Here in Minnesota, many people carry loaded guns everywhere. You have to go through a background check, basic training, and police approval to get the permit to carry, which Pretti did. His gun was legal

I love that you're testing this out for us. Thank you!

Great post. I couldn't agree more!

Thanks for the thoughtful comment. Yes, a look at history quickly reveals that things have been worse and we're not so special. My sense of Trump is that he's more interested in actually helping than he

Pretty much.

Thank you: ) I'm feeling optimistic about it.

Needed a positive placeholder : )

Love to see you embracing this new direction and happy New Year!

Haha that's great: )

What kind of decentralized insurance system could you support?

Fair enough, but I'd personally like to see insurance DAOs out-compete the legacy companies.

For sure. Not only are we taught to run from our fears, we're taught to mislabel them when they can't be avoided. And in moments when fears should be inspiring us to join together, we're often choosing

A matrix themed newsletter could be good! There seems to be a new mythology emerging to explain the high strangeness inherent to reality and the matrix story fits right in there. In a sense, it merges

I see religion as technology that taps into our biopsychosocial mechanisms to synchronize our activities and progresses in the context of community. This tech is embedded in us and seeks expression even

Thanks, your support means a lot! I've definitely evolved in the years since putting this together. The world has changed too, yet the psychology underpinning many of our most pressing problems remains

Thanks. Yes, it's shadow work taken to extremes. Somehow the idea that another person could learn something from my experience helps: )

Thank you for your caring comment and all of your support. Hopefully the worst of this cluster is indeed over. Either way, I may be hitting you up for a ride to the oxygen supplier soon: )

Right. Tricky in my situation, though.

Yes things are indeed bleak. I've been trying to think about them in different and hopefully more constructive ways.