Cameron

“Modern virtues are self-referential. There's a relentless circling back to the individual's subjective state of being. But we are of no use to ourselves or anyone else if we cultivate our virtues in splendid isolation. The wellbeing of the group is a necessary precondition to all and any individual needs, ethics and choices.

The elevation of vulnerability as a virtue creates an environment increasingly antithetical to free speech. If my ideas are even remotely likely to offend your feelings, then there is enormous pressure on me not to express them.

The present-day promotion of feelings over facts is a clear danger to democracy.

Neoliberalism sees your earnest desire to live by 21st-century virtues, and promptly, efficiently and shamelessly monetises it.”
― Lucinda Holdforth

“Longing for Heaven won’t help you to make the most of this lifetime, the one you have now.

Especially if you’re interested in Spiritual Enlightenment, don’t treat this precious human life like some pathetic kind of consolation prize.”
― Rose Rosetree, Seeking Enlightenment in the Age of Awakening: Your Complete Program for Spiritual Awakening and More, In Just 20 Minutes a Day

“Indeed, as some historians observe, the changing relationships of readers to text over time can be seen as one index of the history of thought.”
― Maryanne Wolf, Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain

“What some folks might call, "Feeling relaxed and mellow" is NOT Spiritual Enlightenment.”
― Rose Rosetree, Seeking Enlightenment in the Age of Awakening: Your Complete Program for Spiritual Awakening and More, In Just 20 Minutes a Day