You are (not) Alone
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A few weeks ago, when I hosted an episode of Talk Heathen for The Atheist Community of Austin’s Atheist Experience Network, I agreed to solicit calls about pornography from our viewers. There are genuine issues to discuss and real nuance within the world of commodified relationships and cinematic sexuality but I’m rarely given the opportunity to get past “But porn is Bad because God says so” and since I’ve yet to see much in the way of god existing, I have a hard time taking an interest in what angry crackpots think he says. As you can see in the excerpts below things didn’t really advance from there.
Email has become a primary portal for work- not just in our professional space but in all of the labors of life from logistics, scheduling and bureaucracy, government and finance, social engagement and organization, current events and social literacy, personal correspondence and connection, and just so, so much commerce and consumerism. When we read our email we deal with stressors from all corners of life but for all the time we spent growing up hearing our parents complain about junk mail and bills we’ve only exacerbated the problem through cheap, instant transmission and on-demand access not just from our bosses but from international fast fashion retailors, mystical penis enhancers and desperate singles in our area.
ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence often make gathering our attention or maintaining focus especially challenging but that doesn’t mean that meditation is anymore out of reach then a walk down the hall or that neurodivergent folx can’t be among the most skilled meditators.