tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post1755110762168538661..comments2024-02-18T18:59:06.164+00:00Comments on Econosophy and other musings: I Am NotTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258136994278139356noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post-74928078571805384642010-12-25T08:10:04.758+00:002010-12-25T08:10:04.758+00:00Thanks Greg.
A merry Christmas to you and all wh...Thanks Greg. <br /><br />A merry Christmas to you and all who read this message! And may 2011 bring more of what humanity needs to wake up from its slumber!Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258136994278139356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post-75268713301960911352010-12-25T01:03:49.117+00:002010-12-25T01:03:49.117+00:00Merry Christmas Toby
Thanks for your contribution...Merry Christmas Toby<br /><br />Thanks for your contributions.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139782404004492965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post-28883048753070734152010-12-21T05:38:17.244+00:002010-12-21T05:38:17.244+00:00He's a guy I met at Raging Debate. His article...He's a guy I met at Raging Debate. His articles are still there. Very interesting guy, if I remember correctly he was a maths whiz child prodigy (studied by psychologists for his smarts) and high performer in the financial world before becoming what he is now, a teacher somewhere in the depths of Alaska. He has a yahoo group which you could join: reverseengineering@yahoogroups.com.<br /><br />Just tell him toby sent you and maybe I'll get a free sandwich LOL.<br /><br />Glad to see Charles Eisenstein's work spreading out. Very very necessary reading. Life changing stuff. Enjoy.Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258136994278139356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post-12198997370521057132010-12-20T21:30:40.554+00:002010-12-20T21:30:40.554+00:00Oh and Toby
Who is that Reverse Engineer over at ...Oh and Toby<br /><br />Who is that Reverse Engineer over at Jeffs place?<br /><br />Do you know him? Does he have a blog?<br /><br />I'd like to see more of his stuff.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139782404004492965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post-85635076659845486182010-12-20T20:55:22.919+00:002010-12-20T20:55:22.919+00:00Very cool.
I've noticed your comments at Yve...Very cool.<br /><br />I've noticed your comments at Yves Smiths place too.<br />Eatin' some of the same brain food I guess.<br /><br /><br />That guy Harding is a piece of work. Its amazing how EVERYTHING supports his views! He's never seen a data point he cant fit to his model<br /><br />I downloaded "Ascent of Humanity" and read the introduction on your suggestion. Very interesting. I've got a couple others to finish before I get full into it. Looks like it needs my undivided attention.<br /><br />ThanksGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139782404004492965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post-89970056530232938082010-12-20T06:11:10.172+00:002010-12-20T06:11:10.172+00:00Hi Greg,
I've decided to let the debate -- sh...Hi Greg,<br /><br />I've decided to let the debate -- should it actually become one -- inform me of his position. I have neither the time, nor do I want, to get deep into his thinking. I just posted another comment, amazed by how he avoided saying anything at all in his response to me. <br /><br />Kinda cool how we meet each other across the net, don't you think?Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258136994278139356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post-37186381040798934202010-12-19T23:40:22.940+00:002010-12-19T23:40:22.940+00:00Toby
I noticed your comment over at Jeff Harding...Toby <br /><br />I noticed your comment over at Jeff Hardings place.<br /><br />Very good as usual. Wish I had the grace you had when it comes to responding to people with such ideologic blocks. Have you read his "Must Read Posts" over on his left side margin? Read the one "Money a Semifictional fable" Its complete fiction. Its bizarre he can write this with a straight face. He actually thinks he's educating folks. SadGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139782404004492965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post-73757910534528324022010-12-17T09:28:46.796+00:002010-12-17T09:28:46.796+00:00For those of you who speak German (like you, Toby)...For those of you who speak German (like you, Toby): there's an interesting discussion going on over at Weissgarnix. <a href="http://www.weissgarnix.de/2010/12/16/faktische-staatenlosigkeit/" rel="nofollow">Have a look.</a>Florian Popphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005120460488145362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post-86510629203315985442010-12-17T08:06:06.143+00:002010-12-17T08:06:06.143+00:00Thank you, gentlemen.
MwaH, I agree, this is why ...Thank you, gentlemen.<br /><br />MwaH, I agree, this is why change at the necessary depth is so hard personally, and nigh on impossible at the cultural level. And the ego is an arch deceiver, a cunning military dictator who won't let anyone talk directly to the denizens he falsely swore to protect and nourish.<br /><br />Fascinatingly, I imagined having to defend this rather esoteric position, then realized I wouldn't want to defend it intellectually because it's more a song than an essay. This realization came after I posted it. Then I saw Martin's comment and got a shiver. Very prescient of you, Martin!<br /><br />On that note, and if you haven't already, check out Sophie Hunger. I've fallen in love with her work. Very honest, very courageous, very beautiful. Very global.Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258136994278139356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post-43347364419691443462010-12-16T20:17:05.743+00:002010-12-16T20:17:05.743+00:00@Martin:
Guess what prompted the start of my own ...@Martin:<br /><br />Guess what prompted the start of my own questioning? Henry Miller, the ol' giant. Just wanted to mention that, as I discovered his <i>Big Sur</i> in your profile...Florian Popphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005120460488145362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post-46062169820449994482010-12-16T20:14:32.327+00:002010-12-16T20:14:32.327+00:00An honest song, I'd like to add. And all too h...An honest song, I'd like to add. And all too human in the best way...<br /><br />I'm lucky that I had my "undoing", i.e. the unravelling of my societal correct worldview, done a few years ago. Since then, I'm still feeling confused and in the wrong place in time, but the shocks tend to wear off more quickly. The damn Ego's of course still breathing down my neck, so it stands to argue if anything profound did indeed change... On the other hand, we all have to start somewhere.<br /><br />The fascinating thing is, wherever you start with critical, yet unbiased thinking, it always leads you to the last questions, and from there onwards to the very last question, which is the essence of your own existence. Some give in to that nagging feeling of incompleteness that Eisenstein describes so well and do their best to explore it; others back off and try to block it out, which may be one of the reasons why real change is so hard to come by - because we feel it might threaten our very core of being. Which is, of course, an illusion, just like that very core. ;) But try to explain that, and, even more challenging, to act on that yourself! Ha! Unfortunately, I know what I'm talking about...<br /><br />But this comment was not supposed to be about me, but about your insightful post. And I discover, I have nothing to add, because you already summed it all up so well. All I can offer is this little bit of thought, a weird attempt at consolation: essentially, trying to change the world for the better is the most important thing we could ever do. On the other hand, it all is in vain, or <i>Alles ist eitel</i>, as a famous theme among the poets in the Baroque went - but in a positive way, because the real thing, <i>reality</i>, the Kosmos, the Spirit or whatever way you prefer to call it, will continue. The Whole is much bigger and much stronger than our feeble efforts. We are allowed to fail. And we are allowed to succeed. It's alright already, in a way. Although, in a more precise way, it of course isn't.Florian Popphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005120460488145362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378568575885387942.post-12298996751437114662010-12-16T18:54:46.412+00:002010-12-16T18:54:46.412+00:00An amazing song. Simply amazing in its beauty. Yo...An amazing song. Simply amazing in its beauty. You are an invaluable gift to the rest of us poor souls.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16978800704842429609noreply@blogger.com