inspired mostly by..
redefineschool.com/manufacturing-consent/
redefineschool.com/consensus/
quotes from manufacturing consent documentary: i absolutely believe in common sense. people have capacity. if it is correct, and i believe it is, that a fundamental element of human nature is the need for creative work, creative inquiry, free creation without arbitrary limiting effects of coercive institutions, then .. a decent society should maximize possibilities for this fundamental human characteristic to be realized . 33 min - if you want to understand the way any society works.. 1st look at who's in position to make decisions.. 48 min - it seemed at that point that it was hopelessly immoral not to do it. 1:46 - structure of american media is pretty much to eliminate critical discussion.. greenfield hit nail on head... got to say things in concision.. between 2 commercials.. ‌ can only repeat conventional thoughts.... 2:30 - the political system increasingly functions w/o public input.... on voting.. ratification.. when i go in and have 2 choices.. vs i had a play in coming up with choices.. how profoundly contemptuous that is of democracy it's a matter of whether you can look yourself in the mirror..
redefineschool.com/wilde-not-us-law/
redefineschool.com/pluralisticignorance/
a huge player/part in this.. the *40 (or whatever) hour work week has us all too busy to think too tired to look in the mirror too programmed/pre-occupied to realize we’re consenting
*premise of 40 hr work week: each person has 8 good hours a day
so.. what are we doing with that prime 8ish hrs..?
this..?
this..?
i’m guessing for most of us.. not. but that we’re not.. doesn’t make this any less true:
it just means we’re leaving the world/us in more need of us everyday redefineschool.com/feedback-loop-is-broken/
perhaps we’re really off.. on some research that.. perhaps should matter most..
redefineschool.com/perpetuate/ redefineschool.com/the-science-of-people-in-schools/
perhaps we let go.. and trust us.. just to see.
that is all the world needs.