The Bodega at the End of the Internet

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength. True power is within, and it is available to you now.

In short, when people believe in fixed traits, they are always in danger of being measured by a failure. It can define them in a permanent way. Smart or talented as they may be, this mindset seems to rob them of their coping resources.

So the next time you encounter economic data, pay close attention to exactly what is being measured. Because we’re currently in the ‘choose-your-own adventure’ phase of our ‘silent’ recession: you can choose to reckon with the reality that a majority of Americans are struggling economically or you can cling to the truth that billionaires and

a dash of chaos and entropy is good for new ideas

I was beginning to lose track of what “society” actually was.

The online world was meant to be an open system but has become dominated by huge corporations. If we are to revive it, that must end

over and over again

it becomes known

the peace we seek

is seeking us