I don’t mean to sound reactionary (or even like @radiofreetom), but somewhere along the line our media-driven, omni-values society has confused the idea that “everyone has the right to an opinion” with “every opinion deserves to be heard.” It’s getting very scary in here. 
@RadioFreeTom It all feels so indulgent. We’re really the first society in the history of humanity to “have it all,” but it was mostly taken by only a few short generations. In only my parent and grandparent’s generations we have gone from a society where people had to work …
@RadioFreeTom very long hours at school or life to earn the widely published respect of mass culture and attain a degree of celebrity from it. In the past 40 years, all of that was upended. Now, if you can just play a sport, write a song, or find some other quick path to make a …
@RadioFreeTom lot of money and success, you have—as far as mass media is concerned—the same moral and cultural worth as someone who actually invented, wrote, composed or thought something truly profound or important that moved humanity’s ball down the field. And the social …
@RadioFreeTom Darwinists are just thrilled. The less judgmental we are about who we have become, the less likely we are to question their hegemony over our lives. I don’t see or read many talking about this (either), but I know I’m onto something.
@RadioFreeTom I can count on one hand the people on Twitter who I have seen even dabble with this (or related) topics. They are usually people with long CVs most of us would never notice. Certainly not here. I call them the 1200 club. That’s the typical number of followers they have.
@RadioFreeTom The 1920s were a time when rural folk were adjusting to the idea that their kids had all fled to the cities. The 2020s will be times when city folk adjust to the idea that their kids are quite content to be owned by oligarchs—if the pay is good.
