😁👍 Substack is the lesser of all these evils. I am not against this app. It doesn't have the 'stickiness' of the others. TikTok by contrast is a venus-flytrap that feeds on the frontal cortex.
"A lot of what we are doing here on the internet is masturbatory. Riddled with demonic envy, pride, anger, lust, ignorance, power-worship and a sort of pathologically autistic automation."
I think you've nailed the geopolitical situation there. Good advice, I deleted Twitter years ago, it was too toxic and never did the other ones. That said, I kind of fear that substack is becoming another distraction too. Time to get some firewood :)
Good post. I remember and use to this day one of my father's pearls of wisdom uttered many years ago. 'A wise man learns from the mistakes of others in addition to his own.'
Thanks for that post, it came at the right time, just as I was spiralling down into ideas for “prepping”.
Spiralling is a good word. It feels like that, doesn't it. A sort of lord of the rings magnetic suction. 😁
Despite standing orders I “liked”. Nailed a couple of things I’ve struggled to navigate
😁👍 Substack is the lesser of all these evils. I am not against this app. It doesn't have the 'stickiness' of the others. TikTok by contrast is a venus-flytrap that feeds on the frontal cortex.
Best article in a while. I enjoy your writing, keep it up, but only as you are able to. Articles like this are worth the wait.
I want to hear more about your return to the original Kirk of King Jesus.
"A lot of what we are doing here on the internet is masturbatory. Riddled with demonic envy, pride, anger, lust, ignorance, power-worship and a sort of pathologically autistic automation."
Great words, so appropriate.
Thanks, Charles. Something is ruminating. I had a dream about a silver icon of St Peter the other night. It's a curious experience.
I think you've nailed the geopolitical situation there. Good advice, I deleted Twitter years ago, it was too toxic and never did the other ones. That said, I kind of fear that substack is becoming another distraction too. Time to get some firewood :)
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Good post. I remember and use to this day one of my father's pearls of wisdom uttered many years ago. 'A wise man learns from the mistakes of others in addition to his own.'
Thanks, Craig. There is a beautiful undeniability in that arithmetic.