Re: [FRIAM] The lies of Trump and ecDNA

2024-02-27 Thread glen
Yeah, good point. MAGA was actually coined (?) by Ronald Reagan's campaign, I think. But the sentiments behind it (nostalgia, exceptionalism, jingoism, etc.) are age old. And they seem more nest/hive/collective oriented than individualist mandates like the Commandments. It would be less like "W

Re: [FRIAM] The lies of Trump and ecDNA

2024-02-27 Thread glen
IDK. It seems like ecDNA, in general, can be either good or bad. And mitochondrial DNA feels like a boon, overall. Maybe a better analogy would be ecDNA <-> media and MAGA to the oncogenes being promoted. I think a useful foil for stressing the analogy is the difference between a filter bubble

[FRIAM] The lies of Trump and ecDNA

2024-02-27 Thread Jochen Fromm
The lies of Trump and his MAGA cult are a bit like extrachromosomal DNA that is apparently behind many malignant cancers. Both are normally part of selfish entities - single cell organisms or narcissistic con men -  and disrupt or distort the normal fabric of the world they live in. Interestingl

Re: [FRIAM] synthephobia?

2024-02-27 Thread Marcus Daniels
I see a lot of these. https://www.amazon.com/Slap-Art-Prius-Nobody-Vinyl-Sticker/dp/B01ATPDNHW/ref=sr_1_4?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.y1p8Pc_NMpXdgygdN4ZvGSz8aklC-73Ehs1tOwKYAZhxGJn0WzRXRXAvyjoeY9BCVZPfYtdp__LbTddNGOuImpiUFT1xbQ75yPWGoBOqxhZXtl4GZqmIFuaKnA6Yurw8PB5cH0bXBh9kB7WvNRL2pgXtQIXF18_rZ-lsGyB23SEix