Three days ago I looked into Facebook to see what it is like now, and I think it took four swiped with humb over the screen of my cellphone to realize I still need to be away from it. Opinions are best kept quiet, which is what leads me to continue to be Facebook still. I don’t want to be a contributor. Folks can vote for who best suits them, they can wear a mask or not. They can do as they please in thier own privacy. But the constant nagging on and on about it all makes them all that crazy uncle who everyone dreads sitting next to at Thanksgiving. Not wanting to contribute to that noise, and also feeling fairly intolerant to stupidity, I remain off.
I am also a bit fed up of meme thinking, and the expression of opinions through simple memes which convey a minimal amount of logic that may seem irrefutable to the person posting it, but cannot be taken at more than face value because it comes with the authority of a photograph, itself a thousand words. No, there is more to life than that, and thoughts are hopefully much deeper, and worth greater expression.
I wonder if Dawkins ever felt insulted by the simplicity of the meme? Especially when he was sat at cocktails with his friend, Rushdie?
People are more complex than all that. At least I hope so. “Like” if you agree!
Today is busy putting up new curtain rods, speakers for one of the main rooms, and wiring them in for proper sound distribution, if I get around to that part. We’ll see. I am not quite a s young as I used to be. Missus just came in and had a look at theowork so far, and is very happy with the progress up to now, so that is assurance to move forward. I wanted to stop for a rest break, and to check with on some concenrs I had. We are good, it is time to go!
Maybe a snack along the way would do wonders for motivtion, too?
Covid-19 is still spreading, and even with some people vaccinated, there is not enough for herd immunity, and with variants, it is still very important to wear a mask and wash your hands. Still don’t touch your face. We are not out of the woods yet, and being eager to go out and have fun isn’t what’s going to fix this. We all are. We need to take it easy a bit longer, get some of the answers we need, and be ready to take the next steps to keep the virus from spreading. It may seem fine to relax and be free, and it may seem fine to watch others and think they will get theirs, but that thinking changes when it hits the people you know, the people you love, and they become ill, and have long term effeects, including death. It’s just a piece of cloth, and it is the absolute least thing we can do to protect ourselves, and eachother. If you are wearing a maks, and if you have gotten vaccinated, you have my respect. If you cannot pull off either of those things, well, your thinking is not new. It is not safe. Safe is not unAmerican, and it is not a bad word. The first promise is Life, then Liberty and the Persuit of Happiness. It is all no good if you can’t have the first, though. And after this point, if you still beg to differ, then I have got nothing for you. I hope you make it, and I’ll see you after the Pandemic is fully contained and we are dealing with it as truly as relatively minor as the flue.
Finally; micro-chips in the vaccine so the government can track you? Seriously? Why would they give you one for free when you won’t put down the one you pay for? Yeah, I need to stay off Facebook! Some people are unbearably stupid.