You'll be surprised to know that I was brought up in a conservative family; You'll be even more surprised to know that I am staunchly in opposition to the current "Conservative" ideology of the Republican Party in the USA. Why is this so? Simply put, the so-called «Conservatives» in the US have become a walking … Continue reading Some thoughts about American “Conservatives”
Those who know me know that my academic background is in Economics. Of course this would mean that in theory I should be all in favour of free markets, small regulation, business self regulation, and as little government as possible. This could not be farther from the truth. The truth is, I do not believe … Continue reading About supply side and healthcare
I know, I know. I had promised I would keep politics out of this blog. It's inevitable this time, because the argument I want to talk about is political, in a sense. I promise I will try to keep the politicking to a minimum. Democracy. What a wonderful system of governance. A construct where instead … Continue reading Apathy
This post was published earlier this year. I repost it today, lightly revised. 06/06/2024: More revisions to this in light of recent events. Today I want to write about a product in Second Life. The product name is "It's NOT Mine!" (from here on out referred to as INM) and the product's creator is a … Continue reading A disclaimer about “It’s Not Mine!”
Here is a 2016 post that I find relevant today; I hope you enjoy reading it. These past days you have been hearing me ranting (rather angrily, admittedly) about some of the more outrageous behaviors I have seen in the Second Life metaverse. Those two posts, Communications blues and I want it all, show in my … Continue reading More about control
And here, dear readers, is a 2016 post on communication that I find still relevant today. How many times do I have to repeat myself? How many friends, submissive friends, have I listened to while they told me their story of breakup and heartache and how that left them vulnerable? Yes, a Domme can have submissive … Continue reading Communication blues
I don't have the usual sharing buttons for Twitter, Facebook, etc. at the bottom of my posts. Only Telegram and email. This is a deliberate choice. I've long sustained that Facebook is driving people apart, not together. It is making them more susceptible, less likely to socialize in traditional ways, and more entrenched in their … Continue reading Leaving social networks behind
