Chad Aaron Hall

@readordieaslave

Edgewalker

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I like the term “rescuing homes.” It’s an acknowledgment of what is already there instead of demolishing and replacing. The character of streets and towns is important to me. (Which is exactly what the neighbor says later in the episode, people tear down a house, stock two new houses there, and you lose character.)

re: "In with the Old" In the Heart

Extremists are often following one another.

Cass R. Sunstein • Conformity

We often choose conformity to preserve reputation

Terri had voted, casting a ballot for Trump, but Shannon hadn’t bothered. She didn’t put much stock in politics. “People like us,” she told me, “aren’t heard.” She’d cast only one ballot in her life—in

Farah Stockman • American Made

populism and Politics of the elite push working class voters away, populism calls them back

But this isn’t really about the software. It’s about what software promises us—that it will help us become who we want to be, living the lives we find most meaningful and fulfilling. The idea of research as leisure activity has stayed with me because it seems to describe a kind of intellectual inquiry that comes from idiosyncratic passion and... See more

Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity

Slow Media advance Prosumers , i.e. people who actively define what and how they want to consume and produce. In Slow Media, the active Prosumer, inspired by his media usage to develop new ideas and take action, replaces the passive consumer. This may be shown by marginals in a book or animated discussion about a record with friends. Slow Media... See more

Sabria David • The Slow Media Manifesto | Lanre Dahunsi

Environments can become obstacles and burdens upon growth, change, and progress.

Thinking and Understanding

The Mothman Prophecies

John A. Keel

amazon.com

Appalachia Research

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

Simon Winchester