Heidi: Snow Falling on Warm Ground

[Heidi]

6 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

I was all set to mock the "strong response" of making a Facebook post,

Agreed, and the Facebook post was never meant to be a "response," strong or otherwise -- it was meme-level personal vent, just like Facebook is for.

 

Same Dude has a history. He's suspected of sending poop to Philosophers who call him out for bullying or suggest that his blog is not as important as he thinks.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/books/someone-mailed-feces-to-four-philosophers-a-disquisition.html

[Heidi]

Crap. I had a long, lovely response and it disappeared when I went to get a link and maybe that's for the best.

[Heidi]

7 hours ago, Scaly Freak said:

 

Good lord. 

Seven would be a step up. Same Dude is suspected of sending or inspiring someone to send poop to Philosophers who said he was a bully.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/books/someone-mailed-feces-to-four-philosophers-a-disquisition.html

 

7 hours ago, darkfoxx said:

Oh. For. Fucks. Sake. 
 

 

 

Correct

7 hours ago, Harriet said:

ne. I think social media can amplify some of their worst behaviours, too.

Correct again.

The Facebook Incident is but a drop.  Same Dude piled on Philosophers who signed an open letter committing to an environment of inclusiveness for transwomen. https://sites.google.com/view/trans-phil-letter/

 

And just because the Universe loves me and wants me to be happy, tonight is the first meeting of my doctoral class Ethics in Educational Policy. My other class, Politics of Educational Leadership, doesn't meet until next week.

 

[Heidi]

You know, writing this has made me wonder if I have the spoons to be a Philosopher. Perhaps I don't. I have the heart and soul of one, certainly. And I have the capacity to engage and share that with others in a meaningful way.

 

But perhaps not the spoons.

 

[Scaly Freak]

58 minutes ago, Heidi said:

Seven would be a step up. Same Dude is suspected of sending or inspiring someone to send poop to Philosophers who said he was a bully.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/books/someone-mailed-feces-to-four-philosophers-a-disquisition.html

 

"a famously hard-charging voice in the field, whose return address was on one of the packages"

 

The fact this person still has a job says a lot more about the whole cultural climate in the field, than the packages and their content does. And that is actually quite frightening is you stop to think about it.

 

48 minutes ago, Heidi said:

You know, writing this has made me wonder if I have the spoons to be a Philosopher. Perhaps I don't. I have the heart and soul of one, certainly. And I have the capacity to engage and share that with others in a meaningful way.

 

But perhaps not the spoons.

 

I'm not sure it's that simple. From what I can tell you could very easily have the spoons to be a philosopher, largely because philosophy seems to be  passion for you. What you are lacking spoons for, and understandably so, is dealing with the politics and petty personal-conflict bullshit that far too easily becomes prevalent in any field where the majority of players have based a lot of their sense of self on the notion that they are smarter than everyone around them. 

 

So perhaps what you need is a way to be a philosopher that gives you control over how much you deal with other philosophers, so you can take a break from them when you start to run out of spoons?

 

[Heidi]

7 minutes ago, Scaly Freak said:

The fact this person still has a job says a lot more about the whole cultural climate in the field, than the packages and their content does. And that is actually quite frightening is you stop to think about it.

Anyone wondering what I'm going to do my projects on for this semester?

😎

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

1 hour ago, Heidi said:

You know, writing this has made me wonder if I have the spoons to be a Philosopher. Perhaps I don't. I have the heart and soul of one, certainly. And I have the capacity to engage and share that with others in a meaningful way.

 

But perhaps not the spoons.

 

If I may offer a reframe, you already are a philosopher, because you do philosophy. What I think you are questioning is if you have the spoons to be a professional philosopher in academia, as opposed to an independent writer.

[Scaly Freak]

31 minutes ago, Heidi said:

Anyone wondering what I'm going to do my projects on for this semester?

😎

 

Now I'm really interested in reading your projects! I'm envisioning titles along the lines of... "On the Effectiveness of Fecal Matter as a Form of Long-Distance Communication" or something similar. 

 

22 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

If I may offer a reframe, you already are a philosopher, because you do philosophy. What I think you are questioning is if you have the spoons to be a professional philosopher in academia, as opposed to an independent writer.

 

This is pretty much what I was getting at, but Tank said it better.   

[Heidi]

Just now, Scaly Freak said:

On the Effectiveness of Fecal Matter as a Form of Long-Distance Communication"

More like:

How the University of Chicago handled complaints of professional misconduct and How a blog became a bully's bludgeon.

 

Because I don't know the answers to these questions. Yet.

[Scaly Freak]

3 minutes ago, Heidi said:

More like:

How the University of Chicago handled complaints of professional misconduct and How a blog became a bully's bludgeon.

 

That does sound a lot more professional. And by that I mean "less click bait-ish"

[Heidi]

First class just got punted to next week and I'm not even sorry!!!

Naptime.

[Heidi]

Just finished with the editors call.

It's perfectly reasonable to go to sleep before 8 as long as I brush my teeth first, right?

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

1 hour ago, Heidi said:

Just finished with the editors call.

It's perfectly reasonable to go to sleep before 8 as long as I brush my teeth first, right?

Reasonable's got nothing to do with it, no-one is the boss of you.

[Heidi]

Friends.

Please pray for Vivian.

During session this afternoon it was very clear that she has an either-or perspective of family.

This has to be very difficult for her.

It's not exactly my favorite thing, either, of course.

[Scaly Freak]

1 hour ago, Heidi said:

During session this afternoon it was very clear that she has an either-or perspective of family.

 

Presumably that is a perspective she has had a lot of help developing. Poor child.

[darkfoxx]

I’m hating that for the both of you. Totally 100% understand that perspective, but it still sucks - for the both of you. *hugs*

[T2sarahconnor]

On 1/19/2021 at 9:01 AM, Scaly Freak said:

 

"a famously hard-charging voice in the field, whose return address was on one of the packages"

 

The fact this person still has a job says a lot more about the whole cultural climate in the field, than the packages and their content does. And that is actually quite frightening is you stop to think about it.

 

 

I'm not sure it's that simple. From what I can tell you could very easily have the spoons to be a philosopher, largely because philosophy seems to be  passion for you. What you are lacking spoons for, and understandably so, is dealing with the politics and petty personal-conflict bullshit that far too easily becomes prevalent in any field where the majority of players have based a lot of their sense of self on the notion that they are smarter than everyone around them. 

 

So perhaps what you need is a way to be a philosopher that gives you control over how much you deal with other philosophers, so you can take a break from them when you start to run out of spoons?

 

 

[Heidi]

Having a day, but not a bad one, more reflective than anything else.

 

Thinking of quitting all the extracurricular activities. Sticking with only the two classes I have now and the editing project I committed to, and winding the editing down over the next six months.

 

Might look for a cabin in the country to rent next year. I think I'm done with society, or at least ready to give it a rest.

[Heidi]

Watching The Good Place and Chidi and Eleanor are drinking tea from my tea set.

[Heidi]

Had a session with the ex that went 90 minutes or more. By the end we had gotten to the core problem, and the therapist pointed it out, saying she was willing to work with us if we were willing to put the effort in. I said I was willing. The ex shut down immediately and stated he wasn't willing to do it.

 

This is not helpful for Vivian.

[Heidi]

Acupuncture this morning and true to form, I slept for seven hours afterwards, but feel pretty good. I had the foresight to put some rice and beans in the pressure cooker to cook while I was gone. I guessed at the water amount, so there's too much, but that's okay. I had a lovely bowl when I got home and then was out like a light.

 

Classes started on Tuesday, and I *should be reading, but my head isn't ready for that yet. Why do I crave Arby's after acupuncture? Anyway, I'm awake but still tired and muzzy-headed. Might eat something and then sleep more.

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

24 minutes ago, Heidi said:

Why do I crave Arby's after acupuncture? Anyway, I'm awake but still tired and muzzy-headed. Might eat something and then sleep more.

Because meat is generates good chi for your condition and as we all know, they have the meats.

[Heidi]

3 minutes ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Because meat is generates good chi for your condition and as we all know, they have the meats.

So maybe a late night Arby's run is in order. . . .

[Heidi]

I didn't go out last night but after doing the Ten Thousand Things today, I'm wiped and hungry and I ordered a pizza, the first time in years.

 

Because food.

[Heidi]

I made a cinnamon orange tea-cake this afternoon, and it's was great. Perfect for this snowy, cold weather and just right to get me through studying and meetings.

 

But man, pizza and a couple episodes of The Stand are just what the doctor ordered for this dark wintery Friday night.