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Quinn's New Book

Posted on Jan 24th, 2007 by

News from the Ismael site! Daniel Quinn's new book "IF THEY GIVE YOU LINED PAPER, WRITE SIDEWAYS" is out as of January 2nd. If you havent done so, you may want to join the Ishmael... More »

Re: Help Find A Better Word

Posted on Oct 4th, 2006 by

Sean in Conversations

Well, there it is ! Nothing too novel with that word choice then....we kinda got stuck on the "new word thing"...we ended up liking the simplistic term of "Walkaway" but that isn't quite right either...I... More »

Re: Help Find A Better Word

Posted on Oct 2nd, 2006 by

Pace in Conversations

Sean, It looks like Neo-Tribalism is already the phrase in usage! Look, it's even on Wikipedia! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Tribalism

Re: Help Find A Better Word

Posted on Sep 18th, 2006 by

Drake in Conversations

I am fond of Walkers because it could also have the connotation of walking gently on the earth or leaving a minimum impact. Plus the memetic history of the idea harkens back to the transcendentalists... More »

Re: Help Find A Better Word

Posted on Sep 17th, 2006 by

Burt in Conversations

"“Trannie” is slang for trans-sexual… you might not want to go there." Man, I've really got my finger on the pulse of popular culture, don't I? Thanks for the head's-up, Booner.

Re: Help Find A Better Word

Posted on Sep 16th, 2006 by

Booner in Conversations

"Trannie" is slang for trans-sexual... you might not want to go there. "Walker" I rather like. Sounds better than "drop-out". "Noetic" may be too broad... noetics may be open to non-tribal forms of organization.

Re: New tribes and adverse selection?

Posted on Sep 16th, 2006 by

Booner in Conversations

I think there is a disconnect between the notion of security and the notion of dismissal. There are slackers and there are people who try very hard but just aren't very competent. Each tribe has... More »

Re: Help Find A Better Word

Posted on Sep 16th, 2006 by

Ann in Conversations

I like the Trannies... Another term....Carolyn Myss used this when she talked about the end of 'homo sapiens'..and suggesting a new 'branch' of the human journey would be Homo noeticus....with 'noetic' being a person who... More »

Re: Help Find A Better Word

Posted on Sep 16th, 2006 by

Burt in Conversations

You're right about Zaadz, Sean. It's a fun word for most of us. I guess part of my reluctance about "tribalism" stems from my study of Ken Wilber and the Spiral Dynamics crowd. If you're... More »

Re: New tribes and adverse selection?

Posted on Sep 15th, 2006 by

Sean in Conversations

I disagree that there needs to be some strong social glue to hold a tribe together....I believe that what held tribes together was a "strong self preservation glue". Which of course is a kind of... More »