hmm it;s a pretty random assortment to pull recs from but i always find myself coming back to stolen focus in conversation as a primer of social media and technology today. thats the sort of book that i see get excerpted in ppls substacks and thinkpieces esp as people at large are starting to get more critical of techs role in society and culture. but that might be a bit on-the-nose for an indie web denizen
other similar nonfiction pulls that stuck w/ me: the immortal life of henrietta lacks is a really powerful story ab biomedical science and scientific racism.. anyone familiar w/ HeLa cells or academia at all shoudl read it imo. four thousand weeks is Okay-- good self=help book for ppl cynical about self help/time management books
re; novels (sloppily including both auto-fiction and fiction here...) i really liked american bulk, bestiary, in the dream house, and wound. i found all of those to be really powerful in their own ways
@batqualia thats crazy bc i actually just finished reading stolen focus today. your other suggestions sound pretty interesting as well; i'll be sure to check them out if i can!
嗨潔誠(这是繁体文吗?不好意思我没怎么学过),很高兴认识你:)我其实更认为自己是“华人”而不是“中国人”,但我知道你是什么意思。我看你的网站挺熟悉,好像在browse page曾经看到过哈哈
anyways, i'm glad you like my site : D and if you like the random facts youre totally free to use that idea for your site as well
omg tysm!! i'm still proud of the name to this day haha. glad you like the tunes! ♡
it seems like the entire world is treating science as a waste of money anymore. "more security, better army, big police forces, take the money from science, they're all a bunch of freeloaders anyway." it's really sad.
i think it's some sort of international ripple effect after trump got elected. it's crazy that if u say "science = woke and woke = bad" enough times people start believing it lmfao
I'm so sorry-- I know what it's like to lose research opportunities for shitty bureaucratic reasons. I am holding your hand. There will always be another door that opens when one is slammed shut.
I hope it is resolved smoothly and you get to rest peacefully! Ethical and open science into fundamental human needs will always be priceless, but the ivory towers built by fleecing the tuition and research of their students will eventually fall...as will the government and corporate behemoths that they prop up...
...Oh gosh, tone is not conveyed well through text 😂...I do not say that last half with a devilish glint in my eye, lusting after their downfall. I say it with a genuine desire that they be peacefully transformed into something that enriches life for everyone.
thank you for the concern everyone :') i just updated ; the situation has since been resolved thankfully
Can relate to your latest entry (4/7)
had similar struggles to your latest entry, got back into dance/ theater (lion dance) in college and it helped a lot! movement and activity comes in different forms, we all pick things up at different times in our lives :o) maybe go spin some pottery or grab flowers from a walk and press them in books or something <3 its all valid