We are the cops. You and me.
I read an amusing list online a few days ago. It was a list of how not to be “creepy.” It was all the usual things, such as “don’t touch people without their permission,” and “don’t corner people when...
View Article“It’s a PR problem” is the problem.
There is a value. It is a numerical value. It is the number of children who have been abused. It is the number of incidents of an organization covering it up. It is the number of times a priest has...
View ArticleThe Fix Is In.
Fixing things is tough. Fixing social things is especially tough. People are dynamical meat systems, and capable of nearly anything. The kinds of social things I’m talking about here are events,...
View Article“Creepy, doll.”
I’ve been experimenting with the word “creepy” and what it means.1 My current experiment is that we use “creepy” when we’re afraid to say “predatory.” Maybe it’s because we don’t want to offend...
View ArticlePlan or Perish
I suspect a lot of people would be a lot less outraged if they considered two possibilities Very Seriously before they opened their mouths or acted: Whatever the contest or competition or discussion —...
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