Maxims for Our World Today Read testimony, not textimony, from your country, your state, and the rest of the world. Study genocides. War is nothing new but every death, every bullet, every bomb, is. Take time for flow. Play an acoustic instrument, no effects, nothing electrical, touch the material world. Understand the Metaverse is for the elite who can afford it. It does nothing to solve the problems here on earth. It consumes. The more money you have, the more unreality appears real. The wealthy live in a world of their own. Understand that nfts and blockchains consume energy but also consume culture. Talk to people on the street. Understand that mocking others for their beliefs hardens the road to Armageddon. Understand if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. This is more than an antique proverb. It is the truth. We all consume, our neoliberal lives are dirty. Always investigate everything you hear. The closer you get to news stories, the more likely you are to discover some truth. Recognize your addictions. Scrolling is an opiate. Use your electronics creatively. Hacking might teach you something about the world. Try to hurt no one as much as possible. Understand that much labor in the world is physical and damaging. Look down on no one, including yourself. Understand that the 'next new thing' is already old and not to be trusted. Understand that large corporations have their roots in violence, in the US and overseas. Trust no one under thirty or over thirty for the truth. Read at a distance, investigate claims. Realize that tv commercials are increasingly hyperbolic and bunk. Buy what you need and make sure what you buy is dependable. Give some of your time to working in solitude, thinking through the day. Give some of your time to meditation and understand that music, painting, drawing, may be meditative themselves. Learn to listen and forgive. Learn to walk away. Learn to participate in good works, and think about the good. That is all I have learned and am still learning. ___ http://www.alansondheim.org/UAC.jpg For UnderAcademy College anniversary - https://underacademycollege.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
