the residue from coercion

After force came fear, then sharp, now subtle. Fear of acting boldly, fear of sharing sadness, fear of thinking oddly. Who might have been, lost chances to dare and fail; who became, found self as advocacy example. Now, old, fear of insistent elder care. A residue of distrust.

$160

I have several times now seen on TV an AT&T phone plan ad, up to four family members, for $160 a month. Only $160 says the gentle female ad voice. Only. Taxes not mentioned. So likely only $175 a month. I thought 'only' was for offers that end in 99. Vendor tricks. People with so much income that they could take on that much overhead. Only a few thousand dollars a year. For phones.

In old age the upper beak of an eagle grows gradually longer and more crooked, such that the bird slowly dies of starvation.

Adapting to the sixth extinction

Humans are adapting to living in the midst of the sixth extinction by adapting our relationship to time. We have widened the geographic expansion lens to include building islands in the ocean and inhabiting space while we shorten the time focus. Not only has the value of seven generations back and forward slipped away, all other consequences are seen via short term. 10 years is the longest government plans for. Fast to market with a good-enough product, goods cheaper to replace than repair, … I'm sure you can add lots more examples. Please add them in the comments.

Choosing to die by not drinking or eating

In old age the upper beak of an eagle grows gradually longer and more crooked, such that the bird slowly dies of starvation.

Belonging

The wars on drugs, gangs, terrorism are wars on race, class and poverty.  The more rules, the more rules beg to be challenged.  As we restrain both crime and caring, so will we limit our connectedness.  The challenge for too many is how to attach to a society that discriminates, how those on the edges can secure their own place.

Memory metaphors

As the mind slows … retrieval at the speed of an 8080 hard drive, first meta tag associations, later, often much later, full content.

I've transferred that information from my mind's short/term memory to my computer. I'll try to retrieve it later or I'll being it next time.