Monthly Archives: April 2021

Symbols of Class Status

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Luke Ford

Sociologist Erving Goffman wrote in 1951: * Co-operative activity based on a differentiation and integration of statuses is a universal characteristic of social life. This kind of harmony requires that the occupant of each status act toward others in a … Continue reading →

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‘Why Me?’ The Role of Perceived Victimhood in American Politics

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Luke Ford

From a new academic paper by Miles T. Armaly and Adam M. Enders: * Despite growing recognition among journalists and political pundits, the concept of victimhood has been largely ignored in empirical social science research. * Perceiving oneself to be … Continue reading →

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Find Friends & Community After Age 30 By Volunteering

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Luke Ford
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PETER THIEL ON US V CHINA (4-26-21)

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 Peter Thiel On US v China, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJcKWtiFzIY 34:00 USA is great for gays 43:10 How the Trump administration sabotaged itself 1:08:40 Richard Spencer says incels & tradcels should be “purged” from society, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uOOjuGCYc0 1:15:00 Janet Malcolm, Nobody’s Looking At … Continue reading →

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Nobody’s Looking At You

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Luke Ford

From Janet Malcolm’s 2019 collection of essays: * [John] Roberts had a wonderful way of listening to questions. His face was exquisitely responsive. The constant play of expression on his features put one in mind of nineteenth-century primers of acting … Continue reading →

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