Despite my intentions to write at least once a week, I’ve not written for a while. I will honestly say that disruptions in my work life got the better of me, with an uncertain future bringing me some mental perturbations. That, and I’ve found myself going down some deep rabbit […]
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Chpt 17: Reformed Nice Guy
So it is, that we are taught from a young age to fall in line, to be indoctrinated, to adhere and comply. Teaching people in a way that stifles independent thinking, and promotes conformity, would seem the easiest way to maintain social order. Indeed a population that is taught to […]
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Chpt 12: Synchronize Your Dogmas
The world, as portrayed in the media, seems rife with societal chaos and instability, in this chaos, vulnerabilities to authoritarian rule become glaringly apparent. As the novelist Tahereh Mafi aptly reminds us, “The world I remember was tired and racist and volatile as hell, ripe for a hostile takeover by […]