HeyJaredThe Motley Cow
Philosophical provocations in the Epoch of the Digital Herd: philosophy, mythology, religion, and nature.
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Sirens in mythology ... and online. (opens the original)
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My latest musing for the jcf.org Mythblast.[Here’s the link to the original: https://www.jcf.org/post/the-sirens-song-of-endless-streaming]The Sirens’ Song of Endless Streaming<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FIwH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fs
9/11: the Big Lies came later. (opens the original)
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I was in the drive-thru at the bank, listening to the radio, when the second plane hit.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="485.12422360248445" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jAhq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F
The vapid antagonism of the evening news. (opens the original)
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Hi everyone ,Yep, just a note about a problem with the evening news media ecosystem here in the US. Right now, the president of the United States is busily turning the country into a feudal manse, tearing down historically important structures without going through the proper procedures and building monuments to his own bad hair. Anyway you know what I'm talking about. We're living in a creeping and inbound authoritarian fascism, under the cover of pretending to be a reality TV show government.I
Memewhile: 18 Aug 26 (opens the original)
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Hi everyone,Meta-meta-comment on the last few weeks.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="410.125" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!09KH!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com
A motley update. (opens the original)
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