{"id":481,"date":"2023-10-18T21:27:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T21:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/?p=481"},"modified":"2023-10-18T21:27:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T21:27:39","slug":"in-lieu-of-my-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/2023\/10\/18\/in-lieu-of-my-words\/","title":{"rendered":"In Lieu of My Words"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear reader, first off, an apology. This month\u2019s post will be somewhat delayed. Though I do not wish to indulge in self-importance by imagining that these posts mark can\u2019t miss moments on your monthly calendars, I do take pride in being consistent with publication and I do find comfort in the routine. I am sorry if I have disappointed any of you.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My intention this month was to explore the crisis unfolding in Gaza along with its sociological implications. However, I fear that sentiment is running too high. I believe that there is a risk that my thoughts and feelings are still too raw to be distilled effectively and an equal risk that any words of comfort or wisdom I may have to offer are drowned out by the rush of angry pulses racing past tympanic membranes. In short, though I have written and rewritten a post about the events that transpired on and have transpired since October 7th<\/sup>, I do not believe that the time is ripe to share these thoughts publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have, however, in following the conflict and in researching this post come across several insightful essays which encapsulate a great deal of what I have been feeling. In lieu of today\u2019s post I would like to share two of those with you all here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/opinion\/msnbc-opinion\/israel-hamas-conflict-social-media-pressure-rcna119596<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear reader, first off, an apology. This month\u2019s post will be somewhat delayed. Though I do not wish to indulge in self-importance by imagining that these posts mark can\u2019t miss moments on your monthly calendars, I do take pride in being consistent with publication and I do find comfort in the routine. I am sorry […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pafgmM-7L","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":337,"url":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/2022\/10\/18\/a-note-on-neologisms\/","url_meta":{"origin":481,"position":0},"title":"A Note on Neologisms","author":"Yishai Barth","date":"October 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"AI-Generated Image People often feel a sense of annoyance with neologizing intellectuals. This sense of annoyance is justifies, and is one I share, when the neologizing is undertaken in the service of pomposity. That is to say that academics who play too cute with words deserve all the eye rolls\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-1.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-1.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-1.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-1.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":465,"url":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/18\/self-actualization-in-an-uncertain-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":481,"position":1},"title":"Self-actualization in an Uncertain World","author":"Yishai Barth","date":"September 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Lately my life has been one of parallelisms, funhouse reflections of decades past soaked in the shadow of memory. I find myself in an uncanny valley of repetition, in a hall of cracked mirrors, involuntarily engaged in a project of distorted reclamation of an idyllic past. As some of you\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 1 comment","block_context":{"text":"With 1 comment","link":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/18\/self-actualization-in-an-uncertain-world\/#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Uncertain-Moon.png?fit=886%2C886&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Uncertain-Moon.png?fit=886%2C886&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Uncertain-Moon.png?fit=886%2C886&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Uncertain-Moon.png?fit=886%2C886&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":344,"url":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/meeting-your-heroes-part-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":481,"position":2},"title":"Meeting Your Heroes – Part 2","author":"Yishai Barth","date":"November 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Though I was hot under the collar as my train pulled into King\u2019s Cross when I finally reached the fish and chip shop where we were to meet, as if by the same alchemy that transforms scaly, slimy cod into deep-fried gold, the self-piteous rage I was feeling was replaced\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-3.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-3.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-3.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-3.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":411,"url":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/18\/on-taylor-swift-genius-fandom-and-ableism\/","url_meta":{"origin":481,"position":3},"title":"On Taylor Swift: genius, fandom, and ableism","author":"Yishai Barth","date":"August 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I would like to start with a sweeping declaration: Taylor Swift is a genius. As sweeping declarations go this one should be uncontroversial. Should be. As a recording artist, her measurables are off the charts. In a career spanning nearly two decades and an array of genres she has\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 1 comment","block_context":{"text":"With 1 comment","link":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/2023\/08\/18\/on-taylor-swift-genius-fandom-and-ableism\/#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/TSAI.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/TSAI.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/TSAI.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/TSAI.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":349,"url":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/2023\/01\/18\/analysis-and-paralisis\/","url_meta":{"origin":481,"position":4},"title":"Analysis and Paralisis","author":"Yishai Barth","date":"January 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"You slide your finger across the screen of your phone to quiet the screeching of your alarm. You\u2019re up, kind of. Rather you\u2019re in that state of semi-wakefulness where you\u2019re not quite sure if you\u2019re in your childhood bedroom, on vacation with your partner, or on that rollercoaster made of\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-5.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-5.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-5.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-5.png?fit=888%2C888&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":253,"url":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/2022\/05\/07\/__trashed\/","url_meta":{"origin":481,"position":5},"title":"Welcome to The Theory of Everyone","author":"Yishai Barth","date":"May 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Memory can be a tricky thing. It wobbles, distorts, and reconstructs itself \u2013 varying over time while giving us every assurance of stability. I know this because I know that my memory of the germ that grew into the Theory of Everyone is distorted. Rather, parts of it are. Let\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolfgang-rottmann-6mj3-tkBat0-unsplash-17-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolfgang-rottmann-6mj3-tkBat0-unsplash-17-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolfgang-rottmann-6mj3-tkBat0-unsplash-17-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoryofeveryone.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wolfgang-rottmann-6mj3-tkBat0-unsplash-17-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":482,"href":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions\/482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theoryofeveryone.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}