Philosophy

  • The Pain of Conscious Progress

    Powerful people must experience their own decline to the point of open awareness, or else the fight to control will destroy the world. Continue reading

  • Industrial Side Castes

    Leaders and managers are driven by their vision and a desire to see it come to fruition, regardless of the opinions of others. Craftsman and artisans are driven by the desire to receive praise and attention for their efforts; compelling… Continue reading

  • Functioning Psychopaths and Evolution

    Psychopaths cannot control their behavior, so they have to control their environment. Functioning Psychopaths are the ones who are able to do this effectively and sustainably. Some functioning psychopaths are necessary for an evolving society. Functioning psychopaths whose obsessions are… Continue reading

  • The Three Adolescences

    We never stop growing. I have experienced, first hand, two of the three adolescences, and closely observed the third. The three adolescences are the Teenage Years, Midlife Crisis, and Becoming Elderly. Adolescence, in essence, is the process of adaptation. As… Continue reading

    The Three Adolescences
  • Evolutionary Pressure

    One major purpose of art is focused on the need to break such addictive cycles… Philosophy is an art. Political Reflection Civilization has always been addicted to the sensation of being accepted within a tribe, and being cruel to anyone… Continue reading

  • Two Visions

    A society, a system, that pressures individualism on a species that has evolved to be tribal creates a mental health crisis, and unresolvable social conflict. Children raised to value independence over purpose, being a wholly unique individual over being part… Continue reading

    Two Visions