Writing can be a very effective way of organizing and recording one’s thoughts, and having been reading this morning on critical theory and perspective transformation (as opposed to doing the usual New York Times crossword), I feel a need for some cognitive back-up.
Perspective transformation involves first recognizing and identifying internalized cultural myths and ideologies, for example – “Cooking is a chore”. Fast food companies and the whole industrial food complex want us to believe this and obviously benefit from its pervasiveness.
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Another example is the “business report”. Why is there a regular business report, but not a daily “environment report” telling us about the latest developments in that area? Obviously because the corporate media wants to dictate what we view as important, and it’s all about the money.
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Lighten up, you might say – it’s only 9:30 in the morning! And I intend to. Now that I have these few thoughts down in writing.
