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February 17, 2023 4:00 pm

Earned Knowledge, L4, P1

Starting Over As we said in Lesson #3, in the years surrounding 1,200 BC, every major ruling group in the Near East was wiped out. Egypt was the only exception, and just barely at that. For most people this was a significant change, but not a horrific one. People who lived in cities had to … Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L4, P1”

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February 16, 2023 9:35 pm

A Crucial Message On CBDCs

Again I am ringing my alarm bells. This message is for everyone, but especially for anyone involved with computer programming… at all. This Is Serious. Please pay attention. Pass this along. The central banks of the world are serious about Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and their first big test case has been Nigeria. They thrust … Continue reading “A Crucial Message On CBDCs”

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February 12, 2023 4:00 pm

Being A Placeholder Isn’t Enough

Everything “normal” in the Western system trains you to be a placeholder: You are expected to attend the schools to which you’re assigned and complete the necessary programs. By doing that, you can attain a nice slot in the big machine. Then you’ll function in that general capacity, probably for many years. This is called success. … Continue reading “Being A Placeholder Isn’t Enough”

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February 10, 2023 4:00 pm

Earned Knowledge, L3, P4

The period that followed this collapse (also called “the great catastrophe”) was a period of reorganization… of reset. It is usually called “the Dark Age of the Greeks,” and it ran for about four hundred years… until 800 BC or so. In most places there were no rulers at all, and people simply organized themselves … Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L3, P4”

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February 5, 2023 4:00 pm

Information Is Broken

Humanity is informed as never before; there is nothing in the historical record that can compare to what’s happening now. This, unfortunately, is not a particularly good thing. The provision of information, if it is to bless mankind, must have quality control built into it… it must have a feedback mechanism with teeth. Barring that, … Continue reading “Information Is Broken”

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February 3, 2023 4:00 pm

Earned Knowledge, L3, P3

Late Mesopotamia As we’ll see in other rigid, stratified civilizations, Sumer began to fall apart after about 1,900 BC, and was taken over by nearby rulers by 1,750 BC. The Sumerian people had remained where they were, and lived as they had lived, through many changes of rulership. This time, however, the “reason to obey” … Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L3, P3”

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January 29, 2023 4:00 pm

Bourgeois And Proud

Even if you’re not exactly sure what bourgeois means, you’ve almost certainly noticed that it refers to something bad or embarrassing. In a moment I’ll explain its actual meaning, but first I want to turn the tables on it: I will maintain that bourgeois is good. For most of us, the bourgeois way of life … Continue reading “Bourgeois And Proud”

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January 27, 2023 4:00 pm

Earned Knowledge, L3, P2

Daily life in Egypt was much the same as for Sumerians, save that it was more restrictive and less prosperous. Sumerians owned the land they farmed, or at least their family as a group owned it. Egyptian farmers did not; the king owned their land. They were watched and controlled very closely as well. That’s … Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L3, P2”

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January 24, 2023 4:00 pm

The Angel of The Year: 2022

The Angel of The Year award is given to, “that person or entity who has been praised, lauded and publicly adored more than any other being on our planet over the past year.” To be awarded this honor, the recipient must have attained exalted status in more human minds than anyone else.  The words “publicly … Continue reading “The Angel of The Year: 2022”

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January 22, 2023 4:00 pm

Is It True That Only Moral People Can Be Free?

People sometimes talk about freedom requiring morality and even religion. The famous quote along these lines is from John Adams, who wrote that the US constitution was made for “a moral and religious people,” going on to say that it’s unfit for any other kind. Nothing against Mr. Adams, but that passage is a mere … Continue reading “Is It True That Only Moral People Can Be Free?”

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January 20, 2023 4:00 pm

Earned Knowledge, L3, P1

Variations And The End of The Model As we mentioned in Lesson #2, once hard and aggressive people in other places knew that kingship worked so well in Mesopotamia, they began to copy it. And so the “kingship from Eridu” model began to spread all through the ancient Near East. But while all of them … Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L3, P1”

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January 18, 2023 1:09 pm

Demon of The Year: 2022

The Demon of The Year award is given to, “that person or entity who has terrified more children, raised more blood pressure and/or been more reflexively hated than any other being on our planet over the past year.” How grounded in reality any of the above may be is not an issue in determining the … Continue reading “Demon of The Year: 2022”

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January 15, 2023 4:00 pm

What About Environmental Concerns Over Crypto Mining?

I learned long ago that when institutions decide to ride a subject, they can do so mercilessly. By endless repetition people are worn down into compliance… and then into defense of their compliance. I’ve seen it too many times. And so, seeing them harping on “Bitcoin isn’t environmentally friendly,” I feel a need to defend … Continue reading “What About Environmental Concerns Over Crypto Mining?”

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January 13, 2023 4:00 pm

Earned Knowledge L2, P4

What Happened Over Time Mesopotamia, at 7,000 BC, even at 5,000 BC, was mostly a wide open place. But as rulership grew and spread, life there was progressively choked. By 3,000 BC, the entire area was controlled by centralized power… by a vast network of kings, overseen by a “king of kings.” More than 100 … Continue reading “Earned Knowledge L2, P4”

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