The other day @DovSFriedman sent me a link to this mesmerizing newsletter by
@Patrick_Wyman. patrickwyman.substack.com He sent it to me because of the post you'll see first, if you look. But last night, before falling asleep, I looked at the older posts:
@Patrick_Wyman. patrickwyman.substack.com He sent it to me because of the post you'll see first, if you look. But last night, before falling asleep, I looked at the older posts:
and I found them riveting. patrickwyman.substack.com/p/the-americas…
Much more interesting, in a sense, than the first post. I knew almost nothing about Clovis culture; and still know almost nothing except that it would be fascinating to know more.
Much more interesting, in a sense, than the first post. I knew almost nothing about Clovis culture; and still know almost nothing except that it would be fascinating to know more.
And all of this took place very recently, if you think of it in any logical way. And there's something calming about thinking of these things--as the title of the blog suggests--in a bigger perspective.
I've greatly enjoyed reading the newsletter, @Patrick_Wyman; which is beautifully written. I have one request, which as a newsletter writer myself I know you will feel very free to ignore. Is there any hope of footnotes?
I kept asking myself, "How do we know this?" And I haven't a clue where to look in the literature. I could Google it, but it suspect you'd still do a better job than Google at steering me toward the truly authoritative and essential sources.
I expect Google to overtake you at that in about three years, so you may as well capitalize on your achievements in human scholarship while you can.
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