tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post1236933609027413784..comments2024-03-29T06:46:56.337-04:00Comments on Half an Hour: The Monkeysphere IdeologyStephen Downeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-45205975649513475542010-06-11T04:35:31.426-04:002010-06-11T04:35:31.426-04:00The Author is making a mistake in assuming the Mon...The Author is making a mistake in assuming the Monkeysphere is an Ideology, that 'Business' and 'The Media' are actively perpetuating it.<br /><br />The Monkeysphere is not an Ideology, the Monkeysphere is an Observation. Business and The Media only appeal to 'The Mass' because our monkey-meat brains are only able to efficiently handle large groups of people in that manner. The Author claims not to refute the idea that we are hard-wired with a limit of 150 individuals we can fully conceptualize as 'people', but fails to realize the greater implications of this.<br /><br />The Monkeysphere is an Observation on how limited humans really are in the realm of thought and intellect, something which is quite a bitter pill to swallow for those who believe that humanity is just one step removed from Godhood. The Monkeysphere is unfortunately an Observation that many are either ignorant of and do not make allowances for when setting up systems in which human beings play an integral part, or that too many take the wrong lessons from (i.e. "I can't help being an Amoral Jerkass, it's the Monkeysphere.") When the author casts blame on 'Business' and 'The Media', he proves the original thesis of the Monkeysphere correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-43088564037930208612010-06-11T04:35:31.427-04:002010-06-11T04:35:31.427-04:00The Author is making a mistake in assuming the Mon...The Author is making a mistake in assuming the Monkeysphere is an Ideology, that 'Business' and 'The Media' are actively perpetuating it.<br /><br />The Monkeysphere is not an Ideology, the Monkeysphere is an Observation. Business and The Media only appeal to 'The Mass' because our monkey-meat brains are only able to efficiently handle large groups of people in that manner. The Author claims not to refute the idea that we are hard-wired with a limit of 150 individuals we can fully conceptualize as 'people', but fails to realize the greater implications of this.<br /><br />The Monkeysphere is an Observation on how limited humans really are in the realm of thought and intellect, something which is quite a bitter pill to swallow for those who believe that humanity is just one step removed from Godhood. The Monkeysphere is unfortunately an Observation that many are either ignorant of and do not make allowances for when setting up systems in which human beings play an integral part, or that too many take the wrong lessons from (i.e. "I can't help being an Amoral Jerkass, it's the Monkeysphere.") When the author casts blame on 'Business' and 'The Media', he proves the original thesis of the Monkeysphere correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-23958258517482696072010-06-11T04:25:01.286-04:002010-06-11T04:25:01.286-04:00I think the fundimental flaw in this thesis is it&...I think the fundimental flaw in this thesis is it's assuming that 'The Monkeysphere' is an Ideology. The Monkesphere is not an Ideology, it is an Observation. The problems with getting modern post-industroal/information-age society to Work without all the problems it seems to generate is that so many are blind to the inherent limitations of their won Monkey-Meat brains and those around them. So few are aware of 'The Monkeysphere' and among those that are far too many learn the wrong lessons ("I can't help being an amoral jerkass, it's The Monkeysphere.")<br /><br />We look to 'Leaders' and 'Great Men/Women' of a given age and a given event because it's easier for us to conceptualize great things centering around an individual than casting it out upon Humanity in general. That's just how our brains Work. Human Intellect is not the limitless thing it once appeared to be in the height of the age of Enlightenment, It's limitations are only now being discovered and still most prefer to ignore them rather than admit that humans are frail and fallible creatures and not beings just one step removed from Godhood. <br /><br />The Observation of the Monkeysphere points out one of our weaknesses, a weakness we should make allowances for and make plans to work around, but the author posits that the Monkeysphere is an Ideology perpetuated by 'Business' and 'The Media', inevitably proving the original thesis of the Monkeysphere correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-9706876827602075752009-03-05T01:50:00.000-05:002009-03-05T01:50:00.000-05:00Yes. Challenging to comment on a post as seminal a...Yes. Challenging to comment on a post as seminal as this. <BR/><BR/>You mention The Day After from 1983. That movie had a glimmer of hope at the end. A movie broadcast in Great Britain in 1984, Threads, by Barry Hines, portrayed a nuclear holocaust. The outlook was bleak, very bleak. There was no hope. I always felt it was vastly superior portrayal of a post-apocalyptic world in comparison to The Day After.<BR/><BR/>The world is connected, but not really connected. It is more like wired individualism.<BR/><BR/>Cheers from a fellow reader of 'Mad'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-31389664518598968952009-03-04T03:09:00.000-05:002009-03-04T03:09:00.000-05:00Great vid Brian :)Great vid Brian :)Leigh Blackallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-22156959921642687712009-03-04T03:02:00.000-05:002009-03-04T03:02:00.000-05:00The first half of your post reminded my of the BBC...The first half of your post reminded my of the BBC Documentarian, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Curtis" REL="nofollow">Adam Curtis'</A> work. Particularly <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self" REL="nofollow">Century of the Self</A>, and <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trap_(television_documentary_series)" REL="nofollow">The Trap</A>. The are (or were) on Google videos.Leigh Blackallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845313396595646728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-2863751314025536552009-03-03T02:29:00.000-05:002009-03-03T02:29:00.000-05:00An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about lif...<I>An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life.<BR/><BR/>“A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.<BR/><BR/>One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.”<BR/><BR/>“The other wolf is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.”<BR/><BR/>“The same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person too.”<BR/><BR/>The grandson thought about this for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?<BR/><BR/>The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”</I><BR/><BR/>-------------<BR/>Stephen,<BR/>Thank you for feeding the good wolf!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-20466226953050432562009-03-02T20:42:00.000-05:002009-03-02T20:42:00.000-05:00n afternoon of your thinking and writing is worth ...n afternoon of your thinking and writing is worth a lifetime of others'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-35713707234469194722009-03-02T20:04:00.000-05:002009-03-02T20:04:00.000-05:00Dance, monkeys dance!http://www.youtube.com/watch?...Dance, monkeys dance!<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a15KgyXBX24Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-73897076289356298432009-03-02T18:30:00.000-05:002009-03-02T18:30:00.000-05:00You are a treasure! I mean that sincerely. ... Gar...You are a treasure! I mean that sincerely. ... GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com