Sorry that I haven’t saved up with writing on this weblog. I really feel responsible, if solely slightly, for posting extra persistently on Medium and Substack than right here. The 2 or three of you who’ve been following me since 2004 deserve extra and higher content material right here. My apologies.
Now, let’s get caught up, lets?
After I final up to date you on my shenanigans, I used to be reeling about how some lives matter, and others don’t. I’ve given this extra thought as we’re dealing now with a nascent warfare in — the place else? — the Center East.
You see, my daughter is now extra awake than ever, and he or she is asking a number of questions. Many are simple to reply, however different questions… I imply, how do you clarify to her why the President of the US is so seemingly filled with anger at individuals he’s by no means met? How do you clarify to her that there are individuals who genuinely consider she shouldn’t be an American as a result of I, not her, was not born right here?
Sure, the world is a loopy place, and she is going to come to grasp that quickly sufficient. However I’m easing her into that understanding. I’m not simply dropping her into the deep finish of the pool, so to talk. (Does that ever work, by the way in which? Do youngsters be taught to swim by being dropped into the deep finish? Or do they drown?) So I’m relying rather a lot on my spouse’s understanding of human habits to clarify to the little one which, sure, on the typical and in the long term, there’ll all the time be evil on the planet. However, on the typical and in the long term, issues are getting higher for us as a species.
I imply, issues are getting higher, proper? We appear to be progressing, even when we take two or three steps again extra usually than I believe apes with huge brains ought to.
Talking of huge brains, why is it that some individuals truthfully assume they’re superior to others? Like, what’s the psychology behind it? Are they compensating for not feeling inferior by making an attempt to make others inferior? Or do they actually really feel superior, they usually need everybody to know that they’re? Why not simply be humble and quiet about it as a substitute of being — for lack of a greater time period — dicks.
Sure, sure, I’ve acted all excessive and mighty with individuals earlier than. I’m not resistant to that feeling. However I’ve by no means even pretended to be smarter than somebody whom I do know is smarter than me on a topic. You don’t see me go as much as the Paul Offits or Stanley Plotkins of the world and problem them on vaccines. I don’t inform my dad how one can repair a Dodge transmission.
However individuals certain do appear comfy making an attempt to place me in my place once they don’t know what they’re speaking about, or they clearly don’t know extra a few topic than I do.
I’m wondering why?
Persevering with on the subject of brains, I’ve been present process a battery of checks since November as a result of I developed a bizarre neurological factor. It’s not a dysfunction. I can do work and different actions of each day dwelling with out a downside. It’s simply that my steadiness has been off, and there have been a few instances within the automobile the place I felt like I used to be about to cross out.
So I’ve been assembly with medical doctors, making an attempt totally different therapies, and issues are getting higher. I’ve some dangerous days, however most days are good. And I’m assured I’m going to recover from this. It’s only a matter of being affected person.
Then there’s work… And, man, there’s been a number of work. The present administration operating the Govt Department of the Federal Authorities, and the designees to the Division of Well being and Human Companies, have been doing a reasonably good job at destroying any belief in public well being. Destroying public well being goes to be harder for them, however that’s not stopping them from making an attempt.
It’s virtually as if a sure scion of an American political household bought a brand new toy canine, and he’s determined to interrupt the toy into 1,000,000 items as a result of he’s all the time hated canine. (Then once more, he most likely eats canine, given his tendency to name himself a “carnivore.”)
Anyway, that’s all for now. You will have observed I’ve up to date the positioning slightly bit. I threw on a brand new coat of paint and a few customized code right here and there to make it look slightly higher. I’m very pleased with the end result. One of the best half? I didn’t need to pay hundreds of {dollars} to net builders.
I did all of it alone… With some assist from sure AI’s. However that could be a complete different story.
I hope you’re nicely. Thanks for studying.
