HRSFANS.org » philosophy http://www.hrsfans.org misce stultitiam consiliis brevem Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:19:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Don’t Keep Calm and Carry On http://www.hrsfans.org/2009/03/18/dont-keep-calm-and-carry-on/ http://www.hrsfans.org/2009/03/18/dont-keep-calm-and-carry-on/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:18:30 +0000 thomaslotze http://www.hrsfans.org/?p=158 Apparently (so says The Guardian), there’s a popular new poster in the UK, which reads, “Keep Calm and Carry On”. This poster was originally made during World War II, in case of a German invasion. Recently rediscovered, people are supposedly thronging to it (on the order of thousands), in an age where people want some security and comfort.

As you might imagine, I’m not a huge fan of this idea. Instead, what really appeals to me is this response poster from Matt Jones: “Get Excited and Make Things”! I think that we all have some (reasonable) tendency to simply enjoy things in fandom, but I think that we do better when we take it further and expand upon what others have done, when the things we love inspire us to new things. Don’t just be a passive observer and rely on someone else to take care of everything: take an active, positive role in creating something new! Get Excited and Make Things!

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(Neil in fact keeps two blogs: Donkeylicious is a political blog, while The Ethical Werewolf is a philsophy blog. Somewhat counterintuitively, I’m linking to a philosophy paper discussed on his political blog. Also, Neil is a member of HRSFANS, which gives him extra cool points.)

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