The View From The Barn

Don Williams returns from Tool-a-Palooza for a free=wheeling discussion on the state of American society, focusing on apathy, ignorance, and moral decline as key factors contributing to the country's current problems. Don shared his recent experience at the Handworks event in Iowa, highlighting the shift from vocational to avocational woodworking and the changing demographics of attendees. The conversation delved into the lack of shared cultural values, the impact of therapeutic narcissism, and the role of institutions like the media and academia in promoting ignorance and self-indulgence. We examined the Lindsay Clancy case as an example of emotional decision-making over rationality and discussed the influence of psychotropic drugs. Of course, we couldn’t let slide the political system, the lack of accountability among elected officials and judges, and the prevalence of envy and low-trust cultures, with a nod for a return to moral principles as a foundation for societal flourishing. Sounds pointy-headed - and it kinda was - but not without our patent-pending mix of sarcasm, irony, cynicism and snappy one-liners you can memorize and use later in intemperate company! BW BTW - that's not a picture of Don's Barn at White Run. Check out the impressive project here: https://donsbarn.com/the-barn/#prettyPhoto Get full access to Brian Wilson Writes at brianwilsonwrites.substack.com/subscribe