Bennettarium

“Cancel culture” is the logical extension of what we might call “messaging culture”: every speech act is classified as friend or foe, literal content can barely be communicated, and very little faith exists as to the rational faculties of the audience. www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/opinion/should-we-cance…

My new article on three arguments for intergenerational justice @aeonmag psyche.co/ideas/future-generations-deserve-good-an… @psyche_the_mag twitter.com/romankrznaric/status/12855653412891279…

News media: “We need you anxious, pre-pissed, addicted to conflict. Moreover we need you to bring a series of assumptions every time you open a paper or turn on your phone, TV, or car radio. Without them, most of what we produce will seem illogical and offensive.”
– Matt Taibbi

“People don’t want to be honest; people want to be right.” twitter.com/DoubleDownNews/status/1281172383957647…

Foreign Affairs: Unrest continues for a seventh day in former British colony www.thaienquirer.com/13861/foreign-affairs-unrest-… via @ThaiEnquirer

Happy Tau Day. Yes, pi is STILL wrong. tauday.com/ #tauday #tau #pi #fb via ifttt.com/recipes/414895-tweet-about-tau-day

Some politicians and journalists are trying to manufacture outrage. We should just keep calm and carry on. www.newsroom.co.nz/ideasroom/1243845/the-media-nee…

Spike Lee seems very likable and has some good things to say in this fun Q&A www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/spike-lee-race-rel…

On statues: “We have to make judgements on a case-by-case basis, by asking ourselves some key questions.” www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/not-all-slopes-are-slip…

How to decide which statues can remain and which need to go (@microphilosophy) www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/not-all-slopes-are-slip…