Immolators and vandals never immolate in private. It is unmoored pride, a conceit and condescension, a performance impossible without its unwilling audience.
In this way it is almost parasitic. It needs something to destroy, and they always seem to go for the best aspects of humanity: our art, technology, dreams, freedom, and silence. It is a good fight.
Awesome meditation on us. Unfortunately, “the self-immolating mind” wants to emulate all. We are all passing through, but thankfully, we have done and continue to do all the things on the Golden Records. I burst with joy seeing Elon Musk inspire many young ones to continue the voyage; despite the immolators.
Thank you, Barry. I'm rooting for Elon as well. He is one of the few with both the means and the mind to make it happen, as well as the capacity to care nothing for the immolators who try to derail him.
Reading Sam's essay and your comment caused this song to flash in my mind. Music doesn't get any better than this. It's "Passin' through" by Earl Scruggs and Friends.
Immolators and vandals never immolate in private. It is unmoored pride, a conceit and condescension, a performance impossible without its unwilling audience.
In this way it is almost parasitic. It needs something to destroy, and they always seem to go for the best aspects of humanity: our art, technology, dreams, freedom, and silence. It is a good fight.
This was beautiful to read at the start of the day.
I'm grateful you enjoyed it. Thank you for reading.
Awesome meditation on us. Unfortunately, “the self-immolating mind” wants to emulate all. We are all passing through, but thankfully, we have done and continue to do all the things on the Golden Records. I burst with joy seeing Elon Musk inspire many young ones to continue the voyage; despite the immolators.
Thank you, Barry. I'm rooting for Elon as well. He is one of the few with both the means and the mind to make it happen, as well as the capacity to care nothing for the immolators who try to derail him.
Reading Sam's essay and your comment caused this song to flash in my mind. Music doesn't get any better than this. It's "Passin' through" by Earl Scruggs and Friends.
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=johnny+cash+passing+through&atb=v201-1&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWC-Tm7BNKD8
This is so good...
Perfect!
Texas politician Sam Rayburn said, “Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it took a good carpenter to build one.”
As always, great post.
Thank you, Jamie. Rayburn nailed it. We need more carpenters who do the work and less jackasses who curse it.
Damn Sam. This one ranks up there for me. Love the reframes
You're getting after it, Kyle. Thank you for digging in.
Told you I would 👊🏻