philosophy
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Watching
The panopticon was a theorised building that Jeremy Bentham came up with, its purpose was to watch without being watched. He imagined a structure designed so that any person within it could be observed at all times, that all persons would realise that this was so and therefore assume that they were always being watched,… Continue reading
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Deception again
Here we are back again discussing deception. I love this subject, I have a deep interest in thinking about power, narrative, and the result on people of hearing stories. I often find myself relating a process or problem with a story myself, one that explains context and conveys understanding much better than the technical explanation… Continue reading
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Am I mine?
It’s easy to act within accepted moral expectations when your circumstances are comfortable, but this breaks down easily when those circumstances change. Imagine a circle, where we start at any point and work our way around until we arrive back where we started. Let’s say we begin at the point where we ask “what would… Continue reading
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A distinct lack of options
We visit a lot of historical sites, it’s our thing to be curious about why things have turned out as they are, and history provides a great perspective in understanding ideology and structure. I’ve said in previous posts that I think belief underpins ideology, but what of the situations that these ideologies create that affect… Continue reading
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Fear the machine
Policeman John walks his beat, today accompanied by one of the new law enforcement units, it has no name but it is designated PO7-32-Z$. As they pass each house the unit accesses a report built from various dBs, a report that holds all the info on the assets and occupants. Suddenly in a flurry of… Continue reading
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The boss’s son effect
A long time ago a co-worker told me “there’s no asshole like the boss’s son”, though I cannot remember now who I am quoting. What he was saying was that the boss made the business what it is now, it’s success is their success. The boss’s children, if they have become involved in the business,… Continue reading
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A most miserable happiness
I’m a big fan of reality, telling the truth, representing yourself as the flawed human you are rather than the modern overprotected ego creation I described in earlier posts. For this reason I am often drawn to the philosophy written by critical thinkers. The masters of suspicion as Roderick references some of them in one… Continue reading
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Respect
What would be the reason behind recognising that something that is not important to you, is in fact important to someone else? I watch a lot of movies, and in some of them I find moments of great wisdom that I suspect the writer deliberately included, stuff I think we all absorb and consider subconsciously.… Continue reading
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The Gatekeepers
I have a theory, I often do, that each thing a person wishes to be or do involves a process where other persons get to use their power to either restrict or enable them, in doing or becoming. If I was to give this a name I would say “gatekeeping”. The ‘gatekeepers’ are they that… Continue reading
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Do what you can
My partner Em worries about things she cannot change, at least not by her small participation in them. Problems with humanity, problems that can be solved but never are, mainly because nobody with the power to is willing to take the steps, or exert the influence, that could make a difference. I often think about… Continue reading
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