The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom. Freedom would require them to reject this image and replace it with autonomy and responsibility. Freedom is acquired by conquest, not by gift. It must be pursued constantly and responsibly. Freedom is not an ideal located outside of …
[quote] information wouldn’t need to be free if no one were impoverished
That mankind’s information should be free is idealistic, and understandably popular, but information wouldn’t need to be free if no one were impoverished. — Jaron Lanier, Who Owns the Future? (Amazon, Goodreads)
[quote] Violence is initiated by those who oppress
Any situation in which “A” objectively exploits “B” or hinders his and her pursuit of self-affirmation as a responsible person is one of oppression. Such a situation in itself constitutes violence, even when sweetened by false generosity, because it interferes with the individual’s ontological and historical vocations to become more fully human. With the establishment …
Making a Podcast, Step 2: Gather your recording equipment
Note: This post is third in a series where I share what I’ve learned starting and producing the Recompiler podcast. If you haven’t already, start with the introduction. This post follows Step 1: Identify a Topic, Point of View, and Structure. Step 2: Gather your recording equipment: Computer, microphone, audio interface, headphones for monitoring. There are numerous …
Making a Podcast, Step 1: Identify a Topic, Point of View, and Structure
Note: This post is second in a series where I share what I’ve learned starting and producing the Recompiler podcast. If you haven’t already, start with the introduction. Your first step in making a new podcast is to identify a topic, point of view, and structure for your podcast. This sounds simple, but it’s helpful to think …
Making a Podcast, Intro: A Year of Producing the Recompiler
The first episode of the Recompiler podcast posted on February 4, 2016. This means I’ve had nearly a year of experience producing a podcast and in a series of posts, I’d like to share what I’ve learned. Unlike with In Beta, a podcast I co-hosted with Kevin Purdy, I am responsible for the entire production …
[quote] To build community requires vigilant awareness
To build community requires vigilant awareness of the work we must continually do to undermine all the socialization that leads us to behave in ways that perpetuate domination. — bell hooks, Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope (Amazon, Goodreads)
Books I read and enjoyed in 2016
I met my 2016 reading challenge of 60 books, just barely. I won’t recount everything I read last year here. Instead, I’ll cover the highlights, the books that I recall best because they resonated with the most. Speculative fiction discoveries I discovered three series, two speculative fiction and one mystery, that I really enjoyed. Jo …