Archive of May 2009
30 May
27 May
Hybrid
"Artificial" means human-made as opposed to resulting from a natural process. How comes humans are separate from nature? Who came up with this fucked up schema? Was is a reaction to the uncanny nature of human artifacts?
and, in the memorable description of a witness, 'fighting amongst herself.'" I immediately thought of you.
2009/05/27 - 08:43 AM
Actually half-hoping that no one will see this, even though I'm writing to you, whoever you are.
via alchemyjen 2009/05/27 - 08:40 AM
26 May
Searching for the meek and mild, like something wild
“Evolution is good at getting us to avoid death, desperation and celibacy, but it’s not that good at getting us to feel happy,” he says, calling our desire to impress strangers a quirky evolutionary byproduct of a smaller social world. “We evolved as social primates who hardly ever encountered strangers in prehistory,” Dr. Miller says. “So we instinctively treat all strangers as if they’re potential mates or friends or enemies. But your happiness and survival today don’t depend on your relationships with strangers. It doesn’t matter whether you get a nanosecond of deference from a shopkeeper or a stranger in an airport.”
NYTimes 2009/05/26 - 09:18 AM