tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3380452525130411428..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: The Rise of the "Useless" Class. How to Survive the 21st Century.The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-4907313507146129822020-01-27T09:43:25.067-08:002020-01-27T09:43:25.067-08:00PLG - those who follow this blog will be aware tha...PLG - those who follow this blog will be aware that I've railed on against messaging versus information all along. I got a crash course in it when I ascended from radio to TV news in the 1970s. All I knew when they hired me was that it was supposed to be a great promotion, a step into the big time. Within a month I was utterly demoralized. I went to law school.<br /><br />No, of course it's not new. What is new is the latest developments in technology - smart phones, GPS, augmented and blended reality. We are in a much different place than we were ten years ago even if it doesn't look much different. <br /><br />You should really catch up. <br /><br />Not surprisingly this augmented/blended reality stuff was pioneered for its military applications. Now they've realized how effective it can be when used on us. We haven't been living like this forever. We're on to a brand new chapter now.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-90801221336238858102020-01-27T09:35:25.625-08:002020-01-27T09:35:25.625-08:00TB, I never said the Anthropocene was going to las...TB, I never said the Anthropocene was going to last, at least not the human aspect of it.The Disaffected Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135599782685108764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-34174596748052546812020-01-26T08:15:49.324-08:002020-01-26T08:15:49.324-08:00Well worth a listen.
https://www.cbc.ca/ageofper...Well worth a listen.<br /><br /><br />https://www.cbc.ca/ageofpersuasion/episode/<br /><br />TBTrailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436709163754934547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-58518068815731497832020-01-25T20:12:54.901-08:002020-01-25T20:12:54.901-08:00"It was suggested that, as our connection wit..."It was suggested that, as our connection with reality is manipulated we will gradually shift into a world in which we choose to follow feelings rather than knowledge."<br />You say that like it's a brand new thing. Ever watch an advertisement? Ever notice any information in one? We've been living like this forever. These issues got hammered but good in "The Space Merchants" by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth, back in 1952 (still reads totally relevant today).Purple library guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930984683714519212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-76912648682785263072020-01-25T16:34:44.162-08:002020-01-25T16:34:44.162-08:00Still have to watch the whole video; that said.
T...Still have to watch the whole video; that said.<br /><br />The useless class have been around forever .<br />Lets talk , Eaton, Harvard et al and all that group buy in to jobs that not only pay well because of your schooling but jobs that offer influence and prestige without accomplishment.<br /><br />we have always been suckers for manipulation , Trump was correct in praising the uneducated who will at the drop of a hat vote for those that offer free or cheap beer and easy solutions to complicated problems.<br />The only difference between the old school manipulation and bullshit is that the modern version is much more subtle and mind numbing.<br />I almost hit a friggin stupid prick that walked in front of my vehicle the other day whilst he concentrated on his phone! his mind was everywhere than where it should have been .<br />The Mound speaks of the anthropocene as the age we live in .<br />More honestly we live in a world of suspended animation quite unaware and unwilling to face up to current events.<br /><br />TBTrailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436709163754934547noreply@blogger.com