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The problem with videoconferencing is video
Going off camera to get on task
James Shelley
Nov 21, 2021
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The Right to Say Nothing
"Repressive forces don’t stop people expressing themselves but rather force them to express themselves." - Gilles Deleuze
James Shelley
May 8, 2021
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Would Mowgli have a "purpose in life?"
Thought experiment. Suppose you grew up as a feral child in the wild, marooned on some deserted island and raised by another species of benevole…
James Shelley
Mar 6, 2021
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What's the Problem Represented to Be?
The power to push an agenda rests in the power to define the problem.
James Shelley
Feb 24, 2021
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Is it even possible for humans to sit still?
What if everything we pursue is an unconscious diversion from the insurmountable problem of death?
James Shelley
Feb 21, 2021
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The story of anything involves the story of everything else
And the story of racism is everywhere.
James Shelley
Feb 18, 2021
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What does “less is more” mean to you?
Tracing back the origin of the phrase invites new perspectives on the concept.
James Shelley
Feb 13, 2021
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Pirsig on high vistas and elevated thought
Another perspective on the metaphor of the mountaintop.
James Shelley
Feb 12, 2021
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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?
James Shelley
Feb 10, 2021
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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.
James Shelley
Feb 9, 2021
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On the temporary suspension of serendipity
All is managed and coordinated in the world of synchronous remote activity.
James Shelley
Feb 8, 2021
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Vitruvius and “form and function”
In today’s revisionist history thought experiment: Vitruvius prefigures the “form versus function” debate.
James Shelley
Feb 7, 2021
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