{"id":3278,"date":"2010-04-16T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-16T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/2010\/04\/16\/think-globally-act-locally\/"},"modified":"2010-04-16T16:29:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-16T16:29:00","slug":"think-globally-act-locally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/2010\/04\/16\/think-globally-act-locally\/","title":{"rendered":"Think globally, act locally"},"content":{"rendered":"
  • A clear explanation as to why the pseudo-science “Body Mass Index” doesn’t mean a thing.<\/a>\n
  • Targeted magnetic fields can make people more inclined to judge outcomes, not intentions.<\/a>\n

    We all stand like angels, every one of us, wings folded against uncertain futures, a string of decisions defining our wake. We stand like angels as we live, individual, unique. I want from you, you want from me, motivations building opportunities for happiness every day. <\/p>\n

    Someone shouted at me from a car earlier today, calling me a hateful bitch when I responded to his catcalls with, “You’re being rude.” But you know what? I try to live well. I recycle, I use my purchasing dollar to support fair business, I pirate media but introduce it to people I know will buy it. I send TED talks out to everyone possible. I fight for science, literacy, and higher quality education. I encourage small, easy changes, like only using cold water for laundry, as well as the more difficult ones, like refusing to back down when people ask “what’s the harm<\/a> in holistic medicine?”. I believe in equal rights, supporting charity, and changing the current paradigm with better information architecture. Plus, last time I heard, I’m phenomenal with the kissing. Guy in the car? You’re an ass. Go suck rotten lemons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A clear explanation as to why the pseudo-science “Body Mass Index” doesn’t mean a thing. Targeted magnetic fields can make people more inclined to judge outcomes, not intentions. We all stand like angels, every one of us, wings folded against uncertain futures, a string of decisions defining our wake. We stand like angels as we … Continue reading “Think globally, act locally”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[865,231],"class_list":["post-3278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-activism","tag-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3278\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foxtongue.com\/dreampepper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}