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What is a Mother?

The Abbey of Misrule • 483 implied HN points • 29 Feb 24
🌍 World Politics Cultural Progressive Neoliberalism Feminism
  1. Ireland's constitution of 1937 marked a significant shift towards independence, neutrality, and revival of Irish culture and language.
  2. The evolution of Ireland from a traditional Catholic society to a more progressive, globalized state has led to significant changes in laws and societal values.
  3. Proposed changes to the Irish constitution highlight a shift towards progressive ideals, with a focus on removing traditional gender roles and promoting individual rights over familial structures.

Omens

backstory • 193 implied HN points • 17 Feb 24
🏝 Travel Adventure Cultural Exploration Memories Artifacts
  1. Discovering old items can evoke strong memories and emotions, connecting us to our past experiences and travels.
  2. Objects collected over time can create a tapestry of memories, serving as a personal museum of experiences and encounters.
  3. Each item found, no matter how seemingly ordinary, can carry a story or history that adds to the richness of our personal narratives.

⬜ How we pack now

One Thing • 237 implied HN points • 06 Feb 24
🏝 Travel Packing Aesthetic Influencer Accessories Cultural
  1. Travel packing is changing, now influenced by algorithmic recommendations and social media content like Pack With Me videos, promoting aspirational packing styles.
  2. There's a focus on aesthetic and product-driven packing, often influenced by influencer culture and capitalist ideals, encouraging excessive consumption and dissatisfaction with what one already owns.
  3. Travelers can still maintain personal style and practicality by using versatile items like zip-lock bags, colorful hard shell cases, accessorizing creatively, and opting for unique identification markers on luggage.
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Paris Irrealis

Cosmographia • 1537 implied HN points • 27 Aug 23
🏝 Travel Cultural Experiences Reflections Photography Imagination
  1. Imagining a place, like Paris, can create a vivid and idealized version in our minds that we may be hesitant to experience in reality.
  2. The concept of 'irrealis moods' explores the idea of events or situations that exist outside of our current knowledge, reflecting on what might have been or could still be.
  3. The fear of losing our imagined version of a place, like Paris, can prevent us from pursuing the real experience, yet it's the evolving nature of memories and experiences that make a place intriguing and worth exploring.

Five Flavours of Betweenness

The Joyous Struggle • 711 implied HN points • 27 Oct 23
📖 Philosophy Cultural Metaphysical
  1. The concept of permacrisis suggests a long period of instability and insecurity resulting from prolonged catastrophic events, impacting society's historical transition.
  2. There are five significant shifts taking place in society: cultural change, systems change, paradigm change, ontological change, and metaphysical change, each requiring different kinds of work and engagement.
  3. This period of transition is compared to historical turning points like the Axial Age, indicating a profound shift in collective consciousness, pointing towards a new paradigm in understanding reality and existence.

China report excoriates 'US hegemony', war crimes, CIA coups, 400 foreign interventions

Geopolitical Economy Report • 777 implied HN points • 25 Feb 23
🌍 World Politics Political Military Economic Cultural
  1. The Chinese government criticized US hegemony and its destructive impacts around the world.
  2. China highlighted the US history of violence and expansion through military means, including hundreds of interventions and wars since independence.
  3. The report also addressed the economic, technological, and cultural aspects of US hegemony, pointing out coercive tactics and manipulation in various fields.

Kraków

Cosmographia • 339 implied HN points • 24 May 23
🏝 Travel Cultural Literature Art Photography
  1. The post is part of the Atlas' Notes series, focusing on art, poetry, literature, cartography, and photography based on a specific location like Kraków.
  2. To access the full content of the post, subscription and payment are required, indicating premium access for subscribers.
  3. The author shares a blend of creative content in the form of art, poetry, literature, cartography, and photography focused on Kraków, offering a unique and immersive experience to subscribers.

A Sudanese Lunch

backstory • 290 implied HN points • 29 Apr 23
🏝 Travel Cultural Adventure Local Cuisine
  1. Fighting erupts in Sudan, sparking fear of a third civil war.
  2. Cultural exchange over a Sudanese meal reveals past tensions and divisions.
  3. Unexpected situations during travel can lead to new experiences and insights.