Dispatches from the unwilling seer

Ranting Cassandra

Speaking truth into the void, as is tradition.

The myth
"She was given the gift of prophecy, then cursed so that no one would believe her. She watched Troy burn. She had told them it would."
— Aeschylus, Agamemnon
The rant

This generation has forsaken truth and instead embraces lies. Seeking out pillow prophets to tickle our ears, we accumulate teachers according to our desires and have turned from reality to myth.

I feel her pain. But I keep talking anyway.

Latest Rantings

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The Comfortable Lie and the Inconvenient Truth
We have built entire architectures of belief designed to insulate us from reality. And we call it wisdom.
On the Peculiar Courage of the Unfashionable Opinion
There is a kind of bravery in simply refusing to pretend. It is unrecognized, usually unrewarded, and frequently mistaken for rudeness.
Why I Still Read Books Nobody Agrees With
The most useful books are usually the ones you are not supposed to like. The ones that make you argue back.

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