"The past went that-a-way. When faced with a totally new situation, we tend always to attach ourselves to the objects, to the flavor of the most recent past. We look at the present through a rear-view mirror. We march backwards into the future." -- Dr. Marshall McLuhan
It's been more or less the case that nothing has happened since the 1960s besides the slow rotting of the corpse of the West which saw its final death in the 1940s. Everything is in more or less in the same state, the trajectory of everything can be more or less predicted to go as it has for the past 80 years, but even the outcome of the war 80 years ago could've been predicted by the same general declinitive tendencies that begot the French Revolution. At this point, there is no "history changing" news to be had; everything today is seen as so profound by most people and then forgotten in an instant the second the next profound history changing headline breaks. No one event or series of events changes history the way it did before, and quite a lot of that is due to the general complacency of the common man being more prevalent today than ever. In a sense, "nothing ever happens" is true, regardless of what does actually happen.
This is my attitude and I feel so much better than when I was flipping between popesplainer and rad trad (yes actually flipping, because by becoming involved I had to constantly inves whether I was even allowed to criticize, whether I could even be faithful to Christ without bringing up my opinion of the Pope etc.).
I'll probably write a follow up this piece as well on my main blog, there's a lot more to discuss and bring in here.
I highly recommend nursing school. No more scribing.
"The past went that-a-way. When faced with a totally new situation, we tend always to attach ourselves to the objects, to the flavor of the most recent past. We look at the present through a rear-view mirror. We march backwards into the future." -- Dr. Marshall McLuhan
It's been more or less the case that nothing has happened since the 1960s besides the slow rotting of the corpse of the West which saw its final death in the 1940s. Everything is in more or less in the same state, the trajectory of everything can be more or less predicted to go as it has for the past 80 years, but even the outcome of the war 80 years ago could've been predicted by the same general declinitive tendencies that begot the French Revolution. At this point, there is no "history changing" news to be had; everything today is seen as so profound by most people and then forgotten in an instant the second the next profound history changing headline breaks. No one event or series of events changes history the way it did before, and quite a lot of that is due to the general complacency of the common man being more prevalent today than ever. In a sense, "nothing ever happens" is true, regardless of what does actually happen.
I feel like we need more "nothing ever happens" attitude for Catholics whenever the Pope says anything.
This is my attitude and I feel so much better than when I was flipping between popesplainer and rad trad (yes actually flipping, because by becoming involved I had to constantly inves whether I was even allowed to criticize, whether I could even be faithful to Christ without bringing up my opinion of the Pope etc.).
Here is an idea, create private libraries!
https://swiftenterprises.substack.com/p/great-american-libraries
It's "eponymous" not "titular."
The purpose of language is communication -- not adherence to pedantic rules.
Does you know what i is be do sez?
Words have meaning. If you are trying to communicate, it behooves you to use the correct words.
"Eponymous" means sharing a name with, meaning the title of a work and a character or item therein.
"Titular" means in title or name only, a figurehead.
We have altered the meaning.
Pray we do not alter it any further.
I will address this in a future essay.