Mariner may be considered a romantic when it comes to honoring the unique identity of individuals, families, communities, etc. Often, even more than often, he has attacked modern cultural trends because all of them, especially the internet, are erasing self identity and personal worth – replacing it with non-human industry and technology and enforcing standardized, minion-like identities.

A daily tradition for him is checking the morning news. This morning he found a USA Today article on AOL’s news strip the subject of which was the plight of the US Postal Service. In great clarity, it speaks to mariner’s concern about individual worth and identity, indeed the whole concept of individuality. He strongly urges the reader to read it at

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/30/postal-service-changes-doge-musk/82696231007/

It is a colorful example of “Who am I” versus “Who does the corporate world think I am”.

Thanks for reading the article. Check it out today – it is a daily news item and may be gone tomorrow.

Ancient Mariner