Midlifing

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Introducing Lear B. Miller. Simon and Lee try to have a regular conversation but Simon's state of disrepair gets in the way. Eventually they talk about his blue wrist band of freedom. Confused? Yes, so are they.

Get in touch with Lee and Simon at [email protected].

Related links (and necessary corrections):

  • Frances Haugen (Facebook whistleblower): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Haugen
  • Yale Law conversation about Facebook Files with Shoshana Zuboff, Tristan Harris, Frances Haugen and Meetali Jain (who was the person Simon couldn't remember):  https://yalelaw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=9fc9efdb-8a66-4278-81b4-adba00e954fb
  • The Social Dilemma: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Dilemma
  • History of Facebook news feed (Simon got it pretty much all wrong): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_Feed
  • Simon leaving Facebook (2017): https://www.skellis.net/blog/on-leaving-facebook
  • Simon's blue band of freedom: http://skellis.net/midlifing/blueband
  • MIQ: https://www.miq.govt.nz
  • Vipassana: https://www.dhamma.org
  • Nauli kria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauli
  • jumping the shark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark
  • Psychedelic Furs, Pretty in Pink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_in_Pink_(song)
  • Voldemort's voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J1NXtfNUh8

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The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)

Get in touch with Lee and Simon at [email protected].

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The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)

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MidlifingBy Lee Miller and Simon Ellis

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