and appreciative audience
Yusef Salaam
Exoneration is too inadequate a word,
the English language is lacking here
(Im sure German has the perfect word for it lol)
This picture captures the moment so well
Its the Joy of achieved justice,
Its the exuberance of rewarded persistence,
Its the manifestation of the indomitable unbreakable human spirit shared by greats like Gandhi, MLK, and Joan of Arc 👍
https://www.threads.net/@nowthisnews/post/CzXky6vOA8D/
First ever MP3... (can you guess whose song?)
Instrumental music had been easier to compress, but Vega's voice sounded distorted and unnatural in early versions of the format. Brandenburg would end up making hundreds of tweaks to the MP3 compression algorithm to make Vega's voice clearer. He would later even get to meet Suzanne Vega and hear the song performed live.
Ref: Internet Artifacts (neal.fun)
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