Fantastic angle on the backpack as avatar for internal fortitude. The idea that we instinctively segregate contemplative life from politics is exactly why they belong together feels spot-on, especially now. I always wondered about the Hofstadter-Merton pairing too, seemed like an odd combo until framing it as resistance to dehumanization. Will defintely be thinking about thisfor a while.
Fantastic angle on the backpack as avatar for internal fortitude. The idea that we instinctively segregate contemplative life from politics is exactly why they belong together feels spot-on, especially now. I always wondered about the Hofstadter-Merton pairing too, seemed like an odd combo until framing it as resistance to dehumanization. Will defintely be thinking about thisfor a while.