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"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But no.
Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed.
Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die.
You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food.
You are meat for prowling beasts.
No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.
A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery.
Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said."

We are at our best when we serve others.
Be civilized.

If I were well, I would create a carry-out/drive-thru only soup restaurant. Soup by the pint or quart in eco-friendly containers, made with only seasonal, local produce and dairy. Challah rolls or cornbread muffins to accompany. Glass bottled drinks. No plastic. Bamboo spoons. Discounts if you bring your own non-plastic spoon during lunch hour.

Someone use this idea. Make it real. I’ll even share recipes.

This past year has made me really appreciate web transparency.

Between RealPage price-fixing apartment rent, ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion regurgitating human biases, Youtube sending people down the alt-right pipeline, and robots tossing qualified women and PoC job applications, I’ve come to view the inclusion of an algorithm in any service as a negative.

Compared to just one delightful year with Mastodon, which reminded me how the web used to be.

I want to be in control of what I read.

• ANSI Z535 hazard sign generators are fun.
• This hits home.