(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr) “Whats your favorite Fairy Tale?” That’s a loaded question in RWBY, the CGI-anime that captured many hearts and deservedly so. It’s about a world where fairy tales may inspire, but also conceal … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr) In an age of propaganda and post-truth politics, we face people believing outlandish falsehoods and obvious propaganda and acting upon it. How do people become so disconnected from reality? Disconnection is the appropriate … Continue reading
I’ve been following reactions to the Elliot Rodgers shooting, and the #YesAllWomen hashtag it inspired. As women share their experiences with harassment, misogyny violence, and cultural biases towards women, I’ve also seem many questions come up. Was Rodgers mentally ill, … Continue reading
My friend Serdar chews over the issue of coping with death and that some people discuss death as a “change of form” for the sake of comfort. That’s something I’ve considered, much as he does, from the various Buddhist points … Continue reading
Serdar and I were recently’ discussing the revival/return of Omni magazine. If you’re not familiar with Omni then you’re . . . probably younger than I am. So stop playing your music so loud and get off my lawn. Anyway, … Continue reading
I’ve often remarked that I don’t read much SF anymore, or really watch it for that matter. Sure I watch some stuff here and there, or some anime, but there’s not much out there that makes me want to dedicate … Continue reading
In this blog I’ve expressed skepticism about transhumanism despite being something of a transhumanist myself. I’ve been skeptical about ideas of immortality, about the risks, and that some transhumanism is really just a hope for a kind of techno-secular heaven. … Continue reading
I did a post at Fan To Pro that suggested we had an “SF Gap” – we don’t have SF to inspire us anymore. Serdar jumped on this both at the original post, and in fascinating blog posts of his … Continue reading
Awhile ago I posted on how the famous six realms of Tibetian Buddhism could also indicate psychological states, and how that made me rethink my late dog’s life. I’d like to focus more on those six realms, and what they … Continue reading
Theres a concept in Tibetan Buddhism (and I think used in other Buddhist traditions) called the Wheel Of Life. It’s a great mandala, showing the cycles of the world, clutched in the hands of Yama, lord of death. It’s a … Continue reading