tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post1249218902461563544..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Monbiot on Vanishing Life and The Curse of Creeping NormalityThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-21816657375755836632018-06-30T10:05:43.784-07:002018-06-30T10:05:43.784-07:00I hear you, Tal. I feel that way myself so much th...<br />I hear you, Tal. I feel that way myself so much that I'm embarrassed to admit it. It's just that quitting is not an option. That's laying down in the grave long before your time.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-64977653210282760632018-06-30T09:50:07.355-07:002018-06-30T09:50:07.355-07:00After a while one succumbs to a state of resignati...After a while one succumbs to a state of resignation and grudging acceptance, as one never feels they can do anything about whatever's around the corner.Tal Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077424958233740898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-26970495932540983292018-06-29T22:25:25.039-07:002018-06-29T22:25:25.039-07:00I know your frustration, Deacon. I've been kic...<br />I know your frustration, Deacon. I've been kicking this dead horse for well over a decade on this blog. I get it. I won't stop, not yet anyway.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-36996482343029900062018-06-29T20:11:35.663-07:002018-06-29T20:11:35.663-07:00It's important that I kick the dead horse in m...It's important that I kick the dead horse in my living room too.<br /><br />I just can't remember why.Deacon Jesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509149236511255564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-56645262344168193302018-06-29T17:08:12.856-07:002018-06-29T17:08:12.856-07:00It probably can't, Toby, although it's imp...<br />It probably can't, Toby, although it's important that someone at least make that plea.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-39842749375780133662018-06-29T14:27:12.535-07:002018-06-29T14:27:12.535-07:00Marshall McLuhan was right about technology affect...Marshall McLuhan was right about technology affecting the way we think and behave. The automobile is a cocoon that enables not having to rub shoulders with the great unwashed. The telephone can lead to rudeness as someone breaks a face-to-face conversation to answer theirs or a business puts you on hold. People bury their heads in smart phones and jog with pods in their ears. Television can dominate any room. Selfishness has run amok. <br /><br />How can a plea to save the environment compete with that? Tobynoreply@blogger.com