Subtle Revolution

Send us Fan Mail AI—especially Large Language Models (LLMs) such as Anthropic's Claude, Open AI’s Chat GPT,  Google’s Gemini, Microsoft’s Copilot, Musk’s Grok (etc.) ... are becoming mainstays of daily use in many people's lives. This conversation between myself and "Claude" (narrated by Dennis Hackney) provides an interesting contrast to the more basic, daily task sorts of pro...

Send us Fan Mail This is an exploration of the current approach to American Democracy, and how it might be better served. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail A Battle Cry for Mother Earth. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail To simplify is a thing to which most of us aspire. Anything that will bring some clarity in this increasingly noisy world…we’re looking for it. This is a noble ideal. Of course, not all things are simple. When we over-simplify across the board—even on those matters which are inherently complex—the simplistic solutions generated tend to fail us. There is a time for stark simplicity...

Send us Fan Mail Yes or no. Save your explanations. It’s my way or the highway. Black/white thinking—hardly an uncommon style, needless to say. It is not stoic, nor elegant in its simplicity: is is merely lazy. It is a problem, it certainly creates problems…and though the tendency has been around since time immemorial—such callous thoughtlessness should not be well-regarded. It is not a good way t...

Send us Fan Mail The unyielding, the proud beings of stone. We know these people. They are not rare. They are in our families; they are at our places of employment. We elect many of them to positions of importance. But should we? Is this a quality we actually want in our leaders? ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail What is the ancestral link to our current life? How should we honor the past? What are we to learn from the countless preceding lives that—quite literally—allowed for our own? ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Science is one of the major world religions. The notion would be blasphemy to some. For others, though—science is their exclusive faith. Is it enough? ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Progress is the primary measure of our evolution as beings. For every problem standing before us, progress is the journey past them—and forward, on to new solutions. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail This is dedicated to the memory of those innocent lives lost in Uvalde, Tx.  ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Inequality, all of the impositions that render peoples unequal in this way or that, suspend the world in misery. Separateness and tribalism reign paramount, while universal freedom remains at bay. It is up to all of us whether we will individually—and then collectively—choose to embrace new priorities and attitudes that unite. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Em...

Send us Fan Mail There are a few ironies when it comes to “enemies.” They make life more difficult, surely—but they also offer us a sense of contrast. They help us to know that which we don’t want…and that which we don’t want to be . In this sense, they are of real service to our own development. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail If we are to end by our own making, that will be the result of intolerance. If we continue onward—tolerance will be needed in ever greater measure. Our future depends on a deepening commitment to the personal and collective embodiment of this quality. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Self-education is the true “higher learning.” No outer university can compare with the insights derived from one’s own, self-sustained effort to expand in understanding—once a desire for such takes hold. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Authenticity is the domain of an original. Personal influence is still present, yet an inner integration always issues the final say rather than outer opinion or consensus. Concern is solely for what is right—not that which is fashionable, or easy. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Ultimately, we must dig ourselves out of the ruts into which we stumble—physical, mental, emotional, philosophical. We might fall in of our own accord; we may be enticed in, at times even kicked in (metaphorically). Nevertheless, it is up to us to discern clearly our current predicament—to see where we are, and rise up from the ashes of our own self-undoing. ~~~ YouTube: https://y...

Send us Fan Mail Societal cohesion is being torn in two by polarization. Extremism is intensifying. We must remember that our essence, decency and humanity emanate from a common, central core—not the far fringes. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Journalism, the path of the messenger—truly one of the essential professions—has lost its way. The repercussions are enormous. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Misinformation and propaganda—agenda-driven manipulation and dishonesty—is one of the great perils of our time. With the advent of the Internet, its tentacles have spread as never before. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail The nonconformist has an important role to play. They transcend the stagnant paradigms which no longer serve us. We need these disrupters to show us new ways to solve old and entrenched problems. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Tribalism is the short-sighted, small-minded and altogether too common approach to human relationships, and it is the default mode for far too many. This is one of our main blockades on the path to a more universal peace and progress. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail In this premiere episode, I offer a personal definition of Philosophy and why I believe it to be the foundation stone upon which life is built. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to my podcast. I hope you find many of the perspectives ahead insightful and thought-provoking. ~~~ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@subtlerevolution1 Email: subtlerevolution1@gmail.com