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Jun 12
An honor to write for War on the Rocks:
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While I share the late @ScottAdamsSays 's critique of analogies as a determinant (excuse) for action, they reward the discerning with understanding.
Sometimes the flashiest parallels aren't what they seem.
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Fascinating observations that brings "refinement culture" from the realm of consumer goods, which many of us buy in a vain attempt to find meaning, into the realm of flags, which should be expressions of meaning already-found. This is 1 of 2 un-spoken, unexplored issues here, and by far the hardest to address.
"good design" has ruined more than flags, btw
worksinprogress.news/p/good-…
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The Way of Ego-Death cleanses us to become "lost" in a life-giving way as we work. Only then can our finished-yet-imperfect product create some wholeness, can produce wholeness in us, the sub-creator, can bring about a bit of wholeness in those who observe and use it.
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This is a deep truth that affects falling in love, marriage, and parenting (neither finding a spouse, nor raising kids in our image/ego), in addition to truly satisfying the other creative and procreative voices calling from within us to make homes, gardens, schools, meals, classes, computers, codes, substack posts, etc.
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Fascinating observations that brings "refinement culture" from the realm of consumer goods, which many of us buy in a vain attempt to find meaning, into the realm of flags, which should be expressions of meaning already-found. This is 1 of 2 un-spoken, unexplored issues here, and by far the hardest to address.
"good design" has ruined more than flags, btw
worksinprogress.news/p/good-…
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An alienated people in a hyper-individualized (and thus hyper-conformist) society can have no corporate meaning. Thus we should not be surprised at their inability to make anything corporately (or even singly) that conveys meaning, delight, a sense of belonging.
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Kaye's five principles be enhanced with Christopher Alexander's principles laid out in "The Nature of Order," viz. his observation that all meaningful work cannot be an expression of one's ego, nor or the image sold collectively by "experts."
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"good design" has ruined more than flags, btw
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May 20
Reading Horton Davies's magisterial Worship & Theology in England and just realized that John Winthrop's prologue to his "Model of Christian Charity" sermon essentially paraphrases the preface to the Anglican homily "On Good Order" (1570), with one fascinating twist—
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May 20
The intertwining of Good Order, Obedience & Charity as in Celtic art, makes me wonder: might laws for a Common Good (like books for Common Prayer) be incomprehensible, unattractive, without a renewed understanding, and enacting, of love?
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PART 2: Our second premium essay for the month!
If you read one thing this weekend, read about England's naval mafia! 👇 Link below
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May 12
Thank you to @MemoryMedieval and @FeignedFlightM for giving me and my brother @HumoredHumanist a chance to tell you all about Edward I's medieval maritime Uber.
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May 12
@Hillsdale and @GroveCtyCollege! How privileged we are to have Dr Mitchell @HumoredHumanist and @peternmitchell writing this article for us.
If this is standard fare then your colleges are putting history back on the map and making it relevant today-something we can agree on.
This weeks banger is a brothers collab between @peternmitchell and @HumoredHumanist on the medieval gig economy.
Link below to read 👇
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