Tag: roba hypothesis
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The Big Bang of Human Violence (and Answering Eric Gans)
Eric Gans has had arguably the most significant influence on my ROBA Hypothesis. His Originary Hypothesis posits a moment when the violence of the human community becomes so potentially apocalyptic that someone, or everyone, produces the first signal of deferral. In Gans’ configuration, the protohuman group gathers around an animal carcass, which they’ve hunted. In…
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Good Technology – A Myth?
I recently saw a post by Luke Bergis asking what kind of technology is good: My answer goes back to the ROBA Hypothesis: if we’re hoping to create non-violent technologies that are good for the soul, then we need to reevaluate our biases about violence and stop calling it “apelike” or “inhuman.” We need to…
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My Book ‘If These Fists Could Talk’ – Now Available on Amazon
My book If These Fists Could Talk: A Stuntman’s Unflinching Take on Violence is now available on Amazon. The eBook version is $7.99 and the paperback version is $12.99. Both are available at the following link. Please spread the word and, if you buy a copy, be sure to leave a review! https://a.co/d/9Vhz1wS
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Hollywood Heatwave
I’ll try to blog more often, and in shorter format. There’s so much happening right now that I procrastinate on blogging, then I feel like there’s too much to write about, so I don’t write anything. The book (If These Fists Could Talk) is basically done. I’ve blogged constantly about the ROBA Hypothesis; feel free…