"Fish don't know they're living in water, nor do they stop to wonder where the water came from. Humans? Not much better, as we share a world engulfed by television. And the deeper our immersion becomes, the less likely it seems we'll poke our heads above the surface and see there must have been life before someone invented TV." Those are the opening words of a recent … [Read more...]
Ackerman and McPherson Dialogue: The idiot box
The following is the fifth in an ongoing dialogue (cyber-discussion) between two cultural philosophers and regular Transition Voice contributors, Dr. Sherry Ackerman and Dr. Guy McPherson. ACKERMAN: We've been having a really intense winter up here in Mount Shasta, Guy. With five feet of snow currently on the ground, it's been a challenge for us to not get cabin fever. … [Read more...]