society

  • An Entrenched Delusion

    Our true selves could solve our problems much better than our fantasy selves. Apparently, I live in the state that is the basketball capital of the world. There is a sign on the highway, so it must be true. Nonetheless,… Continue reading

  • Evolving Legal Systems

    Pushing ourselves to the brink. Over time, the cheetah and the gazelle trade dominance on the plains. For a while gazelles are faster and their population blooms, then the cheetahs adapt and feast. Back and forth, they evolve faster together.… Continue reading

  • Camouflaged Boundaries

    We tend to go to extremes. For example, one hundred fifty years ago we had six year olds working twelve hour shifts in factories and coal mines. Then, one hundred twenty years later we were treating people in their twenties… Continue reading

  • Maturity and Social Structure

    The modern battle between Neanderthal and Cro-magnon. Our capitalist society measures maturity by a person’s ability (and willingness) to make money, pay bills, and buy things. However, true maturity in the environment is best measured by how confident a person… Continue reading

  • To Be The Beginning And The End

    If we hold a story in our mind long enough, we will bring it into this world through our choices and actions. The details of what we bring into this world might not be exactly the same as the story… Continue reading

  • Mass Media Culture

    To perceive, but not to experience. Provoked to react to information without any experience to inform our reactions. This builds stress and anxiety, like a schizophrenic who cannot tell reality from fantasy… on a national scale. The greater the stress… Continue reading