How To Grow Old: Bertrand Russell on What Makes a Fulfilling Life
“If you can fall in love again and again,” Henry Miller wrote as he contemplated the measure of a life well lived on the precipice of turning eighty, “if you can forgive as well as forget, if you can keep from growing sour, surly, bitter and cynical… you’ve got it half licked.” Seven years earlier, the great British philosopher, mathematician, historian, and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872–February 2, 1970) considered the same abiding question at the same […]#social-critique — Public Fediverse posts
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The Loveliest
The woman
with a
double chin
and fat fingers
around plastic bags
plops down
in the seat
across the aisle
and blocks
my view of the
goddess
whose magazine
is filled with
clothes
she'd fill out
quite nicely.
The pretty
and the ugly
sit side by side
and I wonder
who is
the loveliest
in God's eyes.February 22, 2002
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Riley Critiques Capitalism's Foundation in Theft, Explores Themes in New Film
Filmmaker Boots Riley says capitalism is built on theft of land, labor, and resources. His new film "I Love Boosters" explores this.
#BootsRiley, #Capitalism, #Iloveboosters, #FilmMaking, #SocialCritique
https://newsletter.tf/boots-riley-capitalism-theft-film-i-love-boosters/
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Boots Riley's new film "I Love Boosters" uses surrealism to show how capitalism steals land, labor, and resources.
#BootsRiley, #Capitalism, #Iloveboosters, #FilmMaking, #SocialCritique
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Oh Argentina, you say?#PeterThiel #Palantir #SurveillanceState #USPolitics #Accountability #TechBillionaires #PoliticalMeme #CurrentEvents #SocialCritique #Hypocrisy #GenerativeAI #Privacy #NoBillionaires #TaxTheRich #EatTheRich #MAGA #FuckICE #Project2025 #TrumpEpsteinCoverup #NoKings #AI #FuckAI #AIisTheft #Oligarchy
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#PeterThiel #Palantir #SurveillanceState #USPolitics #Accountability #TechBillionaires #PoliticalMeme #CurrentEvents #SocialCritique #Hypocrisy #GenerativeAI #Privacy #NoBillionaires #TaxTheRich #EatTheRich #MAGA #FBI #CIA #FuckICE #Project2025 #TrumpEpsteinCoverup #NoKings #AI #FuckAI #AIisTheft #Oligarchy
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The crowd erupts. But who are they really clapping for?
Applause is currency and most people spend it on those who deserve it least, while the real builders work in silence.
New essay on manufactured consent, false heroes, and the revolutionary power of keeping your hands still.
🔗 https://kairos-prometheon.com/en/blog/2026-04-11-the-applause/
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The US flag has become wallpaper and marketing. Displaying it on everything from flip-flops to trash masks deep divisions and profound insecurity. It is the ultimate hypocrisy: using the symbol to justify wars and invasions, selling a hollow moral superiority while the true value of freedom is lost in the noise.
#USA #BlindPatriotism #Hypocrisy #Imperialism #AmericanCulture #PoliticalMarketing #SocialCritique #Geopolitics #Nationalism #HardPower
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#America, F*** Yeah - Team America OST
#Iran#nemoradio not funny
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372588/
BTW this is not a love song! 💡 ✅ #Socialcritique paired with #Satire
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Techno‑Feudal Elite Are Attempting to Build a Twenty‑First‑Century Fascist State
#HackerNews #TechnoFeudalism #Fascism #Oligarchy #TechnologyPolitics #SocialCritique
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To the travel cat who sees a Dutchman and assumes a cloud of smoke; to the stranger who sees a Muslim and assumes a closed door; and to the Board members who see a policy and assume a moral high ground: Context matters.
I am often greeted with the noise of "incidental" outrage: "F@ you, zealous bigot." My answer remains the same: "My dear, context please. Your words are just noise." Read on: https://library.profpeter.my/paper-trails/mastodon-short/no-context-no-talk
#ContextMatters #CriticalThinking #LiquidModernity #SocialCritique #Philosophy
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"In the Netherlands, we have two sayings: 'To float a balloon' (to test or try something out) and 'That kite won’t fly' (something won’t happen or isn't applicable).
How do these relate to the woman choosing breast augmentation? By already ,,,..Read on: https://library.profpeter.my/paper-trails/mastodon-short/some-kites-are-hard-to-steer#BodyImage #SocietalPressure #MentalHealth #SelfWorth #DutchIdioms #VisualMetaphor #AutumnMood #Photography #SocialCritique #Authenticity
