http://strange-frontier.com My contributions to the conversation Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:30:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://strange-frontier.com/2009/10/07/our-terminology-is-insufficient/#comment-7 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:30:30 +0000 http://strange-frontier.com/2009/10/07/our-terminology-is-insufficient#comment-7 [...] something else. The articles are here and here. This is related to an earlier post I made on the insufficiency of our terminology when discussing economic and political issues in [...]

]]> http://strange-frontier.com/2010/03/21/the-surreality-of-health-care-reform/#comment-6 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:38:05 +0000 http://strange-frontier.com/2010/03/21/the-surreality-of-health-care-reform#comment-6 [...] political debate. I also had another post which among other things discussed the difference between health vs. health care, the key point being that the health of a nation (or of an individual for that matter) is not [...]

]]> http://strange-frontier.com/2010/01/09/more-on-terminology/#comment-5 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:38:03 +0000 http://strange-frontier.com/2010/01/09/more-on-terminology#comment-5 [...] One of the topics I’ve written about on this blog quite a bit is terminology (see here and here) and how differences in terminology can shape the political debate. I also had another post which [...]

]]> http://strange-frontier.com/2009/10/07/our-terminology-is-insufficient/#comment-4 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:38:02 +0000 http://strange-frontier.com/2009/10/07/our-terminology-is-insufficient#comment-4 [...] One of the topics I’ve written about on this blog quite a bit is terminology (see here and here) and how differences in terminology can shape the political debate. I also had another [...]

]]> http://strange-frontier.com/2009/10/08/why-are-we-so-divided/#comment-3 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:08:33 +0000 http://strange-frontier.com/2009/10/08/why-are-we-so-divided#comment-3 >Lazy people like me are annoyed by having to choose sides.Why is it some people try to reach out to others using "political" issues, especially side-y ones, and why are so many of those people loud, old, and identify themselves as Conservatives? It just becomes easier to avoid the conversation when you know that the smallest expression of dissent with "their" opinion is going to lead to more and more rhetoric.This isn't a new problem of course, but I think it's this bad now because people think simply being loud and controversial is entertaining.I say be lazy, be willing to be bored temporarily, and you might enjoy life more.

]]> http://strange-frontier.com/2009/10/07/our-terminology-is-insufficient/#comment-2 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:10:16 +0000 http://strange-frontier.com/2009/10/07/our-terminology-is-insufficient#comment-2 >I think everybody else is right… except for me, so just forget I said anything.

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