I've also witnessed momentary outrage that, for inexplicable reasons, quickly turn into compliance accompanied by all sorts of excuses as to why the concession. People are so easily manipulated.
Technology is always a double-edged sword. In this case, the algorithm can be used to condition the unwary, surveillance to track them, Big Data to get into their heads.
On the other hand, networks can be leveraged by self-organizing social orders that pass information at lightning speed and coordinate their activities with no requirement for centralized control.
Before the network, redpilling could take a lifetime. Now, it can happen in a matter of days.
The technocratic elite may be using information technology to cast a spell, but they may also be finding themselves in the position of the sorcerer's apprentice.
Extremely well said, Winston. This post made my day. Love it when I see someone make a point that I have been trying to tell people for years. I use a phone for two purposes only, to call and to see if someone may have left me a message. It's not a toy, it's not a game machine, it's not my gateway to Facebook, Twitter or much of anything. Especially since I don't care about either. It's not my Internet browser. It's a "fu'king," phone!!!
It does not control my life. If it's not charged up, no big deal. I'll still get a message when it is charged. Did I miss a stupid text? So be it. If I'm in the garage or outside and my phone is inside, no "biggie". Remember, as you said, that's where the phone used to be. The only reason I take it with me is if I am on a road trip or like when I used to have to travel to go to work. It was there if I needed it if my means transportation broke down and I needed to get a hold of somebody and that was basically the only reason I took it with.
It is not glued to my ears, I do not stare at it walking down the street oblivious to the real world. I do not ignore someone who is with me while I am in a trance.
This is an important post. We can’t control our politicians and unelected bureaucrats, but we are still in control of how we interact with technology. The media-pharmaceutical complex thrives on data. We beat them by withdrawing from the machine.
Besides the obvious (Linux instead of Microsoft / Apple, DuckDuckGo instead of Google, no social media, no Amazon, no Netflix, no credit cards, etc.), I recommend that everyone use Privacy Badger.
I don't take my phone with me when I go somewhere. I'm busy, I don't have time to talk on the phone anyway. IMO phone technology peaked with the answering machine. Now we go out for beer after a softball game and 3/4 of the team is just playing on their phones anyway. Why are we out at the bar again?
The term neoliberal order does not refer to a political change the way neoconservative does. Neoliberal was coined as an economic term referring to the change from Keynesian economics, debt based, as promoted by Maynard Keynes, a socialist, to free market economics as promoted by Milton Friedman, neoliberal capitalist. The overthrow of socialist Allende in Chile by Pinochet (suported by Thatcher and Reagan) was the dramatic political event announcing neoliberal economics had arrived in a forceful way.
Neocons arrived in a forceful way managing the hoax of 9/11 for Bush, but their economics continued the free market ethos. It was their muscular conservative politics that championed defense of Israel and demonization of Islam that brought new interventionist ideas to paleo-oconservatism (as they derogatorially named it). What was at first a revolutionary movement w/n conservatism is now the dominant strain of American foreign policy: they'll have democracy if and when we say so.
Neocons were much criticized by the late, lamented alt-right. There was much push back from both them and the paleo/trad right. Lately all I'm hearing about these vipers on Substack is crickets.
You know I don't think 'liberal' should be used for these people at all, neo or otherwise - the term was from the paper I cited but I disagree with its usage. Another example of the destruction of language that Orwell could see so clearly.
To be sure there is much that could be said about the destruction of language and somebody calling himself Winston Smith should be all over that meme. If you hop to it that salient might prolong my stay on your team. As it is I've awoken , literally it's 4am here, with a phrase of yours in my head: life is short. After my experience w/ Carter I'm feeling the need to bring things to a head sooner rather than later.
So you're willing to talk about neolibs or at least mention them. But then seem to veer off from acknowledging neocons. Wouldn't you say they're not really deserving to be called cons at all? How's a quick excursion into that territory strike you?
Have you substackers signed some kind of NDA that you won't talk about Israel, Jews, neocons, 9/11, the USS Liberty, false flags, Trump or Q? It's not that I need a series of articles on them, but I do need to understand your position on them. Sooner not later.
I doubt I'd be able to satisfy you on all those positions (if, indeed, that was my purpose here on Substack) - my take on all of them would be multifaceted, probably not fully formed, but certainly not dogmatic.
It would probably be better for your short life and mine if you would jettison me from your subscriber list as you have done with Carter.
Unlike Carter when confronted, you show some semblance of a human personality. That attempt at humor w/ the dating joke. I don't quite get it, but at least you tried.
However, just like Carter you can't show good faith in dialogue by responding to a single question about unbroached but what seems to me to be relevant political issues. Instead, choosing to waffle w/ weasel rhetoric, you claim your responses would be multifaceted. If you say so, but couldn't we get a taste of the waffle? That they'd not be fully-formed. Well, I doubt many would fault you for that. I wouldn't. But why does that prevent the posting of a directional sign or two? As to your responses not being dogmatic, how can we judge that if you don't proffer any clues? You're asking people to take your unformed agenda on faith.
I think I just got your joke. Been a long time since I dated. I'm supposed to be speed dating you. Asking a lot of annoying, personal questions that you don't want to answer because you haven't expected them and don't have ready quips for them. Maybe they just seem impertinent.
Did you think you'd just enter a safe situation where people would let you take the lead and you'd get around to disclosing bits and pieces of your vision in your own way at your own pace. Maybe your congregation wants that approach. OK, shepherd, you'll find your sheep.
But I'm not signing on for a drawn-out waffle fest. So adios, amigo.
This is what I do! I know I can't CHANGE THE MAIN SYSTEM nor the multitude of sub-systems.
Many years ago (10+) (after the last Financial Terrorist Attack 2007/8) I stopped being a degenerated necrophagous uman animal. Now I'm just a degenerated uman animal.
I try always to buy local (country level) food.
I don't buy anything that I don't need.
I don't buy electronics just because! (example my (CRT)TV was bought in 1997)
I never smoked or consumed drugs (no matter the legal status!).
I've also stopped having fiat money at the banks (only leave the quantity necessary to pay the mortgage and the associated multi-risks insurance nothing else) since the last financial terrorist attack of 2007/8.
I don't travel for purposes of "tourism" or vacations.
I don't use the private ICE vehicle do go to work. During the Year of the Global CovIdiocy 2020 I started to use it. No muzzle! (Now stopped again due to no mandatory muzzle, for now!)
I don't have a smartphone/tablet/laptop nor mobile internet access.
I don't have social media accounts (Fakebook/Twatter/Instagrum and so on).
I don't go to the cinema or other entertainments (shows, concerts and so on).
I don't buy news papers nor magazines nor books.
I've taken care of 3 abandoned felines. One died. Two still around.
I've no offspring. A joint decision with the Female that shares her existence with me. We Love them.
In short, this is what I do. Quite boring and ineffective but almost free of stress! I know... selfish.
I've also witnessed momentary outrage that, for inexplicable reasons, quickly turn into compliance accompanied by all sorts of excuses as to why the concession. People are so easily manipulated.
I drape, meld, mold couture clothing from fine linens, woolens, cottons and silks.
I garden noon to dusk.
I simmer soups.
Winston, thanks for the reminder. I am going to shut this machine off here for a bit.
Sarah needs a reminder of what we are doing here.
Congrats on the spam, Winston! You made it! :)
Always comforting to know you've moved up into spam targeting territory - that feeling of success!
Technology is always a double-edged sword. In this case, the algorithm can be used to condition the unwary, surveillance to track them, Big Data to get into their heads.
On the other hand, networks can be leveraged by self-organizing social orders that pass information at lightning speed and coordinate their activities with no requirement for centralized control.
Before the network, redpilling could take a lifetime. Now, it can happen in a matter of days.
The technocratic elite may be using information technology to cast a spell, but they may also be finding themselves in the position of the sorcerer's apprentice.
Agreed. Not sure how double-edged the sword becomes in the case of biometrics and implanted technology,/bio-surveillance.
Extremely well said, Winston. This post made my day. Love it when I see someone make a point that I have been trying to tell people for years. I use a phone for two purposes only, to call and to see if someone may have left me a message. It's not a toy, it's not a game machine, it's not my gateway to Facebook, Twitter or much of anything. Especially since I don't care about either. It's not my Internet browser. It's a "fu'king," phone!!!
It does not control my life. If it's not charged up, no big deal. I'll still get a message when it is charged. Did I miss a stupid text? So be it. If I'm in the garage or outside and my phone is inside, no "biggie". Remember, as you said, that's where the phone used to be. The only reason I take it with me is if I am on a road trip or like when I used to have to travel to go to work. It was there if I needed it if my means transportation broke down and I needed to get a hold of somebody and that was basically the only reason I took it with.
It is not glued to my ears, I do not stare at it walking down the street oblivious to the real world. I do not ignore someone who is with me while I am in a trance.
Will definitely be linking this as usual @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/
Would send it it to everyone I know, but most wouldn't get it. GREAT JOB!!!!!
You are safe from the technocrats - they don't know what the hell to do with you!
Thanks for sharing!
This is an important post. We can’t control our politicians and unelected bureaucrats, but we are still in control of how we interact with technology. The media-pharmaceutical complex thrives on data. We beat them by withdrawing from the machine.
Besides the obvious (Linux instead of Microsoft / Apple, DuckDuckGo instead of Google, no social media, no Amazon, no Netflix, no credit cards, etc.), I recommend that everyone use Privacy Badger.
https://privacybadger.org/
No one tool is perfect, but it will do a lot to reduce our online trails.
I use Qwant and Proton VPN .
Thanks for the tip!
I don't take my phone with me when I go somewhere. I'm busy, I don't have time to talk on the phone anyway. IMO phone technology peaked with the answering machine. Now we go out for beer after a softball game and 3/4 of the team is just playing on their phones anyway. Why are we out at the bar again?
The term neoliberal order does not refer to a political change the way neoconservative does. Neoliberal was coined as an economic term referring to the change from Keynesian economics, debt based, as promoted by Maynard Keynes, a socialist, to free market economics as promoted by Milton Friedman, neoliberal capitalist. The overthrow of socialist Allende in Chile by Pinochet (suported by Thatcher and Reagan) was the dramatic political event announcing neoliberal economics had arrived in a forceful way.
Neocons arrived in a forceful way managing the hoax of 9/11 for Bush, but their economics continued the free market ethos. It was their muscular conservative politics that championed defense of Israel and demonization of Islam that brought new interventionist ideas to paleo-oconservatism (as they derogatorially named it). What was at first a revolutionary movement w/n conservatism is now the dominant strain of American foreign policy: they'll have democracy if and when we say so.
Neocons were much criticized by the late, lamented alt-right. There was much push back from both them and the paleo/trad right. Lately all I'm hearing about these vipers on Substack is crickets.
You know I don't think 'liberal' should be used for these people at all, neo or otherwise - the term was from the paper I cited but I disagree with its usage. Another example of the destruction of language that Orwell could see so clearly.
To be sure there is much that could be said about the destruction of language and somebody calling himself Winston Smith should be all over that meme. If you hop to it that salient might prolong my stay on your team. As it is I've awoken , literally it's 4am here, with a phrase of yours in my head: life is short. After my experience w/ Carter I'm feeling the need to bring things to a head sooner rather than later.
So you're willing to talk about neolibs or at least mention them. But then seem to veer off from acknowledging neocons. Wouldn't you say they're not really deserving to be called cons at all? How's a quick excursion into that territory strike you?
Have you substackers signed some kind of NDA that you won't talk about Israel, Jews, neocons, 9/11, the USS Liberty, false flags, Trump or Q? It's not that I need a series of articles on them, but I do need to understand your position on them. Sooner not later.
Billy I didn't realise we were dating! ;-)
I doubt I'd be able to satisfy you on all those positions (if, indeed, that was my purpose here on Substack) - my take on all of them would be multifaceted, probably not fully formed, but certainly not dogmatic.
It would probably be better for your short life and mine if you would jettison me from your subscriber list as you have done with Carter.
Hate for you to waste a moment more.
Life indeed is too short.
Unlike Carter when confronted, you show some semblance of a human personality. That attempt at humor w/ the dating joke. I don't quite get it, but at least you tried.
However, just like Carter you can't show good faith in dialogue by responding to a single question about unbroached but what seems to me to be relevant political issues. Instead, choosing to waffle w/ weasel rhetoric, you claim your responses would be multifaceted. If you say so, but couldn't we get a taste of the waffle? That they'd not be fully-formed. Well, I doubt many would fault you for that. I wouldn't. But why does that prevent the posting of a directional sign or two? As to your responses not being dogmatic, how can we judge that if you don't proffer any clues? You're asking people to take your unformed agenda on faith.
I think I just got your joke. Been a long time since I dated. I'm supposed to be speed dating you. Asking a lot of annoying, personal questions that you don't want to answer because you haven't expected them and don't have ready quips for them. Maybe they just seem impertinent.
Did you think you'd just enter a safe situation where people would let you take the lead and you'd get around to disclosing bits and pieces of your vision in your own way at your own pace. Maybe your congregation wants that approach. OK, shepherd, you'll find your sheep.
But I'm not signing on for a drawn-out waffle fest. So adios, amigo.
See you later, Alligator :-)
I still have a landline. Never got a cellphone because I don't want to be tracked or connected all the time.
This is what I do! I know I can't CHANGE THE MAIN SYSTEM nor the multitude of sub-systems.
Many years ago (10+) (after the last Financial Terrorist Attack 2007/8) I stopped being a degenerated necrophagous uman animal. Now I'm just a degenerated uman animal.
I try always to buy local (country level) food.
I don't buy anything that I don't need.
I don't buy electronics just because! (example my (CRT)TV was bought in 1997)
I never smoked or consumed drugs (no matter the legal status!).
I've also stopped having fiat money at the banks (only leave the quantity necessary to pay the mortgage and the associated multi-risks insurance nothing else) since the last financial terrorist attack of 2007/8.
I don't travel for purposes of "tourism" or vacations.
I don't use the private ICE vehicle do go to work. During the Year of the Global CovIdiocy 2020 I started to use it. No muzzle! (Now stopped again due to no mandatory muzzle, for now!)
I don't have a smartphone/tablet/laptop nor mobile internet access.
I don't have social media accounts (Fakebook/Twatter/Instagrum and so on).
I don't go to the cinema or other entertainments (shows, concerts and so on).
I don't buy news papers nor magazines nor books.
I've taken care of 3 abandoned felines. One died. Two still around.
I've no offspring. A joint decision with the Female that shares her existence with me. We Love them.
In short, this is what I do. Quite boring and ineffective but almost free of stress! I know... selfish.
Nice little read from an 'old bloke' Winston. Just right for some holiday contemplation.