There is a mechanism nobody talks about when they talk about banned words. Not the history. Not the pain. Not the politics. The mechanism. Because the mechanism is the same regardless of which word is in the slot, which group is doing the banning, or which era of history you're examining. And until you understand... Continue Reading →
The Insanity of Belief
Let me be clear before anything else. When I use the word insanity here, I am not insulting anyone. I am describing a mechanical condition. A person whose entire world is built on unreliable secondhand information, defended by substanceless identity, and enforced by legal fiction is not evil or stupid. They are operating a structure... Continue Reading →