Nowhere to go but down.
If you have been paying attention, you can see that the 2020s are going to be special. Similar to the Roaring Twenties (from 1920-1929), there is another "Cultural Civil War" going on: "These conflicts–what one historian has called a “cultural Civil War” between city-dwellers and small-town residents, Protestants and Catholics, blacks and whites, “New Women”... Continue Reading →
"To be a crackhead, you must smoke crack."Ed Latimore We here at DownCulture have cracked the code. (sorry I had to) An exposé was recently released by the NYPost, alleging a current presidential candidate's son - Hunter Biden - was caught in crackhead behaviour. Or in other words, "Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President... Continue Reading →
Around 5pm EST, Twitter addicts like myself were denied our fix. What do addicts do when they run out? Look for more. Here at DownCulture, we searched the web as soon as we got word. Like most of you, we found out via DownDector. We then furiously researched and scoured our sources (aka we clicked... Continue Reading →
On a recent podcast episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage, guest Brian Greene made a claim that suggested if we were to wait long enough (and able to see the end of the universe) that a brain would manifest itself in space. Here's the transcript I took from the audio, around the 17min40sec mark. "[...]... Continue Reading →
Joe Rogan is a former American Judo Champion, he lives in California, and has several chickens. He also has a lovely golden retriever named Marshall. Joe Rogan also just signed a deal with Spotify worth more than 100 million gagillion fafillion dollars. Apparently this is a big move. https://www.twitter.com/joerogan/status/1262812859983151104 In the last few years, YouTube... Continue Reading →
Author, blogger, and internet entrepreneur - Mark Manson - has a potty mouth. Here is just a small sample of his blasphemous writings: Is No One Safe from the Bullshit? (Subscribers Only) "Who The Fuck Am I" The Ultimate Guide to Personal Values 5 Books That Explain Why It Seems the World Is So Fucked Fuck... Continue Reading →
I just downloaded a book by Annaka Harris titled, "Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind". Unlike her husbands book, "Waking Up: A Guide to Spiritually Without Religion" - her book seems more digestible. Right off the bat (no pun intended), like a seasoned author, she defines what she is discussing.... Continue Reading →
“Hydrogen…, given enough time, turns into people." -Edward Robert Harrison, 1995 There isn't a consensus on the When and What of AI. When will this change happen (if ever)? What will this change mean for the future of humans? According the physicist and cosmologist, Max Tegmark - author of Life 3.0: Being Human in the... Continue Reading →
“Trigger warnings are verbal or written notifications provided by a professor to alert students that they are about to encounter potentially distressing material.” - from Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff Real life does not give you trigger warnings. Young adults these days are soft. If you were to drop... Continue Reading →
"Do not answer. DO NOT ANSWER. DO. NOT. ANSWER." _____ Imagine yourself in the not-so-distant-future, you're in a laboratory late at night. You're tired, cold, and hungry from working ungodly hours - testing, upgrading, and testing - same old system maintenance. All of sudden, on one of the monitors - large, green text starts scrolling... Continue Reading →
