From this week’s news on: society generally, and broader issues

From this week’s news on society generally, and broader issues (note: I may continue to add links for a few days, possibly up to a week, after these are published):

• “Australian housing wealth is meaningless, destructive and fundamentally changing our society”   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/27/australian-housing-wealth-is-meaningless-destructive-and-fundamentally-changing-our-society   

• “No matter how hard you try, your job will never love you”   https://joanwestenberg.medium.com/no-matter-how-hard-you-try-your-job-will-never-love-you-1ebee590ebcd    

• “Social Media is Stupid!…. Wait! Hold That Thought!”   https://medium.com/@StevenLaine1977/social-media-is-stupid-wait-hold-that-thought-e84f5314b663   “While many see social media as a downfall of society, for me, it is a tool. Also, for someone in my situation, it can be challenging to get out due to the demands of my life and my children; therefore, social media is an excellent way to connect with others. It comes with responsibility, and it can be used as a source. The choice is yours, but don’t discourage others who see the positive aspects of it and use it in a way that benefits them”  

• “Being Autistic Self Diagnosed”   https://youtu.be/g9j46Wox0cQ?si=FBLhpeOfwfcB5bPQ   by a channel I respect and like:   Purple Ella   https://www.youtube.com/@PurpleElla   I relate to the woman being interviewed (Cathie) in many ways (except I’m not dyslexic) - such as the problems of being diagnosed through masks, being wary about who I tell, etc.  

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

If they are of any use of interest, the activism information links from my former news posts are available in this post. 

 

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