The irony that Brand and Jimmy Dore and so many others are into New Age is seldom noted, or so it seems to me. New Age is the religion of liberal individualism. It seems to have been invented by the same team that invented Meritocracy. It's really just a special kind of Self Help. And like all Self Help, it serves to prevent solidarity and the impede the power of organization.
Ha - had to look him up. Not a podcast listener just reading or music. But a neuroscientist / god it makes you want to open a vein. Like finding тАШRationalityтАЩsтАЩ Steven Pinker helped draft EpsteinтАЩs defense. CanтАЩt make this stuff up. Mindfulness is such tripe. ItтАЩs like breathing to eliminate birth pains - wtf. WeтАЩre doomed
I read about 4 books by Pinker before I really understood his game. It took only one Sam Harris book and reading a few blog posts and his theory of free will. I wouldn't go so far as to call them no-talent fakers but they are both unimpressive scholars as good at selling themselves to middle-brow liberals as Malcolm Gladwell.
This is so awesome it made my day. Thanks Tom for making the exception. Russell Brand LoL LoL
The irony that Brand and Jimmy Dore and so many others are into New Age is seldom noted, or so it seems to me. New Age is the religion of liberal individualism. It seems to have been invented by the same team that invented Meritocracy. It's really just a special kind of Self Help. And like all Self Help, it serves to prevent solidarity and the impede the power of organization.
True & astute re: Gwyneth
Even effin Sam Harris shills for Mindfulness Meditation. lol
Ha - had to look him up. Not a podcast listener just reading or music. But a neuroscientist / god it makes you want to open a vein. Like finding тАШRationalityтАЩsтАЩ Steven Pinker helped draft EpsteinтАЩs defense. CanтАЩt make this stuff up. Mindfulness is such tripe. ItтАЩs like breathing to eliminate birth pains - wtf. WeтАЩre doomed
I read about 4 books by Pinker before I really understood his game. It took only one Sam Harris book and reading a few blog posts and his theory of free will. I wouldn't go so far as to call them no-talent fakers but they are both unimpressive scholars as good at selling themselves to middle-brow liberals as Malcolm Gladwell.