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Writing, ascesis

How can the world, which is given as the object of knowledge, be at the same time also the place where the ethical subject of truth manifests and tests itself? How can we have a subject of knowledge that takes the world as its object through a techne, and a subject of self-experience that takes […]

What’s so funny?!?

According to its mission statement, The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) works “to move public opinion sufficiently to achieve the repeal of marijuana prohibition so that the responsible use of cannabis by adults is no longer subject to penalty.”  It’s a large and storied organization that’s been around since 1970.  Recently, […]

Social surplus and the physics of participation

Check out this post by Mel Blake. It’s definitely interesting. Here’s an excerpt:

This is something that people in the media world don’t understand. Media in the 20th century was run as a single race–consumption. How much can we produce? How much can you consume? Can we produce more and […]