gwiss (48)in #society • 7 years agoBill Cosby versus Roman PolanskiSource @dana-edwards had a post yesterday about whether Bill Cosby was guilty of rape or not, and in the…gwiss (48)in #philosophy • 7 years agoSpiral Dynamics and the Houston floodingI read a post by @luzcypher this morning about what level of conversation most people enjoy and it got me to…gwiss (48)in #philosophy • 7 years agoWoodstock versus CharlottesvilleI read a comment by @aedroberts in a recent post about books that will help your children see the wisdom of anarchy…gwiss (48)in #philosophy • 7 years agoGender ConfusionSource Having read recent posts by @kyriacos about transgender issues and by @lukestokes about the role of…gwiss (48)in #philosophy • 7 years agoStar Trek SnowflakesImage link Matt Novack at Gizmodo did a piece recently on William Shatner talking about Shatner's attacks on…gwiss (48)in #economy • 7 years agoHeroin and Economic CyclesThe poppy has been a part of human civilization for a long time -- the Sumerians in 3400 BC called it hul gil , or…gwiss (48)in #society • 7 years agoTechnology and the Generalist@kyriacos had a post this morning about how thinking critically is more important than citing references and it…gwiss (48)in #economy • 7 years agoSeattle can't stop shooting its own toes offFirst they hurt their minimum wage workers with an ill conceived mandatory minimum wage increase. Now, they…gwiss (48)in #steem • 7 years agoFuture of cryptocurrencyNone of us here on Steemit are surprised by the reality that fortunes are being made by cryptocurrency traders.…gwiss (48)in #science • 7 years agoPesticides behind bee deathsNeonicotinoid pesticides, often used as seed coatings, is likely cause of bee colony deaths being seen in many…gwiss (48)in #politics • 7 years agoTaxation, Representation, and Negative FeedbackI was reading a post last night from @calaber24p about hardfork 19 and voting and it got me to thinking about…gwiss (48)in #health • 7 years agoHigh Intensity Training@kafkanarchy84 had a good post about running and detoxification. It made me think about the physiology involved…gwiss (48)in #education • 7 years agoSchool is broken@krnel had a good post about school bullying recently, and it got me thinking about how school functions now and…gwiss (48)in #economy • 7 years agoCorporations -- vital or parasites?Corporations are an ancient concept. They were widespread in Rome, the concept being that when a group of people band…gwiss (48)in #society • 7 years agoSeparating Cream from Crap@dana-edwards had a post a couple of days ago about whether centralized pyramid style organizations favor psychopaths…gwiss (48)in #politics • 7 years agoCNN Producer: American voters are "stupid as sh*t"So this is what we get when we combine a perpetual sensation of low danger, a society where all of the corners are…gwiss (48)in #philosophy • 7 years agoOn getting Forked...I was watching the video of the Playboy reporter and the White House press secretary Sanders, and was struck by…gwiss (48)in #politics • 7 years agoVictim Mentality versus The VillageSo let's imagine that we are all part of a small village in the jungle. One of us keeps licking toads, and every time…gwiss (48)in #society • 7 years agoGratuitous SufferingA recent post I read made me start thinking about the effectiveness of public protesting as a means to change society…gwiss (48)in #health • 7 years agoVaccines -- choice or required?So I noticed a recent post about vaccine injury that I thought was great, but also noted that most of the comments…