Tag: Culture
I review some excellent points Peter Hitchens made regarding the cultural decline that’s led our society and institutions to abdicate principals of individual rights, rule of law, and other ideals. Said ideals being integral to the success of not only England and America but…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: America, Checks and Balances, Cultural Decline, Culture, Eastern Europe, Economy, Enlightenment, Freedom, Great Britain, Liberty, Magna Carta, Parliament, Peter Hitchens, Police, Russia, Statism, United States
Posted on March 4, 2020
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A cheeky romp through pungent fields of self important bullshit. Diagnosis: It’s a bargain bin replacement for religion. Le Articles De Discotheque https://eidolon.pub/why-is-stoicism-having-a-cultural-moment-5f0e9963d560
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Comedy, Culture, Goofs, Humor, Mindfulness, Religion, Stoicism, Stoics, Trends, Trendy, Wank, Yuppies
Posted on February 11, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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HD and beyond bring a level of immersion that destroys a barrier we might have been better off keeping. Do world languages shape cultures and the capacities of the people that comprise those cultures. When creating for an audience remember that the audience is…
Category: Alex Weir, Humor, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Creativity, Culture, Language, Productivity
Posted on June 21, 2019
by Alex V. Weir
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Made this last night. Given hardware limitations it took three hours just to render two clips stuck together. Ain’t nothin spectacular just riffing on various odds and ends like: dealing with procrastination, what’s actually vulgar, and then there’s a bit of musical nonsense. Was…
Posted on June 16, 2019
by Alex V. Weir
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…if so why? Just a bit of impromptu musing on how shifts in information processing (internet skim/deep reading etc) may be why movies from prior decades seem better. (I know that Castaway was made in 2000) This is from my music/informal channel. Please subscribe…
Posted on April 16, 2019
by Alex V. Weir
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The pines creaked and swayed. Cold settled like a chill blanket as the sun slowly sank. If I followed the advice I’ve found in some writers guides I’d have never arranged words in that particular order. Those sentences wouldn’t exist. Description is gauche you…
Posted on April 1, 2019
by Alex V. Weir
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The internet is not a trendy cafe and you are not the Grand Barista. Technology is a cumulative collaborative process. Ideas form all round the world, needs arise, and information converges – pens are made with ball points! And internets! So at the end…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Culture, Ethics, Free Speech, Google, Internet, Jack Dorsey, Sargon of Akkad, Silicon Valley, Twitter
Posted on March 28, 2019
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Thoughts on the global village, trendy minimalism, and the homogenization of culture. |David Hoffman’s Video | |Sargon on Article 13 | |The Atlantic on Uniqlo | https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/uniqlo-millennials-gap/583219/
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Article 13, Culture, Global Village, Society, Trends
Posted on December 14, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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It’s ok to be a man. It’s ok to have self respect. It’s ok to have dignity. It’s okay to not dress like you shop at GAP kids. Free Fiction Series, Essays, and more | https://www.fractaljournal.com Social Media | https://www.minds.com/Weirmellow Email | mellow.mission.productions@gmail.com Tipjar…
Posted on August 30, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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So I was doin a bit of studying and stumbled on a U2 song with a sweet and simple (somewhat trite) lyrics ‘you’ve been everywhere.’ Which got me to pondering the funny way music and glib phrasing allows us to overlay our own…
Tag: Culture
TFS 48 – Peter Hitchens on Cultural Decline and Loss of Liberty
Posted on May 7, 2020 by Alex V. Weir
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I review some excellent points Peter Hitchens made regarding the cultural decline that’s led our society and institutions to abdicate principals of individual rights, rule of law, and other ideals. Said ideals being integral to the success of not only England and America but…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: America, Checks and Balances, Cultural Decline, Culture, Eastern Europe, Economy, Enlightenment, Freedom, Great Britain, Liberty, Magna Carta, Parliament, Peter Hitchens, Police, Russia, Statism, United States
TFS 27 – Stoics, Cynics, and Heroics
Posted on March 4, 2020 by Alex V. Weir
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A cheeky romp through pungent fields of self important bullshit. Diagnosis: It’s a bargain bin replacement for religion. Le Articles De Discotheque https://eidolon.pub/why-is-stoicism-having-a-cultural-moment-5f0e9963d560
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Humor, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Comedy, Culture, Goofs, Humor, Mindfulness, Religion, Stoicism, Stoics, Trends, Trendy, Wank, Yuppies
TFS 6 – Canned Experience, Language and Inclination, You are the “Audience”
Posted on February 11, 2020 by Alex V. Weir
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HD and beyond bring a level of immersion that destroys a barrier we might have been better off keeping. Do world languages shape cultures and the capacities of the people that comprise those cultures. When creating for an audience remember that the audience is…
Category: Alex Weir, Humor, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Creativity, Culture, Language, Productivity
Idea Medley – Dealing With Interrupts, Vulgar vs Manners, and some Guitaring (Vlog)
Posted on June 21, 2019 by Alex V. Weir
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Made this last night. Given hardware limitations it took three hours just to render two clips stuck together. Ain’t nothin spectacular just riffing on various odds and ends like: dealing with procrastination, what’s actually vulgar, and then there’s a bit of musical nonsense. Was…
Category: Alex Weir, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Creativity, Culture, Lifestyle, Productivity
Were 90’s Movies Better and… (Vlog)
Posted on June 16, 2019 by Alex V. Weir
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…if so why? Just a bit of impromptu musing on how shifts in information processing (internet skim/deep reading etc) may be why movies from prior decades seem better. (I know that Castaway was made in 2000) This is from my music/informal channel. Please subscribe…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Commentary, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Culture, Film, Ideas
Dudebro Six Figs – The New Approach to Writing
Posted on April 16, 2019 by Alex V. Weir
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The pines creaked and swayed. Cold settled like a chill blanket as the sun slowly sank. If I followed the advice I’ve found in some writers guides I’d have never arranged words in that particular order. Those sentences wouldn’t exist. Description is gauche you…
Category: Current Events, Humor, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: Culture, Minimalism, Trendy, Writing, Writing Guides
Their Product? | Who owns the Internet?
Posted on April 1, 2019 by Alex V. Weir
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The internet is not a trendy cafe and you are not the Grand Barista. Technology is a cumulative collaborative process. Ideas form all round the world, needs arise, and information converges – pens are made with ball points! And internets! So at the end…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Culture, Ethics, Free Speech, Google, Internet, Jack Dorsey, Sargon of Akkad, Silicon Valley, Twitter
Ten Years Prior – Uniqlo and Article 13
Posted on March 28, 2019 by Alex V. Weir
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Thoughts on the global village, trendy minimalism, and the homogenization of culture. |David Hoffman’s Video | |Sargon on Article 13 | |The Atlantic on Uniqlo | https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/04/uniqlo-millennials-gap/583219/
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Article 13, Culture, Global Village, Society, Trends
Fractal Briefs | It’s ok to wear a tie
Posted on December 14, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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It’s ok to be a man. It’s ok to have self respect. It’s ok to have dignity. It’s okay to not dress like you shop at GAP kids. Free Fiction Series, Essays, and more | https://www.fractaljournal.com Social Media | https://www.minds.com/Weirmellow Email | mellow.mission.productions@gmail.com Tipjar…
Category: Humor, Social Commentary, UncategorizedTags: Class, Culture, Fashion, Masculinity, Suburbia, WASPS
Fractal Radio | Episode 14 – Shortcut to your Nostalgia Circuits
Posted on August 30, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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So I was doin a bit of studying and stumbled on a U2 song with a sweet and simple (somewhat trite) lyrics ‘you’ve been everywhere.’ Which got me to pondering the funny way music and glib phrasing allows us to overlay our own…
Category: Philosophy, Psychology, UncategorizedTags: Art, Craft, Culture, Food for Thought, Music
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