Robert Swanson (@wwi)

Comment from http://moonofalabama.org upon the New Year: "You are not the only one. It is a curse to be well informed these days. The media and social media giants that effectively rule the western world see us as units of consumption. This generates profits that in turn feed the patterns of consumption dictated by them. It seems like a stable system that reminiscens of feudalism. The human measure is lost in that system and many feel left out. It is however in the collective memory and the traditional societies where this still lives, alas outside of the West. This is at the core of the struggle in the world. Until someone breaks up the soc media cartels, we are going to live in their algorithmic world. Take that away and physical reality will seep again as a driver of minds and hearts. Live your best life is the best advice I can give. Refuse to conform in the giant soc media space but still engage with those others as at a certain moment we will be all they have. Family especially. "