This is a part of the homework feature of my blog, which is an ongoing conversation with my mate S.F.

The famous quote about learning is:

Tell me and I forget,
teach me and I remember,
involve me and I learn.

…but its genesis is complicated.

The word for what subjective conscious experience is like is “Qualia.

The famous song Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles goes like this:

Ah, look at all the lonely people...
Ah, look at all the lonely people...

Eleanor Rigby,
Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been,
Lives in a dream;
Waits at the window,
Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door;
Who is it for?

All the lonely people...
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people...
Where do they all belong?

Father McKenzie,
Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear,
No one comes near;
Look at him working,
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there;
What does he care?

All the lonely people...
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people...
Where do they all belong?

Ah, look at all the lonely people...
Ah, look at all the lonely people...

Eleanor Rigby,
Died in the church and was buried along with her name,
Nobody came;
Father McKenzie,
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave,
No one was saved.

All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people)...
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people)...
Where do they all belong?

You can read all about the sociosexual behaviour of bonobos. There’s a lot to know! lol. In a similar vein there is xkcd Drama (people are complicated!).

You mentioned the “boredom of plenty” but I wasn’t able to find any more information on this. But I did find this interesting article: Boredom is not the enemy. Here’s how to make it work for you.

You mentioned the Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. documentary, I will try to find a copy and some time to check it out.

You mentioned Sling Blade, not sure how that one came up.

I mentioned Confessions of an Economic Hitman, looks like there is a new version out. False economics, threats, bribes, extortion, debt, deception, coups, assassinations, unbridled military power, etc.

I think me doing a philosophy section on my YouTube channel is probably an idea that only seems like a good idea when you’re drunk. :P