Forwarded from Dull Academic Incessant Liturgical Yapping: Philosophical Orations on Order & Reaction
Certainly, by any ballot-box, Jesus Christ goes just as far as Judas Iscariot; and with reason, according to the New Gospels, Talmuds and Dismal Sciences of these days. Judas looks him in the face; asks proudly, "Am not I as good as thou? Better, perhaps!" slapping his breeches-pocket, in which is audible the cheerful jingle of thirty pieces of silver.—Carlyle, Occasional Discourse on the Nigger Question
Carlyle certainly has a way with words. He simultaneously attacks, first, democracy, for valuing the opinion of Judas to the exact same degree as that of Christ, and, second, economics and modern man's commercial worldview, for insisting that Judas might in fact be better than Christ, because, after all, Judas possesses those 30 pieces of silver earned through his betrayal, while Christ only hath the nails in his wrists and feet. (...And with a title like that...)
He had witnessed the ongoing birth of the age of Mammonism; he tried to warn us, but we marched onward, progressing readily towards a bright new glorious epoch of man's creation.
By modern liberal metrics, Judas is equal to or even perhaps better than Christ.... We truly live in an absurd time, my friends.
A young Yooper named Jane thanks her local line workers for restoring power after a days-long outage.
These photos, shared by Alger Delta Cooperative Electric Association, show two of the group's line workers— Brandon and Jake—receiving a hand-drawn thank you note from Jane.
"Moments like these remind us why our crews do what they do—and how much a simple 'thank you' can mean. We’re proud of our linemen and grateful for families like Jane’s who brighten our days," wrote Alger-Delta online.
Am I Boomer?
1. Printing Out Directions ✓
2. Leaving Voicemails ✓
3. Calling Instead of Texting ✓
4. Complaining About Self-Checkout ✓
5. Watching Cable News Every Night ✗
6. Saying “Kids These Days” Unironically ✓
7. Writing Checks ✓
8. Using Ellipses in Texts ✓
9. Using Facebook ✗
10. Keeping Physical Photo Albums ✗
11. Refusing to Throw Away Old Electronics ✓
12. Texting With One Finger ✓
13. Sending Emails ✓
14. Reading the Newspaper ✓
15. Being Suspicious of New Apps ✓
16. Dressing for Comfort First ✗
17. Calling Customer Service Instead of Chatting with Help Bot ✓
18. Having One Email Password for Years ✓
19. Preferring Sit-Down Restaurants ✓
20. Saying “I Don’t Need That” About New Tech ✓
Do... Do young people not like sit down restaurants? What the heck?
1. Printing Out Directions ✓
2. Leaving Voicemails ✓
3. Calling Instead of Texting ✓
4. Complaining About Self-Checkout ✓
5. Watching Cable News Every Night ✗
6. Saying “Kids These Days” Unironically ✓
7. Writing Checks ✓
8. Using Ellipses in Texts ✓
9. Using Facebook ✗
10. Keeping Physical Photo Albums ✗
11. Refusing to Throw Away Old Electronics ✓
12. Texting With One Finger ✓
13. Sending Emails ✓
14. Reading the Newspaper ✓
15. Being Suspicious of New Apps ✓
16. Dressing for Comfort First ✗
17. Calling Customer Service Instead of Chatting with Help Bot ✓
18. Having One Email Password for Years ✓
19. Preferring Sit-Down Restaurants ✓
20. Saying “I Don’t Need That” About New Tech ✓
Do... Do young people not like sit down restaurants? What the heck?