Existential
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The cruel chemistry
It’s the cruellest of universal jokes that man is configured his way and woman hers, that these two incompatible beings, and I am about to tell you what I mean by that statement, are attracted to each other so strongly that they will wave all sense so as to promise each other forever and bind Continue reading
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I understand preppers now
A zombie apocalypse is unlikely, but not impossible. More likely to happen is that the world will fundamentally change for the commoner in a way we are already well aware of, but haven’t really thought enough about. Yes we could all die as the nuclear arsenals are foisted upon each other by the capitalist classes Continue reading
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The sheep that doesn’t know the shepherd
I’m going to have yet another pop at that fascinating show Love Island. How people are picked for love island is because they are pure id, I see them as unreal undeveloped people with zero worth or talent. The sort of people who want to realise their own desires and the expression of them without Continue reading
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A natural excuse maker
What is it that separates the good from the great? I’m going to give you an example using a subject I have been studying for more than 30 years, the game of snooker. An old pal Rory once described me in unfavourable terms “You’re one of life’s natural excuse makers Wilson”. Now a lot of Continue reading
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Cortisol and insult
Cortisol, the stress hormone. I’m not a doctor, and I’m not one of those nitwits that has “done my own research” on the internet. There must be a reason to believe something, some science behind it. Luckily there is a lot of good evidence that how you feel psychologically will contribute chemically to how you Continue reading
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Humiliation
In the development of the self everything matters, in realising this we must then decide on the approach to punishment and discipline. How will it play out in time? When we choose to correct a behaviour that we see as undesirable or in error in a young person, we must choose wisely so as not Continue reading
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Directed shame
I wanted to explore an idea, that of shame being a weaponised human emotion. This thought came to me while talking to my partner Em about a social news article we heard in the car while going somewhere. Sparked by the subject matter I asked Em what she thought, as I often do, primarily because Continue reading
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The religion of Em
My partner Em has done much less research into religions than I have, because she doesn’t value argument the same way I do, yet she certainly is as strong an atheist as I am despite that fact, and she does make good points if pushed. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that she couldn’t Continue reading
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Roast beef and mustard memories
We visited a farm shop, the Rhug estate near Bala in Wales. We’re not really wealthy enough to shop there regularly, but we call in for coffee sometimes on the way back from the Welsh coast. Or should I call it the Welch coast, since our trips are always focussed on history and we had Continue reading
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Rendered Useless
Some of the joy in life is provided by going forward in a meaningful way. It is a beautiful and worthwhile thing to grow as a person, to develop new skills, to have new conversations, to become a better person or operator of the tennis racket. What AI, big data, and bio-metric interventions (technologies built Continue reading
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