Life
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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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Do it for no other reason
I spent a lot of time on YouTube watching documentaries about the lives of poor US communities and I was shocked to see how the richest country in the world regularly treated its marginalised people. They basically abandon them to charity. The theme that runs through each is the prideful nature of the inhabitants of… 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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Uniqueness
I wished to explore the idea of uniqueness, the individual, the self and the myriad of differences between one self and another. What is it about persons that makes them them, given that we are all made mostly out of the same materials as each other, the dust from long gone stars according to Prof… Continue reading
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A regular vanilla imposter
My pal is facing redundancy, and he’s around the same age as me, in his fifties, and he will be, depending on his financial situation, looking for a new opportunity (employment). It’s a difficult stage of life when it comes to job seeking if you do what we do. If we were hairdressers or bricklayers… Continue reading
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Different but maybe not wrongly so?
My travellers experiences It’s Saturday, we, Em and I, are in a shop in Shrewsbury and I am being served by the single employee that is at the desk. There are a couple of girls who came in after me waiting patiently for their turn. I have been there 10 minutes because I am trying… 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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At a loss
I’m going to be controversial again, remember though, before you might get upset about this post, that I have run this idea past the independent intellect that is my Em. Women are, for the most part, almost completely incapable of entertaining themselves… they need goals. This post is entirely based on my own observations and… 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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Be shit, it works
A shittier service at a higher profit margin, this is what rationalising causes. The economic model serves the vendor/supplier and screws the customer. If you can save 20% of costs, and lose 5% on service then you’ll very likely go for it. The customer has no choice because it is not their choice to make.… Continue reading
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