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This article got to me from a couple of different directions, but it's basically halfway to the manifesto of the Arts and Crafts movement which is interesting from a historical cycles standpoint (all this has happened before and it will all happen again, see also the _only_ enjoyable part of _Babbit_) but this time since it's in substantial part an algorithmic problem, there might for once actually be an algorithmic solution, which Lauren lays out:
https://laurenleek.substack.com/p/temperature-zero-for-culture-why
#conformity #recommendations #ReversionToMode #ReversionToMean #algorithms
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This article got to me from a couple of different directions, but it's basically halfway to the manifesto of the Arts and Crafts movement which is interesting from a historical cycles standpoint (all this has happened before and it will all happen again, see also the _only_ enjoyable part of _Babbit_) but this time since it's in substantial part an algorithmic problem, there might for once actually be an algorithmic solution, which Lauren lays out:
https://laurenleek.substack.com/p/temperature-zero-for-culture-why
#conformity #recommendations #ReversionToMode #ReversionToMean #algorithms
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
Orthodoxy is the grave of intelligence, no matter what orthodoxy it may be.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Education and the Social Order [Education and the Modern World], ch. 1 “The Individual versus the Citizen” (1932)More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/851…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #conformity #intelligence #orthodoxy #truebeliever #truth
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It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who, in the midst of the crowd, keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Self-Reliance,” Essays: First Series, No. 2More about this quote: wist.info/emerson-ralph-waldo/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #emerson #ralphwaldoemerson #selfreliance #belief #conformity #custom #greatness #independence #integrity #nonconformity #opinion #popularopinion #publicopinion #society #solitude #tradition #unswaying
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A quotation from Henry Commager
It is easier to say what loyalty is not than to say what it is. It is not conformity. It is not passive acquiescence in the status quo. It is not preference for everything American over everything foreign. It is not an ostrich-like ignorance of other countries and other institutions. It is not the indulgence in ceremony — a flag salute, an oath of allegiance, a fervid verbal declaration. It is not a particular creed, a particular version of history, a particular body of economic practices, a particular philosophy.
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1947-07), “Who Is Loyal to America?” sec. 4, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #acquiescence #ceremony #conformity #flag #ignorance #loyalty #loyaltyoath #nationalism #patriotism #statusquo #xenophobia
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Good morning. 🌊🌊🌊
22 July 2026
In 1972, I was assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines at Bien Hoa Airbase in South Vietnam. I served on an 81mm mortar crew, so what I’m about to relate isn’t firsthand information — it was scuttlebutt, the kind of gossip that drifted through the company like smoke.
There was one Marine, a rifleman, who had earned the nickname “Radar.” Yes, Radar — like the character from MASH*. The TV show wouldn’t air for another decade, but the movie had come out a couple of years earlier, so there was nothing supernatural about how he got the handle.
Radar was considered an odd duck. Whenever someone pulled duty with him, he showed up carrying a bag full of electrical components and spent the time fiddling with them. Guys said he had a sack of transistors he liked to play with, and that was enough to mark him as different.
I was a 19‑year‑old Marine private first class, so naturally I listened to all the scuttlebutt — “scuttlebutt” being the old Marine and Navy term for gossip — and I was dutifully amused by it. But looking back, I think Radar was probably building some kind of electrical device, maybe a ham radio or something similar. Which means he had a hobby, and it also means that Radar — the guy who was the butt of jokes — was probably a lot smarter than the rest of us.
In those days, almost half of Marine infantrymen didn’t have a high‑school diploma. Being “different” wasn’t encouraged.
In retrospect, I wish I’d had the courage to be an odd duck myself and buck the peer pressure. It would take a few more years before I matured enough to reach that level of contentment.
“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.” — Bertrand Russell
“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” — Maya Angelou
“Not all who wander are lost.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
#photo #photography #photographer #morning #seascape #Vietnam #conformity #Marines
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Good morning. 🌊🌊🌊
22 July 2026
In 1972, I was assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines at Bien Hoa Airbase in South Vietnam. I served on an 81mm mortar crew, so what I’m about to relate isn’t firsthand information — it was scuttlebutt, the kind of gossip that drifted through the company like smoke.
There was one Marine, a rifleman, who had earned the nickname “Radar.” Yes, Radar — like the character from MASH*. The TV show wouldn’t air for another decade, but the movie had come out a couple of years earlier, so there was nothing supernatural about how he got the handle.
Radar was considered an odd duck. Whenever someone pulled duty with him, he showed up carrying a bag full of electrical components and spent the time fiddling with them. Guys said he had a sack of transistors he liked to play with, and that was enough to mark him as different.
I was a 19‑year‑old Marine private first class, so naturally I listened to all the scuttlebutt — “scuttlebutt” being the old Marine and Navy term for gossip — and I was dutifully amused by it. But looking back, I think Radar was probably building some kind of electrical device, maybe a ham radio or something similar. Which means he had a hobby, and it also means that Radar — the guy who was the butt of jokes — was probably a lot smarter than the rest of us.
In those days, almost half of Marine infantrymen didn’t have a high‑school diploma. Being “different” wasn’t encouraged.
In retrospect, I wish I’d had the courage to be an odd duck myself and buck the peer pressure. It would take a few more years before I matured enough to reach that level of contentment.
“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.” — Bertrand Russell
“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” — Maya Angelou
“Not all who wander are lost.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
#photo #photography #photographer #morning #seascape #Vietnam #conformity #Marines
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Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Self-Reliance,” Essays: First Series, No. 2More about this quote: wist.info/emerson-ralph-waldo/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #emerson #ralphwaldoemerson #assessment #autonomy #conformity #goodness #humanity #integrity #label #liberty #manliness #mind #nonconformist #orthodoxy #questioning #righteousness #sacred #self #validation
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Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Self-Reliance,” Essays: First Series, No. 2More about this quote: wist.info/emerson-ralph-waldo/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #emerson #ralphwaldoemerson #assessment #autonomy #conformity #goodness #humanity #integrity #label #liberty #manliness #mind #nonconformist #orthodoxy #questioning #righteousness #sacred #self #validation
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RE: https://metalhead.club/@demon6/116766952707598559
If you can't were a banana costume to a hardcore gig why even go to a hardcore gig.
so much of hardcore is conformity to a singularity identity, one that the bands want to have their own insular in group.
Metal has gone through it all too & repeats the process.
Let people go to shows as they please. Let people be safe to be who they are and express themselves.
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RE: https://metalhead.club/@demon6/116766952707598559
If you can't were a banana costume to a hardcore gig why even go to a hardcore gig.
so much of hardcore is conformity to a singularity identity, one that the bands want to have their own insular in group.
Metal has gone through it all too & repeats the process.
Let people go to shows as they please. Let people be safe to be who they are and express themselves.
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#conformity : compliance with standards
- French: conformité
- German: die Übereinstimmung
- Italian: conformità
- Portuguese: conformidade
- Spanish: conformidad
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Fill in missing or incorrect translations @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/translations
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#conformity : compliance with standards
- French: conformité
- German: die Übereinstimmung
- Italian: conformità
- Portuguese: conformidade
- Spanish: conformidad
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Fill in missing or incorrect translations @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/translations
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Dissenting comes at a cost.
Doing the right thing is often punished.
Lots of people live in situations in which their reality and the group reality do not align. #conformity #orders #responsibility #obey
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Michigan Daily: Say goodbye to your individuality. “I always thought the phrase ‘be yourself’ was so stupid. Obviously, you’re being yourself, who else could you be? With the rise of TikTok aesthetics, I’ve realized that in actuality, we all are desperate to be absolutely anyone else. The boxes have been created. Go choose one. For the cost of a few hundred dollars and an obscenely high […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/10/michigan-daily-say-goodbye-to-your-individuality/ -
Michigan Daily: Say goodbye to your individuality. “I always thought the phrase ‘be yourself’ was so stupid. Obviously, you’re being yourself, who else could you be? With the rise of TikTok aesthetics, I’ve realized that in actuality, we all are desperate to be absolutely anyone else. The boxes have been created. Go choose one. For the cost of a few hundred dollars and an obscenely high […]
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SCRIPT Theory -
Social Control Reinforced/Reproduced In Practice/Performance Talk/Text(Really it's SCRRIPPTT but there's no need to make spellcheck that angry with me.)
#ScriptTheory #SCRRIPPTT #Theory #sociology #anthropology #writer #control #conformityhttps://survivorliteracy.com/2026/05/06/6-script-theory-revisited-6/
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SCRIPT Theory -
Social Control Reinforced/Reproduced In Practice/Performance Talk/Text(Really it's SCRRIPPTT but there's no need to make spellcheck that angry with me.)
#ScriptTheory #SCRRIPPTT #Theory #sociology #anthropology #writer #control #conformityhttps://survivorliteracy.com/2026/05/06/6-script-theory-revisited-6/
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
Those who believe that the voice of the people is the voice of God may infer that any unusual opinion or peculiar taste is almost a form of impiety, and is to be viewed as a culpable rebellion against the legitimate authority of the herd. This will only be avoided if liberty is as much valued as democracy, and it is realized that a society in which each is the slave of all is only a little better than one in which each is the slave of a despot. There is equality where all are slaves, as well as where all are free. This shows that equality, by itself, is not enough to make a good society.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Lecture (1949-01-16), “The Conflict of Technique and Human Nature,” Reith Lecture, “Authority and the Individual” No. 4, BBC RadioMore about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/837…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #authority #conformity #democracy #dissent #equality #freedom #freedomofthought #herd #heterodoxy #liberty #majority #mob #popularopinion #slavery #tyrannyofthemajority #wethepeople #voxpopuli
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
Those who believe that the voice of the people is the voice of God may infer that any unusual opinion or peculiar taste is almost a form of impiety, and is to be viewed as a culpable rebellion against the legitimate authority of the herd. This will only be avoided if liberty is as much valued as democracy, and it is realized that a society in which each is the slave of all is only a little better than one in which each is the slave of a despot. There is equality where all are slaves, as well as where all are free. This shows that equality, by itself, is not enough to make a good society.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Lecture (1949-01-16), “The Conflict of Technique and Human Nature,” Reith Lecture, “Authority and the Individual” No. 4, BBC RadioMore about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/837…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #authority #conformity #democracy #dissent #equality #freedom #freedomofthought #herd #heterodoxy #liberty #majority #mob #popularopinion #slavery #tyrannyofthemajority #wethepeople #voxpopuli
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A quotation from Henry Commager
Who among American heroes could meet their [loyalty] tests, who would be cleared by their committees? Not Washington, who was a rebel. Not Jefferson, who wrote that all men are created equal and whose motto was “rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.” Not Garrison, who publicly burned the Constitution; or Wendell Phillips, who spoke for the underprivileged everywhere and counted himself a philosophical anarchist; not Seward of the Higher Law or Sumner of racial equality. Not Lincoln, who admonished us to have malice toward none, charity for all; or Wilson, who warned that our flag was “a flag of liberty of opinion as well as of political liberty”; or Justice Holmes, who said that our Constitution is an experiment and that while that experiment is being made “we should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe and believe to be fraught with death.”
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1947-07), “Who Is Loyal to America?” sec. 2, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #America #conformity #conservatism #history #loyalty #loyaltytest #obedience #patriotism #rebellion #statusquo #unAmerican #huac #redscare
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A quotation from Henry Commager
Who among American heroes could meet their [loyalty] tests, who would be cleared by their committees? Not Washington, who was a rebel. Not Jefferson, who wrote that all men are created equal and whose motto was “rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.” Not Garrison, who publicly burned the Constitution; or Wendell Phillips, who spoke for the underprivileged everywhere and counted himself a philosophical anarchist; not Seward of the Higher Law or Sumner of racial equality. Not Lincoln, who admonished us to have malice toward none, charity for all; or Wilson, who warned that our flag was “a flag of liberty of opinion as well as of political liberty”; or Justice Holmes, who said that our Constitution is an experiment and that while that experiment is being made “we should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe and believe to be fraught with death.”
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1947-07), “Who Is Loyal to America?” sec. 2, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #America #conformity #conservatism #history #loyalty #loyaltytest #obedience #patriotism #rebellion #statusquo #unAmerican #huac #redscare
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Dissenting comes at a cost.
Doing the right thing is often punished.
Lots of people live in situations in which their reality and the group reality do not align. #conformity #orders #responsibility #obey
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A quotation from Henry Commager
What is the new loyalty? It is, above all, conformity. It is the uncritical and unquestioning acceptance of America as it is — the political institutions, the social relationships, the economic practices. It rejects inquiry into the race question or socialized medicine, or public housing, or into the wisdom or validity of our foreign policy. It regards as particularly heinous any challenge to what is called “the system of private enterprise,” identifying that system with Americanism. It abandons evolution, repudiates the once popular concept of progress, and regards America as a finished product, perfect and complete.
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1947-09), "Who Is Loyal to America?" Harper's Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #America #bigbusiness #capitalism #conformity #conservatism #exceptionalism #freeenterprise #laissezfaire #loyalty #nationalism #perfection #progress #publichousing #racism #socializedmedicine #statusquo
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A quotation from Henry Commager
What is the new loyalty? It is, above all, conformity. It is the uncritical and unquestioning acceptance of America as it is — the political institutions, the social relationships, the economic practices. It rejects inquiry into the race question or socialized medicine, or public housing, or into the wisdom or validity of our foreign policy. It regards as particularly heinous any challenge to what is called “the system of private enterprise,” identifying that system with Americanism. It abandons evolution, repudiates the once popular concept of progress, and regards America as a finished product, perfect and complete.
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1947-09), "Who Is Loyal to America?" Harper's Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #America #bigbusiness #capitalism #conformity #conservatism #exceptionalism #freeenterprise #laissezfaire #loyalty #nationalism #perfection #progress #publichousing #racism #socializedmedicine #statusquo
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A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
“Conversation is a minefield until you learn the conventions, Jane dear.”
“I’ll never learn all the rules,” muttered Jane.
“Yes, you will,” said Phryne. “Then you can bend them.”Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher No. 13, The Castlemaine Murders, ch. 4 (2003)More about this quote: wist.info/greenwood-kerry/8331…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #kerrygreenwood #phrynefisher #missfisher #chitchat #conventions #conversation #courtesy #discussion #etiquette #politeness #rules #socialconventions #conformity #nonconformity #rulebreaking #breaktherules
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A quotation from Kerry Greenwood
“Conversation is a minefield until you learn the conventions, Jane dear.”
“I’ll never learn all the rules,” muttered Jane.
“Yes, you will,” said Phryne. “Then you can bend them.”Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer
Phryne Fisher No. 13, The Castlemaine Murders, ch. 4 (2003)More about this quote: wist.info/greenwood-kerry/8331…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #kerrygreenwood #phrynefisher #missfisher #chitchat #conventions #conversation #courtesy #discussion #etiquette #politeness #rules #socialconventions #conformity #nonconformity #rulebreaking #breaktherules
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A quotation from Henry Commager
A nation which, in the name of loyalty or of patriotism or of a sincere and high-sounding idea, discourages criticism and dissent, and puts a premium on acquiescence and conformity, is headed for disaster.
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1949-11-05), “What Ideas Are Safe?” Saturday ReviewMore about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #acquiescence #conformity #control #dissent #freespeech #freedomofspeech #freedomofthought #heterodoxy #intolerance #loyalty #orthodoxy #patriotism #security #intellectualfreedom
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A quotation from Henry Commager
A nation which, in the name of loyalty or of patriotism or of a sincere and high-sounding idea, discourages criticism and dissent, and puts a premium on acquiescence and conformity, is headed for disaster.
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1949-11-05), “What Ideas Are Safe?” Saturday ReviewMore about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #acquiescence #conformity #control #dissent #freespeech #freedomofspeech #freedomofthought #heterodoxy #intolerance #loyalty #orthodoxy #patriotism #security #intellectualfreedom
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He was the Roman governor; he didn't need the crowd's permission to rule. He could have walked out, declared the man free, and silenced the mob with a wave of his hand.
https://paper.wf/hxrdnotes/the-weight-of-the-crowd-why-we-wash-our-hands-of-our-own-conscience
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I'm considering a new essay on Parsifal, Cassandra, and The Emperor (and his new clothes) as a metaphor for institutional silence.
I've got a working thesis and an abstract. This started as a commentary on The Fisher King, but it's expanded to all three
#philosophy #writing #metaphor #myth #legend #fairytales #parables #blog #podcast #substack #poll #society #institutions #structure #diagnosis #analysis #conformity #speaking #asking #silence
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I'm considering a new essay on Parsifal, Cassandra, and The Emperor (and his new clothes) as a metaphor for institutional silence.
I've got a working thesis and an abstract. This started as a commentary on The Fisher King, but it's expanded to all three
#philosophy #writing #metaphor #myth #legend #fairytales #parables #blog #podcast #substack #poll #society #institutions #structure #diagnosis #analysis #conformity #speaking #asking #silence
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Dissenting comes at a cost.
Doing the right thing is often punished.
Lots of people live in situations in which their reality and the group reality do not align. #conformity #orders #responsibility #obey
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A quotation from Robert Ingersoll
What is blasphemy? I will give you a definition; I will give you my thought upon this subject. What is real blasphemy?
To live on the unpaid labor of other men — that is blasphemy.
To enslave your fellow-man, to put chains upon his body — that is blasphemy.
To enslave the minds of men, to put manacles upon the brain, padlocks upon the lips — that is blasphemy.
To deny what you believe to be true, to admit to be true what you believe to be a lie — that is blasphemy.
To strike the weak and unprotected, in order that you may gain the applause of the ignorant and superstitious mob — that is blasphemy.
To persecute the intelligent few, at the command of the ignorant many — that is blasphemy.
To forge chains, to build dungeons, for your honest fellow-men — that is blasphemy.
To pollute the souls of children with the dogma of eternal pain — that is blasphemy.
To violate your conscience — that is blasphemy.
The jury that gives an unjust verdict, and the judge who pronounces an unjust sentence, are blasphemers.
The man who bows to public opinion against his better judgment and against his honest conviction, is a blasphemer.Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Speech (1887-05) to the Jury, Trial of C. B. Reynolds for Blasphemy, Morristown, New JerseyMore about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #blasphemy #censorship #conformity #conscience #corruption #exploitation #hell #hypocrisy #indoctrination #injustice #oppression #persecution #publicopinion #punchingdown #slavery #theocracy #dishonesty #guiltyconscience
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I was typing, and my editor flagged it as a ‘Strong resemblance to AI text’. Kinda bollox. And, so I rant on my blog – 1984, Minority Report. Even Handmaid's Tale. Handmade, a tale.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/03/19/i-am-a-language-model/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
#philosophy #psychology #writing #ai #policing #ethicalAI #intrusion #culture #blog #podcast #language #critique #languagedetection #bollocks #culture #conformity #obey
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A quotation from Henry Commager
If we establish a standard of safe thinking, we will end up with no thinking at all. That is the only “safe” way, and that is, needless to say, the most precarious, dangerous, of all ways.
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1949-11-05), “What Ideas Are Safe?” Saturday ReviewMore about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #conformity #groupthink #idea #playitsafe #safety #thinking #thought #thoughtcontrol #unthinking
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"Unapologetic uniqueness: conformity is where tomorrow's greatness goes to die." - Futurist Jim Carroll
The manuscript for Being Unique is officially complete and with my wife, Christa, for editing.
The book is a manifesto for the "oddballs," arguing that the traits you’ve been told to fix are actually your most potent strategic weapons. It’s a guide to weaponizing your differences to navigate a high-velocity future!
The journey starts by battling "innovation killers" like groupthink and consensus - favourite topics of mine. But then use the story of Oblio—the round-headed boy in a pointed world from the movie The Point —as a metaphor for finding your own "point" amidst the pressure to conform. This whimsical start sets the stage for a deeper exploration of how a unique vantage point reveals truths others simply cannot see.
There's some fun and powerful stuff in there, from the whimsical to the world-changing, featuring "crazy ones" like Steve Jobs and the rebellious Grace Hopper. I even dive into Richard Feynman’s kitchen to show how simple curiosity about breaking spaghetti leads to Nobel-level thinking.
But it's not all theoretical. I dive into the research of Thomas Kuhn, a guy who took on the science of "paradigm shifts." He proved that proves that breakthroughs only happen when you step outside the dominant mindset.
Ultimately, Being Unique is a toolkit for a path to the "Masters of Business Imagination," an idea I first put out there in 2004!
It's been a LONG project! I originally began working on it in the summer of 2024, in a series that started here. I realized part way in that I had a book. As I posted, I started working it into shape, realizing it wasn't there, dropping it for a time, picking it up again ... over and over, and here we are!
Now look, I know this is a tall order. We can't teach uniqueness - you either have it, or you don't. The fact is, not all of us are born with the unique skills, capabilities, or insight that might allow us to be the next Steve Jobs or Richard Branson - both of whom were and are very, very unique. But what if we had a guide path, an action plan, and a roadmap for how to align ourselves in the same way that they've thought about tomorrow? Some insight on how we could be 'an oddball, a rebel, a freak' - because those are the ones who get the future done?
It's hard to say when we'll get to print - Christa has her own unique editing process. Having worked on 42 books with me, I know the best thing I can do right now is sit back and let things unfold. I'll open up pre-orders later this week!
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**#BeingUnique** **#Uniqueness** **#Conformity** **#Rebels** **#Innovation** **#Book** **#Manuscript** **#Creativity** **#Curiosity** **#Courage** **#Oddballs** **#Imagination** **#Leadership**Futurist Jim Carroll learned long ago that his unique way of thinking was something he could build a career upon.
Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/03/daily-inspiration-unapologetic-uniqueness-conformity-is-where-tomorrows-greatness-goes-to-die/
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SCRIPT Theory -
Social Control Reinforced/Reproduced In Practice/Performance Talk/Text(Really it's SCRRIPPTT but there's no need to make spellcheck that angry with me.)
#ScriptTheory #SCRRIPPTT #Theory #sociology #anthropology #writer #control #conformityhttps://survivorliteracy.com/2026/03/06/6-script-theory-revisited-4/
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Strong opinions matter: Why some birds refuse to follow the flock
#Birds #AnimalBehavior #ZebraFinches #Psychology #Nesting #SocialInfluence #Conformity #Culture #Science #Nature #BehavioralScience #Cognition #Research #Society #Evolution #CriticalThinking
https://the-14.com/strong-opinions-matter-why-some-birds-refuse-to-follow-the-flock/ -
#52booksin52weeks 32. Publisher Starts w/B - Ballantine - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury #ClassicSciFi #censorship #conformity #humanconnection #technology #PowerOfBooks #alienation #bookburning #history #booktok #bookstagram #booksky #gamemaster #gamemastersbookclub #ttrpgpodcast https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc
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SCRIPT Theory -
Social Control Reinforced/Reproduced In Practice/Performance Talk/Text(Really it's SCRRIPPTT but there's no need to make spellcheck that angry with me.)
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#52booksin52weeks 22. Spotted on TV (Stranger Things) - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle #strangerthings #madeleinelengle #AWrinkleInTime #yascifi #yafantasy #Tesseract #poweroflove #goodvsevil #conformity #science #MoralCourage #bookstagram #Booktok #booksky #ttrpgpodcast #gamemastersbookclub https://www.k-squareproductions.com/gmbc
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CW: LLMs
AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it’s already happening https://theconversation.com/ai-induced-cultural-stagnation-is-no-longer-speculation-its-already-happening-272488
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Om Malik: "As the technology industry became the cultural zeitgeist, it became necessary to advertise to the world that you were part of the tech set. And the easiest way to do so was through a uniform."
What Malik fails to note in this article is that dress has always signalled that you belong to the group:
"Grey suited business men pissing against the wall."It is just, in this time of individual truth, it is more insidious.
#conformity #nonconformity #ingroup
