Comments for Ninjaclectic http://www.ninjaclectic.com digitally pointing to the moon Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:25:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on Chris Anderson on the future of TV, Youtube by Shevonne Polastre http://www.ninjaclectic.com/2009/11/16/chris-anderson-on-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Shevonne Polastre Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:25:37 +0000 http://www.ninjaclectic.com/2009/11/16/chris-anderson-on-tv/#comment-92 He got passages from Wikipedia? Ouch! He got passages from Wikipedia? Ouch!

]]> Comment on emergent adulthood & childman apologetics by kelli http://www.ninjaclectic.com/2009/09/21/men-v-guys-emergent-adulthood/comment-page-1/#comment-72 kelli Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:32:04 +0000 http://www.ninjaclectic.com/?p=1088#comment-72 that would be interesting. i'm imagining the scifi movie already. that would be interesting. i’m imagining the scifi movie already.

]]> Comment on emergent adulthood & childman apologetics by admin http://www.ninjaclectic.com/2009/09/21/men-v-guys-emergent-adulthood/comment-page-1/#comment-71 admin Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:03:23 +0000 http://www.ninjaclectic.com/?p=1088#comment-71 women having kids kinda shades the responsibility discussion. if i were in charge, i'd give both sexes equal chance of getting pregnant. women having kids kinda shades the responsibility discussion. if i were in charge, i’d give both sexes equal chance of getting pregnant.

]]> Comment on emergent adulthood & childman apologetics by kelli http://www.ninjaclectic.com/2009/09/21/men-v-guys-emergent-adulthood/comment-page-1/#comment-70 kelli Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:24:30 +0000 http://www.ninjaclectic.com/?p=1088#comment-70 i'm just glad this is all about males, because i'd hate feel irresponsible myself ;) i’m just glad this is all about males, because i’d hate feel irresponsible myself ;)

]]> Comment on emergent adulthood & childman apologetics by admin http://www.ninjaclectic.com/2009/09/21/men-v-guys-emergent-adulthood/comment-page-1/#comment-69 admin Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:48:00 +0000 http://www.ninjaclectic.com/?p=1088#comment-69 RE: http://bit.ly/Oe0xl "women don't want marriage proposals when you owe them money." dude def has a point & i really like the ramen jokes. i do think that there are larger cultural and economic forces that are making dudes want less responsibilities in the conventional sense. ben barber gets into some of that territory in his book Consumed http://j.mp/WprbM i think marx was right on when he talked about modes of economic production creating the ethos out of which social values develop. i think you could argue existing social patters are at least in part the byproduct of industrialization (think Ford's Fordlandia http://j.mp/z6Y9P ). imho the definition of masculinity (and possibly humanity) is gonna have to evolve as we move out of beyond industrialization and into the network/info economy (e.g. post-macho world http://j.mp/3Yg4P ). I think that's the notion at work behind the scenes in the NYT piece. but I agree that it wasn't a very thoughtful, or easy-to-follow treatment. 'guy' may just be her working placeholder til things really get sorted out. RE: http://bit.ly/Oe0xl “women don’t want marriage proposals when you owe them money.” dude def has a point & i really like the ramen jokes.

i do think that there are larger cultural and economic forces that are making dudes want less responsibilities in the conventional sense. ben barber gets into some of that territory in his book Consumed http://j.mp/WprbM

i think marx was right on when he talked about modes of economic production creating the ethos out of which social values develop. i think you could argue existing social patters are at least in part the byproduct of industrialization (think Ford’s Fordlandia http://j.mp/z6Y9P ).

imho the definition of masculinity (and possibly humanity) is gonna have to evolve as we move out of beyond industrialization and into the network/info economy (e.g. post-macho world http://j.mp/3Yg4P ).

I think that’s the notion at work behind the scenes in the NYT piece. but I agree that it wasn’t a very thoughtful, or easy-to-follow treatment. ‘guy’ may just be her working placeholder til things really get sorted out.

]]> Comment on emergent adulthood & childman apologetics by kelli http://www.ninjaclectic.com/2009/09/21/men-v-guys-emergent-adulthood/comment-page-1/#comment-68 kelli Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:15:05 +0000 http://www.ninjaclectic.com/?p=1088#comment-68 okay, here it is http://bit.ly/Oe0xl okay, here it is http://bit.ly/Oe0xl

]]> Comment on emergent adulthood & childman apologetics by kelli http://www.ninjaclectic.com/2009/09/21/men-v-guys-emergent-adulthood/comment-page-1/#comment-67 kelli Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:04:02 +0000 http://www.ninjaclectic.com/?p=1088#comment-67 i thought this article, the apologetic one, was really sad. why can't people be men at work and guys at home? it's too much to expect people to be perfect, but a little fun and a little responsible seems realistic. i like the article, but i think i've decided that i don't buy the all-or-nothing view it seems to take. as for guys having more relationship value, she's speaking for herself, but i think probably men and hybrids find partners who value them too. i wonder if it might be a case of being happy with what you've got. she's surrounded by guys, at home and at work. she said she went into academia because she wanted to be around guy types, so i don't think it's fair to say she developed that view afterwards, but it did cross my mind. also, there's a comedian who talks about how inflation has made it harder (nearly impossible) for people to be as responsible as our grandparents. i'm still trying to track that down. i thought this article, the apologetic one, was really sad. why can’t people be men at work and guys at home? it’s too much to expect people to be perfect, but a little fun and a little responsible seems realistic. i like the article, but i think i’ve decided that i don’t buy the all-or-nothing view it seems to take. as for guys having more relationship value, she’s speaking for herself, but i think probably men and hybrids find partners who value them too. i wonder if it might be a case of being happy with what you’ve got. she’s surrounded by guys, at home and at work. she said she went into academia because she wanted to be around guy types, so i don’t think it’s fair to say she developed that view afterwards, but it did cross my mind. also, there’s a comedian who talks about how inflation has made it harder (nearly impossible) for people to be as responsible as our grandparents. i’m still trying to track that down.

]]> Comment on At the edge of chaos: the neuroscience of Bruce Lee by kelli http://www.ninjaclectic.com/2009/09/19/at-the-edge-of-chaos-bruce-lee-self-organised-criticality/comment-page-1/#comment-64 kelli Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:39:35 +0000 http://www.ninjaclectic.com/?p=944#comment-64 i wasn't sure what context it was in, but i figured you would've remembered the context to know if that was similar to what he was saying. and there's a cool essay about jazz in "this i believe" which i bought last night. i wasn’t sure what context it was in, but i figured you would’ve remembered the context to know if that was similar to what he was saying. and there’s a cool essay about jazz in “this i believe” which i bought last night.

]]> Comment on At the edge of chaos: the neuroscience of Bruce Lee by admin http://www.ninjaclectic.com/2009/09/19/at-the-edge-of-chaos-bruce-lee-self-organised-criticality/comment-page-1/#comment-62 admin Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:22:42 +0000 http://www.ninjaclectic.com/?p=944#comment-62 i yoinked them from the net. ya, i think you're right. here's flow dude's description: "being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost." i think bruce lee is one of the most dramatic examples of this...michael jordan is another (http://j.mp/3NBuRi). i yoinked them from the net. ya, i think you’re right. here’s flow dude’s description:

“being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you’re using your skills to the utmost.”

i think bruce lee is one of the most dramatic examples of this…michael jordan is another (http://j.mp/3NBuRi).

]]> Comment on At the edge of chaos: the neuroscience of Bruce Lee by kelli http://www.ninjaclectic.com/2009/09/19/at-the-edge-of-chaos-bruce-lee-self-organised-criticality/comment-page-1/#comment-63 kelli Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:06:58 +0000 http://www.ninjaclectic.com/?p=944#comment-63 where do the lee quotes come from? i'm sure i could look it up, but, maybe later. in the first quote, do you think he's describing something like "flow" http://j.mp/12FBaH. i had to look that reference up. where do the lee quotes come from? i’m sure i could look it up, but, maybe later. in the first quote, do you think he’s describing something like “flow” http://j.mp/12FBaH. i had to look that reference up.

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