Ken Wilber is my intellectual inspiration for Alt-Middle, which he calls "2nd tier" Integral thinking. This is a video worth watching and then us talking about together. Why are we divided? Why has woke culture gotten out of control? Why is Alt-Middle the way through and out of our current mess?
Ken uses some jargon here: when he's talking about stages of human development, he uses color codes in order of their development in human history: Blue (mythic/magic/dominator hierarchies based on birth like the old churches or tribes), Orange (modern rational thought, universal truths like science, meritocracy, capitalism, power hierarchies), Green (pluralistic, post-modern thought, multiculuralism, truth is culturally constructed, rejects ALL hierarchies as evil even beneficial growth hierarchies, this is where the center of culture is currently), then second tier Teal (Integral/Alt-middle, all views are true but partial, all levels of development are necessary and included, some truths are ...
Mrs. DoggMD and I hiked up to the top of a crazy temple and cemetery called Otani Sobyo above Kyoto this morning. Pure madness 🔥 and HELLLA G-HOSTS!
Today's interview with legendary vaccine researcher Paul Offit. Video version coming shortly!
Had a wonderful vacation in Jackson, Wyoming with my daughter Kathy, granddaughter Ava (few senior pictures included) and 19 year old granddaughter Jessica (Junior at Michigan Technical University in Houghton, MI studying engineering). We rode horses, saw a rodeo, went white water rafting, saw the broadway show “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”, went hiking and almost tried mountain climbing! Lighting took that scary activity off the list to my immense relief!!! It was a really beautiful and unforgettable vacation!!!
Oh yes! It started when Zubin mentioned Scottish Highlands, Cathy and Heathcliffe. I didn't find Heathcliffe but I think I found Cathy - taking selfies on a cliff edge at Neist Point on Skye. I found the the best beach in the world up there and took a picture of my Boy and Dog. Then today I drove through the thundery fog of barren Yorkshire Moors looking again for Zubin's Cathy. I didn't find her but I did find @katiehodak and the formidable Nora Batty. The End. Summer 2026 Still looking for Cathy
