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James Mills's avatar

"The situation continues to draw significant attention, blending Hollywood drama with legal intrigue. Except these are not fictional characters, they are real people."

Yes, many of us have lost track of the distinction. Celebrities feel like familiar friends, and friends drift away-personal relationships replaced by IG direct messages and 'liking' online posts. The real and digital world are certainly blending. That's not necessarily all bad... but the increasing poverty of our real lives and relationships is. We need to come back to reality, a little.

https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/the-euphemism-treadmill

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Steersman's avatar

This may be somewhat off-topic, but since you mentioned wasps, I've "always" been somewhat amused at how far down the evolutionary ladder our supposed claims to fame and fortune actually go:

"Wasps Passed This Logic Test. Can You?

The insects frequently found in your backyard appear to be the first invertebrate known to be capable of the skill of transitive inference."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/science/paper-wasps-logic-test.html?unlocked_article_code=1.304.IViJ.8pp50EMQBPuc&smid=url-share

As for your "the failures of our intellectual class" -- a durable theme -- Julian Benda's "Treason of the Intellectuals":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julien_Benda

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