Diversity of thought and Diversity of experience are under attack

Bo KelleherCulture, Good and Evil, Introspection, TechnologyLeave a Comment

Politics in 2018 is about finding the people you agree with. #MeToo. Everyone is balkanized into self-confirming echo chambers. The AI and the scripted media have managed to get people to self-segregate into congruous interest groups that demonize non-conforming ideas. These cliques can be seeded with highly charged or weaponized “yellow” information that whips them into a frenzy. Many of … Read More

Who murdered Andrew Finch: Swatter or SWAT?

Bo KelleherCulture, Good and EvilLeave a Comment

Isn’t the guy who shot him the killer? I have this (probably unpopular) thought, that echoes the matter-of-fact observation of Andrew Finch’s mother: He wasn’t murdered by a phone call. He was murdered by a cop who had the training, the mindset, and the circumstance. In a murder case, those things are called, “motive, means and opportunity” and when all … Read More