Post by Ava on Jul 15, 2019 12:10:01 GMT
Thanks for this interesting post FruityLlama,
While I think the internet has been a miracle when it comes to granting the world the potential to integrate, learn to branch out and respect others' opinions, it seems to have detracted from deeper learning. The younger folks on YouTube can be talented, clever, smart...I'm wondering to what extent they are well-informed? Does anybody sit around reading books on politics and economics before promoting socialism, or capitalism, or whatever, anymore? I'm not in a position to point fingers but one doesn't have to be a genius to recognize a certain lack of depth in social media culture.
And it's interesting how competition for jobs, resources, fame...it may get too exhausting, so of course people are going to want and need a safety net (socialism). I think minimalism, DIY, frugality, the tiny house movement, these are positive trends on the one hand, contrasted with the over-spending lifestyles of, say, beauty gurus routinely paying $100 for lipstick (I'm not judging, but that's encouraging younger folks to blow money as if there is no tomorrow, and maybe it's not the best investment. And maybe that is a Cap Neptune thing, dreaming of unlimited resources? Living a fantasy life of extreme wealth?)
I think schools foster that competitive spirit, and much of education presumes that a person wants to go out and get a high-paying career, and that's what makes the drudgery of school worthwhile somehow. I think a lot of poor teaching is justified that way..."Oh the kids may be bored, but it's all for best in the end." My view of education is, it should always be interesting and immediately beneficial...also it should foster a community spirit, not this whole "triumph of the individual capitalist" script. Why aren't kids learning a skill set that automatically gives rise to a culture than balances the best of both worlds: freedom (pure capitalism) and freedom from fear (socialism, sane distribution of wealth)?
SN persona of the world's transits has the sun in Cap conjunct Saturn and Pluto and it's almost like everyone's convinced that everything has to be done the hard way. Really, though, I think that teaching kids differently would be easy and solve a lot of problems up front. Simple pedagogical shift. Maybe once Jupiter goes into Cap we'll see a bit more creativity applied to our institution-building.
Well this was overall pretty tangential but I like talking politics with you, as you say what you mean whether it's popular or not.
I need to start a thread on Neptune-MC, Neptune in the 10th, Pisces in the 10th someday...seems a really difficult placement.
"His NN Juno conjuncts my natal DSC though."
Hmm! That looks good for longevity, I guess? I really do wonder about persona-to-natal synastry, as I find a lot of conjunctions between these charts, too.
While I think the internet has been a miracle when it comes to granting the world the potential to integrate, learn to branch out and respect others' opinions, it seems to have detracted from deeper learning. The younger folks on YouTube can be talented, clever, smart...I'm wondering to what extent they are well-informed? Does anybody sit around reading books on politics and economics before promoting socialism, or capitalism, or whatever, anymore? I'm not in a position to point fingers but one doesn't have to be a genius to recognize a certain lack of depth in social media culture.
And it's interesting how competition for jobs, resources, fame...it may get too exhausting, so of course people are going to want and need a safety net (socialism). I think minimalism, DIY, frugality, the tiny house movement, these are positive trends on the one hand, contrasted with the over-spending lifestyles of, say, beauty gurus routinely paying $100 for lipstick (I'm not judging, but that's encouraging younger folks to blow money as if there is no tomorrow, and maybe it's not the best investment. And maybe that is a Cap Neptune thing, dreaming of unlimited resources? Living a fantasy life of extreme wealth?)
I think schools foster that competitive spirit, and much of education presumes that a person wants to go out and get a high-paying career, and that's what makes the drudgery of school worthwhile somehow. I think a lot of poor teaching is justified that way..."Oh the kids may be bored, but it's all for best in the end." My view of education is, it should always be interesting and immediately beneficial...also it should foster a community spirit, not this whole "triumph of the individual capitalist" script. Why aren't kids learning a skill set that automatically gives rise to a culture than balances the best of both worlds: freedom (pure capitalism) and freedom from fear (socialism, sane distribution of wealth)?
SN persona of the world's transits has the sun in Cap conjunct Saturn and Pluto and it's almost like everyone's convinced that everything has to be done the hard way. Really, though, I think that teaching kids differently would be easy and solve a lot of problems up front. Simple pedagogical shift. Maybe once Jupiter goes into Cap we'll see a bit more creativity applied to our institution-building.
Well this was overall pretty tangential but I like talking politics with you, as you say what you mean whether it's popular or not.
I need to start a thread on Neptune-MC, Neptune in the 10th, Pisces in the 10th someday...seems a really difficult placement.
"His NN Juno conjuncts my natal DSC though."
Hmm! That looks good for longevity, I guess? I really do wonder about persona-to-natal synastry, as I find a lot of conjunctions between these charts, too.