Plato’s question throughout the Republic was: what could be saved from oblivion? Which tale, conveying crucial ideas such as justice, beauty or the good, would be transmitted further to others and into the future? These questions are ours, too. It is with a view to resisting the bulldozing forces of the global dump that we need patient reflection and careful philosophical analysis, lingering with a singular event, being or image. In my book Dump Philosophy (2020), I treat these phenomena of the Information Age as part of a global ‘dump’, where all qualitative differences are erased and where the nihilistic attitude of generalised indifference rules the day, despite peaks of usually superficial engagement. As a result, vital issues flash by before our eyes, only to be displaced and buried under piles of trifling matters. A massacre and a wardrobe malfunction are put on the same level of intense scrutiny and curiosity, attitudes that just as quickly latch on to another object. The vicissitudes of spotlighting various events are daily, if not hourly: something that was the focus of attention yesterday may be forgotten today.
They seem to be entirely contingent, their amplification on the global scale dependent on how many people are paying attention. These updates are free for your enjoyment, but if you should find yourself enjoying them, we always appreciate you utilizing the Pay.Contemporary events appear in ever-shifting configurations. Wellstone City Wednesday is a standing Tradition at Silver Gryphon Games, supplying additional people, places, organizations, and adventure hooks for our Wellstone City Setting, available as a standalone setting for Savage Worlds or included in our own Æther Core Book. Wellstone City Wednesday - Sokolov's Gambit These updates are free for your enjoyment, but if you should find yourself enjoying them, we always appreciate you utilizing the Pay.
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