11 Nov 2018
imo, the main idea of this book is that if the power hierarchy was reversed between women and men, the disparate social outcomes based on gender would exist in reverse. in summation, i actually was quite disappointed that this seemed to be the main point. the work the book does, though, is pretty incredible. it employs a fascinating mechanism, literal electrical power, to explore how the power dynamic would flip over 5-10 years. it also does deep imaginative work in questioning the idea that men have always been on top of the gender hierarchy.
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02 Nov 2018
so an interesting thing is happening. in the last seven days, 24-31 oct, i’ve been in positions to share ritual space with three different men in my life. this feels like a fundamentally new thing in my life.
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30 Oct 2018
so this weekend i had one of the most terrifying moments of my life. in hindsight, it feels both bigger and smaller deal than it was. and even now that i start writing it out, i can tell it isn’t going to come across like it felt. but, still, the record must be made.
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23 Oct 2018
Zumix has three amazing young women who are starting new radio shows, and we are looking for community-oriented adults who might want to join up with them as volunteer mentors.
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11 Oct 2018
just listened to an unreal episode of the humancurrent while making sourdough bread and sourdough waffles on my work from home day. the interview was with laurie marshall and it was mind-blowing several times over. she’s a big fan of wheatley and benyus, so i knew i would dig it, but it was really really amazing. two ideas that really stuck out to me:
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