http://trilema.com/2015/what-is-a-fractal/ Moving targets for a fast crowd. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:11:29 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 http://trilema.com/2015/what-is-a-fractal/#comment-142115 The Herd of "Independent" Minds, or Has the AvantGarde Its Own Mass Culture? on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Wed, 08 Jan 2020 08:54:46 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=63165#comment-142115 [...] that happened to a crowd. N.A. [↩]This ontological waffling, muchly reminiscent of the bedwetting Blair, is very much specific to that generation, and very much their secret, shared code - exactly the [...] [...] that happened to a crowd. N.A. [↩]This ontological waffling, muchly reminiscent of the bedwetting Blair, is very much specific to that generation, and very much their secret, shared code - exactly the [...]

]]> http://trilema.com/2015/what-is-a-fractal/#comment-115347 Mircea Popescu Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:13:51 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=63165#comment-115347 Amusingly, if somewhat unsurprisingly for the sort of scumbag he is, he omits to mention that any literary ability he might display is entirely the product of the woman's training, his own talented contribution consisting strictly of making sure that end result is less than it could have been and not more. Amusingly, if somewhat unsurprisingly for the sort of scumbag he is, he omits to mention that any literary ability he might display is entirely the product of the woman's training, his own talented contribution consisting strictly of making sure that end result is less than it could have been and not more.

]]> http://trilema.com/2015/what-is-a-fractal/#comment-115339 Stanislav Datskovskiy Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:33:03 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=63165#comment-115339 Interestingly, "Such, Such Were the Joys" was not published during Orwell's life, as he did not dare to risk a libel suit. When it was finally printed (in USA) the school - actually a place called St Cyprian's - was renamed to "Crossgates". There were other men of letters who went to St Cyprian's, and not all of them agreed with Mr O's description thereof. Interestingly, "Such, Such Were the Joys" was not published during Orwell's life, as he did not dare to risk a libel suit. When it was finally printed (in USA) the school - actually a place called St Cyprian's - was renamed to "Crossgates". There were other men of letters who went to St Cyprian's, and not all of them agreed with Mr O's description thereof.

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