Monday, March 20, 2023

Where are our values?

This gift article from the New York Times is about the manipulation of the American electorate through enlisting foreign participation in the defeat of Jimmy Carter. That may seem like a long time ago. It was not.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-october-surprise-iran-hostages.html?unlocked_article_code=j7C-tYniotTTjl3_2qoLHV6zu8zHQlVc6GOwb6G30qowtCkfdbmykoiIhzBMW4iJ3ZzM6r2dEOwbFYnr2YZnmC8o_psWofMXjE6ermreFOUTAaXPA7cioXesIXeqeiL0nq-QaJ1JetjrIfnSrVS6Y29cA3r4IQiTVOljhcMImh535L9iWgMVnTnzhpZbsfA_8_r8PANQ_wvwVSwEqoUvmw_HXN0cPMrFuKEKLUMWwCXiNThyDcisVQyY4IPYEUx98BDUePnIvagxCdyw_O-BndIyTVKQznnvc7sJPzRTkaJIqnMujCHd02R1Rdhu5MBDlHDpbl64g9sxx8lR9NKXUP7nRr38paBJRcviMP3aAkskEitBuDjPmG0&smid=url-share

In the meantime, school districts in California and Seattle are filing suit against social media companies in defense of children's mental health. The social media companies know the societal impact of their product and make billions of dollars by destroying mental health, as they pass though unscathed, even as the executives from the companies limit their own children's screen time, knowing the damage their products cause. It has been said that the problem with socialism is socialism, and the problem with capitalism s capitalists. We need a fresh stock of entrepreneurs who care much more for people than for profits.

Today I'm with the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers teaching a class in box making. Woodworking imparts a sense of values, as we attempt to create useful beauty, and develop our skills at the same time.

Make, fix and create... 

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous7:05 PM

    It is great to have Doug here in Portland! This is his second trip to the Guild of Oregon Woodworkers and I think we all love the experience.

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