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November 2021
The problem with videoconferencing is video
Going off camera to get on task
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James Shelley
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May 2021
The Right to Say Nothing
"Repressive forces don’t stop people expressing themselves but rather force them to express themselves." - Gilles Deleuze
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James Shelley
4
March 2021
February 2021
What's the Problem Represented to Be?
The power to push an agenda rests in the power to define the problem.
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James Shelley
4
Is it even possible for humans to sit still?
What if everything we pursue is an unconscious diversion from the insurmountable problem of death?
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James Shelley
11
The story of anything involves the story of everything else
And the story of racism is everywhere.
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James Shelley
2
What does “less is more” mean to you?
Tracing back the origin of the phrase invites new perspectives on the concept.
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James Shelley
8
Pirsig on high vistas and elevated thought
Another perspective on the metaphor of the mountaintop.
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James Shelley
2
Who am I when I am not telling people who I am?
Humans generate mountains of data as we describe ourselves to one another, but who are we when we are not describing ourselves?
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James Shelley
6
What if originality is a farce?
To be a human being is to have a mind enmeshed in the zeitgeist of society and language, not transcendent of it.
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James Shelley
4
On the temporary suspension of serendipity
All is managed and coordinated in the world of synchronous remote activity.
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James Shelley
2
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