While many of us have our own gripes with social media, far fewer are catching on that it's the modern version of a panopticon. As you'll see in the Wikipedia article, these structures have been omnipresent throughout history. We don't often think about the common thread between architecture and psychological impact. However... why limit that to the physical, when you can have the same effect as prisons everywhere in the world through an endless scape? - Where you don't even need a guard present? - Where people police each other? - Where all you have to do is introduce mentally and emotionally triggering content, socially engineered to provoke strong fear-based reactions? - Where we no longer need gladiators in a colosseum, when it can be everywhere, recorded, and "go viral" to defeat each other with the power of a literal world-wide audience to judge? - Where both the public and private sector higher-ups can pretend to be at odds to create divisive loyalty from the followers, but from behind the closed doors to the surveillance room, toast to such successful control while brokering quid-pro-quo deals? While anything can be a beneficial tool if used right (such as our society compared to the bulk of social media), this is why I have abstained from most social media since 2020. Thoughts? How do you maintain the balance, if you dabble? How many have realized true power and confidence comes from the acceptance of self, and that only fear seeks validation?

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In my travels over the years, both international and domestic, I've always enjoyed regional foods. I invite everyone to Post their favorite local or family food, and with as much of a recipe as possible. Each nation I visited or lived in had something unique or very unusual that locals loved. Travel in the States was no different. In Kentucky I found Oppossum Belly as difficult to enjoy as Balut in the Philippines. Brunswick Stew and in Georgia is equal to the Mami in Indonesia. Rocky Mountain Oysters in Colorado were disappointing compared to Camel Nuts in Turkey. We call it Almond milk because no one can keep a straight face when saying Nut Juice. Please submit your local specialties. Thanks

This is my attempt to clone myself and play Christmas songs. The song is O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. Instruments used four sizes of recorders, a b flat trumpet, a C trumpet, an euphonium, a marching French horn and keyboard.

Did some running around. Plan to watch movies & clean my place today. SOTD is Tom Ford noir extreme edp.