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Breakfast Cereal “Trope” and the “Tooth Decay” of Futurism

Background OK, I have seen the word “trope” used to label an archetype or derivative of an archetype in the media industry (“chill girl”, “misunderstood billionaire”, “femme fatale”, etc.). Maybe this whole post uses a word that doesn’t mean what I think it means (thank you Princess Bride), but let’s tee this up anyway. I …

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Living and Sharing Our Truth

We humans are curious creatures. We are all abuzz and a flurry with our lives. Those lives bump into other lives and we negotiate ways to smooth out rough edges. Patterns and strategies emerge, these get built into social mores and governance approaches, and after a few thousand years, we have unlocked all kinds of …

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