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Why do humans wear clothes?
I like Vsauce but I really liked this video they just posted.
I’ve always been interested in how humans are a genetic anomaly and how the development of our super brains is more or less a natural accident or an outlier, if you will.
So called “Humanity”.
(via thefreelioness)
Joe Rogan and The Momentum of Ideas (by MischiefMaker37)
‘Joe Rogan talks about The War on Drugs, The Singularity, and Corruption in Politics. From his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Duncan Trussell and Bryan Callen.’
This was excellent.
(via anarcho-alowisney)
Does anyone else realize how incredible of a time we are living in?
Practically the entire planet, every corner and certainly every civilized continent is a midst protect, culture change, revolution and questioning. Questioning our existence, questioning our actions, questioning authority and questioning our destiny.
Yet, it seems as if no one is appreciating the beauty of the chaos we live in. We are seeing a time of civil unrest and conscious awakening that’s greater than the revolutionary era of 1776 to 1799 that saw both the American Revolution and the French Revolution.
The last few years has brought us the Arab Spring, the global Occupy movement, Wikileaks, the dissent and move to third and even fourth parties both here in America and abroad. We are seeing the weakening of political unions and the strengthening of localized, accessible government and even the promotion of self governance. The rise of Voluntaryism. The belief that voluntary interaction is not only better, but best.
The entire world is changing, at once. There is a global alignment of thought without coercion.
This isn’t the new world order that conspiracy theorists have feared for decades, this is the new world order that humanity has desperately seeking for millennia.
Imperium: The Crisis of Being details the cyclical nature of human history, and the rise and fall of all civilizations and cultures.
Here are some key points which are evidenced by brief glimpses into world history, ranging from ancient China to ancient Egypt:
- Every culture is imbued with its own ‘religious’ world-view
- As this idea is refined, it manifests itself as a multiplicity of cultural identities (nations)
- Each has their own, distinct interpretation of the world-view
- All energy directed inward [self-reflection in philosophy, art, science, literature) becomes directed outwardly towards politics, war, economics, and law.
- Final expression is idealism and expansion manifested as imperialism
- Culture is organic anddoeshave a lifespan (roughly 45 human generations)
It is a cyclical process and as more people move to urban centers, they become disconnected from the cultural tradition of the countryside. All knowledge once focused inward is instead turned outward: cultural critique, deconstruction of ‘social norms’ and appeals to the impractical “ideal.”
Expansion will always occur until it exhausts all avenues and the Civilization collapses upon itself. “World Wars” are categorized by a utilization of technology and mass (in numbers) without hesitation or regard for the human consequences. Leaders become increasingly populist and use plebeian words to appeal to the now-displaced poor and lower classes in the cities; “greater good,” “the working man,” etc.
I highly suggest you take a look.
Reblogging because I just updated the text of this post in order to hopefully induce more viewership :3
This was damn good. Wish it was voiced over, but it was worth my 27 minutes.
Everything has a life-cycle, including corporations and cultures. To think anything will last forever is foolish.
