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I call “the New Jim Code”: the employment of new technologies that reflect and reproduce existing inequities but that are promoted and perceived as more objective or progressive than the discriminatory systems of a previous era.8 Like other kinds of codes that we think of as neutral, “normal” names have power by virtue of their perceived neutrality. They trigger stories about what kind of person is behind the name – their personality and potential, where they come from but also where they should go.
Race After Technology
Ruha Benjamin
People seem to understand that extreme thrill rides belong in for-profit “parks” like Six Flags, yet for some reason mountain bikers think they should be able to build huge jumps and ride electric motorcycles in the same places where people like to take quiet walks and go birdwatching and stuff.
I’m not saying mountain bikers are necessarily the *worst*, but…[they really are the worst](https://bikesnobnyc.com/2025/05/16/out-of-the-bag/).
Evil Is as Evil Does
Eben Weiss
Inner listening, recognition, acknowledgment, and compassion are the roots of recovery and, in this case, recovery from our addiction to thinking. These fundamental processes lay the ground for transformation. Once we’ve recognized the truth of what’s happening in our mind, acknowledged what we’re doing to ourselves, and offered ourselves compassion for our own experience, we can then play with a variety of different contemplations and practices.
Can't Stop Thinking
Colier, Nancy
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