My Inbox is on fire; and has been since November. I’ve been re-reading World On Fire (2003) by Amy Chua. She’s a long time professor at Yale Law School. The subtitle of the book is: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability. Unfortunately, not many people read it. Moreover, no one “got it”.
From the dust jacket:
“After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a consensus emerged–not only in the West but elsewhere–that the magical combination of free markets and democracy would transform the world into a community of modernized, peace-loving nations, and individuals into civic-minded citizens and consumers. Ethnic hatred, religious zealotry, and other “backward” aspects of underdevelopment would be swept away.”
My Inbox says the world is in fire, now more than ever. Below is a sampling from a few days. And, that barely scratches the surface of what hits me on a daily basis. It’s overwhelming, to say the least.
My Inbox:
Tariffs, Tech, and the view from China.
Perversity makes us do bad things.
Kent State is a low-budget, made for TV movie.
These monsters do not give up
Autism month: Accommodating the needs of autistic, neuro-diversent, and neuro-conversent people
Wealth Derangement Syndrome
Celebrating Easter with a Trump protest
Not that I’m preaching
Why do we still celebrate Easter
What emojis do you use to express yourself most
Signs of life
America’s failure in Ukraine
Moving between worlds
Combating Hobby Inflation
Dostoyevsky
The silence of suicide
The Human Scale: Souls caught in the Balance
What attack is next for the Left
Easter at the White House: Two very different holidays
A discussion with AI on the possibility of peace and justice in the world
In Conclusion
Psych-girl has suggested I disengage. Furthermore, not with tongue in cheek, she also said that maybe I should increase my whiskey intake! Previously she advised me not to drink too much. Now, that’s progress!
Forget that my Inbox is on fire. Hey now girl, pass that bottle over here.
Btw- my favorite emoji? The whiskey glass. 🥃
“My Inbox” consists of emails, mostly from writers/bloggers on WordPress, Substack, and readers on Goodreads. Also, some newsletters I subscribe to; and a few (very) personal emails.
And – then there’s YouTube, which I spend a great deal of my day on, via my Smart TV.
All of which is surveilled. For the purpose of keeping me engaged. So as to sell me stuff I do not need, or want. Additionally, to influence me with regard to who I vote for.
Overwhelmed, doesn’t give it its do, does it? No wonder many people are stressed to the breaking point.
How DO YOU unwind? De-stress?