Ponyboy ExpressinThe Erosion of Truth and Rise of Disbelief(9) The Unraveling Begins, Leading to an Inevitable EndSuccessful criminals are the ones you don’t know about. They get in and out as quickly as possible. They follow well made plans with…Mar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
Ponyboy ExpressinThe Erosion of Truth and Rise of Disbelief(8) How it Started, How it’s Going“The hope of impunity is a strong incitement to sedition; the dread of punishment, a proportionably strong discouragement to it.”…Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
Ponyboy ExpressinThe Erosion of Truth and Rise of Disbelief(7) Qanon, Boogaloos and Amplifying the IdGreek mythology sought to explain humanity’s role in the world and the forces surrounding it. Two of Zeus’ sons, Apollo, representing…Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
Ponyboy ExpressinThe Erosion of Truth and Rise of Disbelief(6) Web 2.0, 9/11 and Fox NewsIt was called Web 2.0, a movement from static domain-generated content to user generated, empowering the individual over the organization…Jan 30, 2021Jan 30, 2021
Ponyboy ExpressinThe Erosion of Truth and Rise of Disbelief(5) 4ChanIt all started with a site called SomethingAwful. Created in the late 90s as a comedy site, it would give birth to many core aspects of…Jan 30, 20211Jan 30, 20211
Ponyboy ExpressinThe Erosion of Truth and Rise of Disbelief(4) Cellphones, Email and the World Wide WebFor a sliver of time, pagers were the rage. Sometimes called “beepers” for the high-pitched sound they made, they could be stuck in a…Jan 30, 2021Jan 30, 2021
Ponyboy ExpressinThe Erosion of Truth and Rise of Disbelief(3) 24 Hour News, Reality TV and TruthTed Turner, a man famous for creating the first 24-hour-news network, CNN, and marrying Jane Fonda, was the keynote speaker at the…Jan 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021
Ponyboy ExpressinThe Erosion of Truth and Rise of Disbelief(2) Talk Radio, Commuting and the Fairness DoctrineRush Limbaugh, Howard Stern and I all share the same birthday. That fact has always irritated me. My very first serious girlfriend…Jan 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021
Ponyboy ExpressinThe Erosion of Truth and Rise of Disbelief80s Computers, Modems and the BBSThe late 70s and early 80s was a cool time to be a kid, our days punctuated with Star Wars, Dungeons and Dragons, parachute pants, ninjas…Jan 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021