Osmotic Thinkers

An osmotic thinker learns and gains insights passively by immersing themselves in high-quality environments, absorbing knowledge, habits, and perspectives from surrounding experts. This "learning by osmosis" is a form of unconscious assimilation—similar to picking up a language or company culture through daily exposure rather than formal, structured study.

I am reminded of a trip I took to Costco a couple of years ago with a neighbour. She brought another acquaintance, Bubba, from the cab trade with us.

While loading the car, I heard her say something to Bubba. I only caught part of it but it was something like, "I don't listen to anything Hans says." He replied, "Neither do I. I just filter it out."

Knowing that Bubba is a bona fide osmotic thinker with net zero interest in political issues, I asked him if he intended to vote in the next federal election. 

"Yes. I'll probably vote Liberal."

I wanted to punch the fucker in the mouth. "If you're that apathetic you shouldn't vote at all," I said.

"I don't give a shit," was his reply.

You know, I can't remember when I started using the term "osmotic thinker." I think I got the idea from Mr. Joose in our Gr. 9 science class back when science covered things like osmosis, precipitation, and gravity, etc. instead of 'global warming' and pregnant men. The earliest example I can find of my use of it was  back in 2020 in one of my rants. 

"And on and on it goes. A catastrophe driven by dishonest media, cowardly politicians, and a fatally naive public who believe everything they hear, and osmotically absorb every manipulative innuendo spewed forth on the six o'clock news."

I thought it was my own invention until I decided to google it a few weeks ago. To my surprise, it actually showed up.

"An osmotic thinker learns and gains insights passively by immersing themselves in high-quality environments, absorbing knowledge, habits, and perspectives from surrounding experts. This "learning by osmosis" is a form of unconscious assimilation—similar to picking up a language or company culture through daily exposure rather than formal, structured study."

I detect a typical Google slant to this description. Most of what the zombies I meet do not 'know' what they 'know' from immersing themselves in high-quality environments, absorbing knowledge, habits, and perspectives from surrounding experts. They 'know' what they 'know' by  immersing themselves in low-quality environments, like Junk News media, publicly funded indoctrination factories, and popular movies and songs, all pushing woke narratives. They aren't absorbing knowledge, habits, and perspectives from surrounding experts. They are absorbing knowledge, habits, and perspectives from surrounding idiots.

The part about unconscious assimilation is, unfortunately, absolutely correct.

James Street was Flourishing Before Two Way Street Lunacy

Maureen Wilson, "She/Her" on X, is a woke politician.

While she claims that "independent shops, restaurants, galleries and cultural venues flourish on James Street today," she seems oblivious to the fact that James Street was also "flourishing" back in 1969.

A casual perusal of just the east side of James St. N. back in 1969 strongly suggests that the street was flourishing then too. And get this, James St. N. was a ONE WAY street at that time.

Let's face it. The whole two way street conversion mania is a complete waste of time and money, in terms of what this woke vanity project will cost to implement as well as the continuing costs in terms of congestion and road safety.

Go figger!

JAMES NORTH. 11. East Side, from King e to the Bay

(1969)

2 D'Allaird's Ladies' Wear (s e)

2 1/2 BeneficiaTFin Co of Can

6 Jewel Box; The, jwlr

8 Myles, Thos, Sons Ltd, property management
8 Dan's Hair Stylists529-2213
8 CNR Tkt Ofce 527-2967
10 George the Hrdrsr 529-3598
10 Marvel Bty Schl 528-8648
10-12. Minden, Harry, .Ltd, jwlr 529-7161
Nutley, P D, wtchmkr

12 Tie City

14 McDermott's Disc Store

14 V2 Sirloin Cellar, restr

16 Grafton's Ltd, clo
16 Sabrina Fashion Shoes

20-26 Zeller's Ltd, dept store

+ KINGWM BEGINS

28 Maynard's Candy Stores
28 Maynard's Can Coll, gifts

30 Sobel's Clothes Ltd

32 Boston Shoes Ltd
34 Bond Clothes. Shop

36 Foster, A, Music

38 J-L Vitamins & Cosmetics Ltd, varieties

40 W G Restaurants

42 Lister Block Offices

basement Tanny's Vic, Gymn & Hlth Spa

Rooms

103 Gibson Prosthetics, artificial eyes
105 Arcade Dress Shoppe

10/ Marck & Marck, barrs

108 Lister Confy

109 Leonetti's Brbr Shop

111 Jonathan Jwlrs

113 Diciccio & Salerno, shoeshine

203 Hill, R M, rl est & ins

204 Starr Mlnry Ltd

207 Many's Salon, hrdrsr

208 Narron-Dare Retail Adv

211 Cohen, S H, barr

214 Brenmore Bty Clinic

219 Salvation Army, The, correctionalserv

218-220 Moore & Davis, rl est

221 Chez Bernadette Bty Salon

222 Cuna Ins Serv

224 Urry, M J & Co, customs brkrs

228 Collier, P F & Son Ltd, encyclopaedia

232 Vacant

301 Woods, S W, engs & surveyors

304 Momotiuk, Petrini & Rubenstein, barrs
304 Sandy Fin Co Ltd

309 Nind, A B, barr

314 Met Ham House Bldrs* Assn

315 Lambier & Lambier, barrs

316 Powder Bar, bty shop

318 Shriners' Club of Ham

320 Rosen, S, dntst

322 Fortune Valve Co Ltd

328 Hinde Mfg Ltd, sewagetreatment
328 Aer-O-Flo Mfg Ltd, sewage treatment

332 Vacant

334 Daly & Morin Ltd, whol draperies

338 Vacant
342 Vacant

400 Freshman, H, barr

401 Ham Council of Holiday Magic, cosmetics

402 Avalon Est, rl est dlrs

404 Vacant

407 Hse of Lon, The, cosmetics

407 Canterbury Complexions, _ cosmetics

408 Royal Can Legion Serv Bureau

409 Key Personnel, employ agcy

410 vSchelter & Canary, barrs

416 Allied Coll Agcs

417 Statistical Reporting & Tabulating Co Ltd, ofce records

420 Gundersen & Co Ltd, ins

425 Turner, Fred, Jwlry Repairing

428 Hartog, Vernon, chart acct

430 Arnold Co nstr Co

432 Vacant
434 Vacant

438 Ont Handicapped Co, sis promotion

440 Elliott-Smith & Assoc

442 Ham Bldg & Constr Trades Council, socy

501 Consol Readers' Serv, magazine subscriptions

504 Stewart, A, Hrdrsg

510 Lister Estate, The, property management

511 Ruland, G, physiotherapist

515 Vacant

518 S & H Fin Ltd

518 Ham Disc Corpn Ltd, fin

518 Shoppers Club of Canada,The

524 Caribonum (Can) Ltd, ofce spls

609 Coll Serv of Ham Ltd

610 Conservator's Ltd, mtges

612 Slater, J A, Agcy, ins

612 Milne, Allworth & Applegath Agcy, ins

615 Vacant

616 Can Corps of Commissionaires

620 Parking Authority of the City of Ham

628 Gillrie, R B, phys

630 La Petite Hair Styling Salon

[James] Street Continued

44 Tait-Gibson Optom Ltd

46 H&F Silk & Woollen Co, dry goods

48 One Hour Martinizing, dry clnrs

50 Times Furn

54 Book Mart

54 Rooms

2 Mottashed, H, music tchr

3 House, M C, Electrolysis Studio

4 Rudolf from Vienna, Bty Salon

54 Lister Apartments

5 Welsh, Wllfd

20 Asterholm, V, Mrs

22 Bowhill, Alfd

23 Smith, G, Mrs

24 Glen, Janet, Mrs

25 Beveridge, E, Mrs

26 Thibeau it, D, Mr<527-8458

27 Day, M, Mrs

28 Bate, Frank

30 Bryden, Peter

31 Murdock, M, Mrs

32 Powell, Mary

33 Wilson, Ronald

Street Continued

56 Boswell Lthr Gds Ltd

58 Masi Travel Serv

60 Cameo Restr Ltd

+ REBECCA BEGINS

62 Irving's Famous Clothes, men's wear

64 Venetian Shoes

66 Chris' Cigar & Variety
66 Chris Shoe Shine
66 Wilson, E, brbr
66 Uptown Bldrs

68 Hodgkiss Studios, photo

68V2 Leftery's Apartments

1 O' Keefe, Wm

2 Orosz, Andw

3 Kaleda, Walter

4 Leson, John

5 Graham, Alex

6 Hogg, Frank

7 Church, Frank

8 Bolus, Geo

Street Continued

70 Empire Hat & Clo Co

72 Remington Elect Shaver
72 Tufford, J, optom
72 Federal Bldg, The,

Rooms

201-202 House of Adorne Bty Salon 528-5994

204 Vacant

206 Murakami, Mas
208 Dunn, Wm
Park Bus Coll

72 Apartments

301 Stone, G

302 Martin, A

303 Mountain, Albt

304 Tyo, E A

305 Johnson, J, Mrs

306 Parker, Frank

307 Stith, Antoine

308 Chandonnet, R

401 Kohl, E, Mrs

402 Dyson, A, Mrs

403 Lewis, Mike

404 Fairclough, R, supt

405 Broome, Geo

406 Daniels, R, Mrs

407 Washington, R 528-6889

408 Downey, Wm

Street Continued

76 Farrar's Clo Ltd
80 Tivoli Tavern & Restr

80 1/2 Apartments

Planned Parenthood Clinic

2 Valvasori Dance Studio

4 Patricia Valeri Hair Stylist

5 MacGregor, W R

6 Doucette, Nick

Street Continued

82 Laurentide Financial Corpn Ltd

84 Classy Formal Wear Inc

84 1/2 Vacant

86 1/2 Vacant _ —

86 Park Furn

88-96 Parking Lot

+ GORE BEGINS

98-100 Grand Pub Hse (see 5 Gore)

City Parking Can Ltd
108 Tivoli Theatre
114 Union Furn Co of Ham Ltd

118-124 Dorn Furn Ltd

126 Baldin, A, Realtor
126 1/2 Restivo Birds
126 1/2 Apartments
1 Lewis, Russell
3 Vacant
126 1/2 Ham Hall

128 Ham Pipe Shop
130 Miller's Shoe Store
132 Vijesnik Yugoslavian Variety Store
132 Tomich, Rajko
134 Rose Corner Bkry & Coffee Shop

134,. Last, Egon

136 'Rapp, Jack, Men's Wear

136 Maloney, J, Mrs

138 Williams, H & Co Ltd, jwlrs & pawnbrokers
138 1/2 Lord, Alice

140 Peterson, A, Mrs
140 Pratt, W, Mrs
140 Miller's Shoe Store
142 Can European Children & Adults Wear

142 1/2 Tamosiunas, Chas

144 Firth Bros Ltd, tlrs

146 European Mt Mkt
146 1/2 Vacant
146 Vacant

148 Ham Jwlrs

148 1/2 Keleti, Louis

150 Central Fish, etc
150 1/2 Vacant

152 D'Avanzo Shoe Store,

154 Vacant

+ CANNON E BEGINS

166 Royal Taxi
166 Royal Parking Lot

170 Atlantic Radio Jwlry & Sports

172 Econ-O-Wash

172 1/2 Apartments

1 Barker, Harry

2 Chapman, Benj

3 Morris, Frank

4 Vacant

5 Essary, Ervil

Street Continued

174 Harry's Variety

176-178 Consiglio Bros Dry Gds

176 1/2 Apartments

1 Gibb, E, Mrs

2 MacDonald, K, Mrs

3 Gaspari, Anthy

4 Jardine, M, Mrs

Street Continued

200 James St Armouries

200 Mills, C E, caretkr

200 Vacant 200 Secord,Wm

+ ROBERT BEGINS _

JAMES N CONT'D

224 Mattina Bros Hdwe

226 St Regis Brbr Shop
r226 Vacant

226 Sansone Apartments

1 Wand, Donald

2 Holinsky, J

3 Kerr, Thos

4 Gherardini, Alfeo

5 Naylor, Geo

6 Poidvin, A, Mrs

7 Fisher, Edwd

8 Jvancic, Franz

Street Continued

228 Ricca's Furn

230 Borsellino's Music Shoppe

232 Walker Apartments

1 Borsel lino, A

2 Gibson, John

3 Sculian, G

4 Crofton, John

5 Cummings, Geo

6 Corbin, R F

2 Ambrose, Louis

Street Continued

234 Restivo Patent Medicine

236 European Imported Clo Shop

236 1/2 Littner Apartments
A Atkison, D,
Mrs B Spafford,
C Hart, Terrence D
Vollans, M, Mrs

Street Continued

238 McKay & Co, Florists

238 1/2 Holmes, E, Mrs
238 1/2 Lardie, A L

240 Durham Furn

242 Apartments

5 Maio, Carlos
6 Smith, N, Mrs

242 Hungarian Hall

244 Williamson, S
244 1/2 Apartments

1 Stilwell, G
2 Grant, Marvin
3 Sullivan, G S
4 Mercs, Geo

Street Continued

246 Morning Star Drapery & Dry Gds

252 Christ's Church Cathedral

252 Weir, Thos

274 Leoni's Bty Lounge

274 Vacant

276 Arno Auto Training 276*Rizzo, R, Mrs

278 lanieri, C, ins
278 Scime, Sam, rltr
278 Scime, C S, barr
278 Scime, Jos, ins

278 1/2 Jackson, R R

280 Fashion Tlrs Spls
280 Fashion Tlrs & Clnrs

282 Vacant
r282 Vacant

284 Atlantic Fish Mkt
r274 Vacant

286 Seaway Discount Centre, clo & shoes

286 1/2 James, May, Mrs

288 Portugese Bkry

288 1/2 Barbu, Peter
290 Vacant

290 1/2 Moore, L

290 1/2 Guitar, C J

290 1/2 Lancaster, Wayne _

Daily and Long Term Rentals Cars and Trucks PHONE 529-8171

292 Ditta Glass & Alum

292 1/2 Morel li , Jos

294 Wentworth Plmbg
294 Wentworth Plmbg Spls

r294 Marchese N, Photo
r294 Wentworth Herald, The

296 Vacant

298-300 Ponderosa Restr

300 Grekos, Jerry

302 Luton's Pharm

+ BARTON E BEGINS

304 Europa Restr, The

306 Borsellino's Gro

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Wokery is a Religious Cult?

This is a very interesting talk by David Brett on the intersection of a number of mystic cults and their confluence into what is generally recognized as 'wokism.' I prefer to use the term 'wokery' but that's just me. Also, I have no allegiance to any particular sect of religious mysticism, including Christianity. Still, if I were forced to pretend I believe in some irrational belief system, it would be Christianity. But you probably wouldn't catch me reciting any ritualistic mumbo jumbo to that effect, unless someone held a gun to my head.

In preparation for this post, I had a thought about how the Liberals, and other woke political organizations are sucking the life out of Canada and turning it into a Third-World shithole.

45% of Canadians in fear of losing their ability to afford housing due to rising costs or rent. Many Canadian cities are now the sites of growing numbers of beggars, addicts, and informal campgrounds. The cost of groceries has risen faster than this country has seen since the first Trudeau was in power. Repeat criminals continue to get away with egregious crimes. Legal criminals in the Climate Scam and Indigenous Grift industries are grifting billions from the taxpayers.

So far, Canada doesn't look totally Third-World, but there are signs everywhere that the country is going down the toilet.

How long can this go on before the whole country collapses?

It reminds me of the oak tree in Atlas Shrugged. Let me quote google:

"Here are the key details regarding the oak tree:

Symbol of Security: Standing on a hill over the Hudson on the Taggart estate, the tree was a childhood landmark that Eddie Willers viewed as indestructible, rooted with "fist-like" strength. It symbolized the stability of Taggart Transcontinental and the world as it should be.

The Hollow Heart: The tree is later struck by lightning and reveals a rotten, hollow center—a black tunnel. This acts as a metaphor for the state of Taggart Transcontinental and the U.S. economy: seemingly solid on the outside but rotted from within due to the loss of its vital core (competence, reason, and innovation).

Decay and Disintegration: The "thin gray dust" inside the tree, dispersed by the wind, represents what remains when the "living power" of production is gone. This foreshadows the ultimate collapse of the society that Eddie and Dagny are fighting to maintain."

Canada is like that oak tree. It looks solid on the outside, but it's actually rotten to the core. I attribute the major part of the blame for this disintegration on wokery. And when I think of the Trudeau/Carney Liberals, another disturbing comparison comes to mind. The way wokery consumes its prey describes how the Liberals are consuming Canada.

Also from Google:

"Spiders eat by using external digestion, as they cannot chew food. They inject venom and digestive enzymes into prey via fangs, turning the insides into a liquid "smoothie". Using a straw-like mouth, they suck up this liquefied tissue, often leaving behind an empty exoskeleton husk."

The spider dining description explains how the 'venom and digestive enzymes', I.E., the millions of tax dollars funneled into 'education' and so-called 'news' corporations turn the 'insides', I.E. the minds of the population of osmotic thinkers, into woke liquid 'smoothies.' All liquids, take the shape of their containers. In Canada, the containers are the intellectual boxes, or the “drink box water bottle sorta thing” or the government constructed 'Overton Window,' in which all but the remaining independent thinkers' opinions, attitudes, and voting decisions are poured and stored for use by political opportunists like Mark Carney and the Liberal Party.

When you look around to see what other jurisdictions are also being flushed down the same woke sewer pipe, while grifters are siphoning off $Billions, you can't ignore what is happening in California.

I am speechless!

I thought that at my age, nothing could surprise me... until I tripped across this two-part CBC documentary. I would not have batted an eye if it had been presented by Rebel News, or any of a number of media platforms not receiving government payoffs.

But this on the CBC! Something odd is happening.

Speechless: Have campus culture wars silenced free speech? | Part I

Speechless: Free speech on campus explodes into a battle for power | Part 2

This sums it up

"She" Avoids Conscription

Ukrainian man spared mobilization after gender change

Canadian Government Pushes to Criminalize Everyday Family Conversations

Read it here.