“Cornithaca County” Book Preview – “The New Bell Shaped Curve”

“Cornithaca County” Book Preview – “The New Bell Shaped Curve”

In a single-source-of-truth, “lossy” society; “outliers” are always fair game. An outlier is a person or thing that is markedly different or detached from the others in a particular group, class, or category. How does Cornithaca County deal with outliers? The answer is simple: Outliers hold anomalous values, they’re a source of disruption and discontent, so just delete them.

They may start with people of a different race, gender, national origin or belief — but they won’t stop there.

“Cornithaca County” Book Preview – Back to School – The “Lossy” Society

“Cornithaca County” Book Preview – Back to School – The “Lossy” Society

Since learning of my Family Farm Fun book being used for home schooling in Agricultural Pollution and Rural Justice topics, I decided to consciously add structured lessons to the content of this book. I hope that they will encourage the imaginative and creative thought that has [except for lip service] been removed from the classroom.

Is this an example of the “Lossy” Society?