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The Angel Philosopher - Naval Ravikant
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Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
Raja Rammohun Roy (1772–1833), who was currently visiting Bristol. In preparation for his visit, the Unitarians were circulating a locket with a curl of his hair in it. I was taken aback, because, as an Indian, I had known of Roy as the founder of the reformist Hindu Brahmo Samaj, a deist and the ‘father of modern India’; I also knew that he had vi
... See morePrasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters
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If so, might it not be time for us to revisit the alternative traditions from China and India, many strains of which have adapted to the unceasing circulations of modernity, to examine whether they allow a more viable cosmological foundation for sustainability?
Prasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
Summarizing Kola 🔑’s idea from a conversation:
Our methods of critiquing software are shallow. We have reviews, reactions, tutorials, puff-pieces, and clout-chasers. It’s important to have independent, thorough, and cultural critique, and it should be distributed among those who are building the future (The Paolo Alto Review).
This isn’t about rev
... See morea manifesto that outlines precisely those steps we must take, as individuals and as global societies, to regain the path of compassion toward all sentient beings, frugality in the use of our natural resources, and humility in our dealings with one another. Mad Monk Manifesto is released less than a year later in 2018, generating some applause, some
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