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@beautifuldestructionofhumanity
“Just nursing and talking with the President of Venezuela. No biggie.”
One of the most natural things in the world, and something you’ll never see during a U.S. imperialist presidential campaign.
swag.
And he’s looking at her IN THE EYES! Even has his arm on her shoulder and keeps his distance and gives her room! The US wanna act like we’re so progressive, free, respectful. Nope.
this is so incredibly perfect
(I love how into it the baby seems. Like they’re paying attention too. ^.^)
Anthropology joke
How long does it take a team of anthropologists to screw in a light bulb?
Twenty seconds, plus three years to complete their field notes on the event and ten years to publish the results.
How do you make an archaeologist blush?
Give them a dirty tampon and ask them which period it's from!
Heterosapiens
Preach it!
Learning a Foreign Language Brings Us Together
I swear, I meet the most awesome people in language classes. I loved Latin class! We had so much fun and there were a lot of awesome people. And now I have an amazing group of friends in my Japanese class too. I don't know what it is, but there's something about foreign culture and language that draws me to people with the same interests. Guess that's why I'm going into anthropology ♥
Helping Others
”Midway through the Great Irish Famine (1845–1849), a group of Choctaw Indians collected $710 and sent it to help starving Irish men, women and children. It had been just 16 years since the Choctaw people had experienced the Trail of Tears, and they had faced starvation … It was an amazing gesture. By today’s standards, it might be a million dollars.” This made me smile :)
The world’s most primitive people have few possessions. but they are not poor. Poverty is not a certain small amount of goods, nor is it just a relation between means and ends; above all it is a relation between people. Poverty is a social status. As such it is the invention of civilisation. It has grown with civilisation, at once as an invidious distinction between classes and more importantly as a tributary relation that can render agrarian peasants more susceptible to natural catastrophes than any winter camp of Alaskan Eskimo.
Marshall Sahlins, “The Original Affluent Society” (via bostonreview)
An interesting article on human remains found in China that seem to be a mix between primitive and modern human. Possibly a new link the evolutionary chain!
Badass you have the Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla shirt. I’ve seen pics of it but seeing an actual pic of it is badass, it looks so fucking epic! I love. That happens to be one of my favorite G movies to.
Thanks! I randomly bought it at a comic book store. I actually just watched the film not too long ago. Space Godzilla was pretty bad ass, not gonna lie. I even bought the action figure of him to sit on my desk hehe ^_^
I know! My blog has never gotten any notice until I started blogging pics of Godzilla. Only nerdy guys seem to like me, so I guess I might as well play up my nerdy attributes, right? :)
I’m your Venus!
The Technology Trap
Take a moment and think about all the objects around you. Whether you realize it or not, every man made object that you interact with shapes your life, and ultimately, who you are. How are you even reading this right now? From a computer? A phone? An iPod? What is powering that piece of technology? Who designed and assembled that technology? You probably don't know and probably never even thought twice about it.
The film called, "The Trigger Effect," is an eery awakening to the man made world we live in and depend on today. We as intelligent humans have learned to develop amazing technology at incredible speeds. While these technologies are created to make our lives easier, we're also digging ourselves into a deeper whole.
Think for a moment, what would you do if you were in an elevator and the power suddenly went out? You'd probably reach for your phone to use as a light source. Then, you'd most likely notice the emergency button, press it, and wait for the help to come to you. But what if help can't be reached? Do you know how an elevator works? Do you know how to climb out of the car and down the shaft? "Then I'll just use my phone to call for help." would probably be your next thought. But what if the power outage was much larger? Suppose the phone companies and towers went down, no signal or reception. Then what would you do? Panic? Pound on the doors and call for help? Or would you try and take on the situation yourself and escape?
This is the technological trap. We have become so heavily reliant on technology that we don't remember how to survive without it.
I'm sure most of us have seen some film or show that involved a post apocalyptic world where a band of survivors must establish themselves and thrive in their new, foreign home. But let's think again for a moment, how much of a struggle that would truly be.
First off, let's assume that there is no more electricity being generated - there aren't any people to work the power plants. That immediately rules out using your smart phone to contact people or use the internet. That means if you don't know something, you can't google it anymore. This would probably be one of the greater downfalls of our civilization. We rely so much on the internet for information that we don't bother to learn and memorize anything pertaining to basic survival. There's no need to. Until now.
So, we're in a city without power, running water, or internet. Where do we go? Do you have a map and know how to use it? Can you use a compus or the sun's position? How do we even get anywhere? Without gas, your car is worthless for transportation. You can walk or ride a bike, but that requires spending energy. Where are you going to get food for travel? Would you steal or kill for food?
The film plays up this scenario very well (minus the internet being an option, as the film was made in the 70s.) Suppose you were lucky enough to happen upon a farm. That's where food is grown, so you probably figure that's your best bet. But do you even know how to farm? Keep in mind, there's no power or fuel so you can't use a tractor or any sort of powered harvesting tools. Say it's an animal farm, at least you have meat. That is, if you are capable of slaughtering, gutting, and cooking and curing meat. And eventually, those animals will run out. Then what? Well, you have fields, but do you know how to grow crops? Do you know when to plant and when to harvest whatever it is you even found to plant in the first place? Chances are, you probably don't. And you can't google it either, can you?
Nothing in our cushioned, urban lives has ever prepared us for such a scenario. We are so dependent upon instant results and technology that we never felt the need to even think about such a situation. But maybe we should. A black out could happen at any second, for whatever reason. A plague could wipe out the majority of humanity and the survivors vulnerable and hopeless.
Think about it. Would you survive? Realistically? You can only depend on yourself and your knowledge and common sense. How far will that get you? Your ancestors did it, but can you?
Can you untangle yourself from the technological trap we've become so comfortable with?
