spinach or rock
if i offer you dinner of your choice
a bowl of spinach or a rock
and you pick spinach
should i really be that excited about the match up
of you
and spinach..?
abundant options as freedom/trust
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from David Graeber‘s revolution in reverse:
All these entities are the product of institutions and institutional practices that, in turn, define certain horizons of possibility. Hence when voting in parliamentary elections one might feel obliged to make a “realistic” choice; in an insurrectionary situation, on the other hand, suddenly anything seems possible.
on voting.. and spinach or rock ness.
Voting booths, television screens, office cubicles, hospitals, the ritual that surrounds them — one might say these are the very machinery of alienation. They are the instruments through which the human imagination is smashed and shattered.
aka: binary ness
voice ness
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via Tristan Harris – how tech hacks mind.. aka: spinach or rock ness
Western Culture is built around ideals of individual choice and freedom. Millions of us fiercely defend our right to make “free” choices, while..
we ignore how we’re manipulated upstream by limited menus we didn’t choose.
This is exactly what magicians do. They give people the illusion of free choice while architecting the menu so that they win, no matter what you choose.
I can’t emphasize how deep this insight is.
The “most empowering” menu is different than the menu that has the most choices. But when we blindly surrender to the menus we’re given, it’s easy to lose track of the difference
If you’re an app, how do you keep people hooked? Turn yourself into a slot machine.
So when Marc tags me, he’s actually responding to Facebook’s suggestion, not making an independent choice.
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via Pat share – Ivan on pkg deal ness:
http://www.johnholtgws.com/pat-farengas-blog/2017/7/27/how-children-learn-and-the-leap-of-faith
to paraphrase Ivan Illich, a mandatory selection from a list of prepackaged goods is hardly a real choice.
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via Jon fb share
As long as you remain within that field of the culture, of society, of greed, of envy, of achievement, you are not a free human being. You may think you have free will, but you are just part of this monstrous society, a conditioned human being. – Krishnamurti
voluntary compliance .. manufacturing consent.. wilde not us law.. freedom.. spinach or rock.. et al
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decide, decision, decision making
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be you. 