The Ancient Greeks had a concept called Hubris ὕβρις, which meant “dangerous over-confidence” or “arrogance” and Hesiod applied it to mean those who thought themselves equal to the Gods. Myths were full of what happened when such claims were made. For example, Arachne, a talented weaver, was transformed into a spider when it was claimed […]
One thing I have noticed with alarm lately is that on several different groups I monitor, including one tech magazine that there appears to be an unofficial police force forming on the Net which seeks to stop any mention of the Right, or Donald Trump. They will often populate groups saying that negative stories are […]
I grew up in a world where intelligence was valued, racism was bottled up along with sexism. It was there, but it was not socially acceptable. War was unlikely, even when the Russians and Americans were more likely to nuke each other. I dodged London terrorist attacks and yet was unfrightened. I could put them […]