Posted on December 20, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Topics – Technicians are not intellectuals – Technocrats are not elite (using prebuilt tools isn’t special) – Using technology to enforce worldviews is douchy – What is an intellectual – How credentialism and materialism rot brains and cultures – You need to repeat good…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Education, Original Content, Original Music, podcasts, Silicon Valley, Technocrats
Posted on December 20, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Topics – Patreon bans Sargon of Akkad – Loss of patrons ripples outward to unpolitical creators – Simple pleasures – The importance of prioritizing spending – Why creators shouldn’t be ashamed of trying to monetize their work – Accreditation vs. Education and Creative…
Posted on December 14, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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The economic landscape has shifted dramatically. That is what we are told. It certainly seems to be true. I have my reservations but that’s beside the point. The validity of that statement isn’t the focus of this here essay. No. What seems of utmost…
Posted on December 8, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Don’t rely on technology to overcome your laziness. A nicer pen and notebook will gather dust just the same as your BIC and that yellow legal pad. These are the things I discuss along with the frustration of coincidences involving hats. Dank Classics…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Coincidences, Creativity, H.W. Bush, Hats, Lifestyle, Process, Rick Beato
Posted on November 22, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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I got a dimension for you RIGHT HERE!
Posted on November 16, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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A bit of a opinion stirred by Bryan Lunduke’s recent decision to quit all social media. I discuss the need for a refractory period to process each other’s opinions, insights, and quirks. Then the vlog veers in the direction of Roscoe Pounds ‘The Philosophy…
Posted on November 8, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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First there was a boom, then there was an X, and now the omega of Z. Maybe we should stop thinking so apocalyptically? https://www.minds.com/Weirmellow – Social Mediuh https://www.patreon.com/TheFractalJournal – Tipjar
Category: Technology
Fractal Briefs | Silicon Valley is not Intellectual
Posted on December 20, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Topics – Technicians are not intellectuals – Technocrats are not elite (using prebuilt tools isn’t special) – Using technology to enforce worldviews is douchy – What is an intellectual – How credentialism and materialism rot brains and cultures – You need to repeat good…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Education, Original Content, Original Music, podcasts, Silicon Valley, Technocrats
Fractal Radio | Episode 31 – Patreon bans Gimli and a bit of a ramble besides
Posted on December 20, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Topics – Patreon bans Sargon of Akkad – Loss of patrons ripples outward to unpolitical creators – Simple pleasures – The importance of prioritizing spending – Why creators shouldn’t be ashamed of trying to monetize their work – Accreditation vs. Education and Creative…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Psychology, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Education, Lifestyle, Personal Finance, Sargon of Akkad
Principle and Profit
Posted on December 14, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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The economic landscape has shifted dramatically. That is what we are told. It certainly seems to be true. I have my reservations but that’s beside the point. The validity of that statement isn’t the focus of this here essay. No. What seems of utmost…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Politics, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized
Fractal Radio | Episode 30 – Dusty Pens and Blank Pages
Posted on December 8, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Don’t rely on technology to overcome your laziness. A nicer pen and notebook will gather dust just the same as your BIC and that yellow legal pad. These are the things I discuss along with the frustration of coincidences involving hats. Dank Classics…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Coincidences, Creativity, H.W. Bush, Hats, Lifestyle, Process, Rick Beato
Fractal Briefs |’Making a Living and other Woo
Posted on November 22, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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I got a dimension for you RIGHT HERE!
Category: Current Events, Humor, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Alex Jones, Elon Musc, joe rogan, Wankers
Fractal Radio | Episode 28 – Social Media and ‘Hardly Explicable Human Conduct’
Posted on November 16, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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A bit of a opinion stirred by Bryan Lunduke’s recent decision to quit all social media. I discuss the need for a refractory period to process each other’s opinions, insights, and quirks. Then the vlog veers in the direction of Roscoe Pounds ‘The Philosophy…
Category: Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Vlog
Cheesy as XYZ – Vlog
Posted on November 8, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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First there was a boom, then there was an X, and now the omega of Z. Maybe we should stop thinking so apocalyptically? https://www.minds.com/Weirmellow – Social Mediuh https://www.patreon.com/TheFractalJournal – Tipjar
Category: Philosophy, Psychology, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Alex Weir, Fractal Radio, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, Vlogs
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