“Human beings have a strong dramatic instinct toward binary thinking, a basic urge to divide things into two distinct groups, with nothing but an empty gap in between. We love to dichotomize…Dividing the world into two distinct sides is simple and intuitive, and also dramatic because it implies conflict, and we do it without thinking,Continue reading “Trendspotting: The Binary and Nuance Conundrum”
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Bring ‘Em Down With Laughter – Part II
“[Humanity] has unquestionably one really effective weapon – laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution – these can lift at a colossal humbug – push it a little – weaken it at little, century by century; but only laughter can blow it to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing canContinue reading “Bring ‘Em Down With Laughter – Part II”
Satire: The Sarcastic Vehicle for Futurists
Satire: The Sarcastic Vehicle for Futurists “I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serveContinue reading “Satire: The Sarcastic Vehicle for Futurists”
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