sociology
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Base Personality
The evolution cycle of a single generation. Human existence unfolds through an internal friction between fixed identity and external realities. Over the course of a single lifetime, we undergo a personal evolution cycle—a trajectory that begins with a rigid foundational… Continue reading
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Extending Consciousness
The conversation. “Why do you sit here and do nothing? I have seen what you can do. I know who you are. How can you just sit here?… So useless. It’s like talking to a wall… What? Why are you… Continue reading
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Band-Aid Democracy
A long time ago, an old friend of mine who had spent many years in academia, switched over to the private sector. After a year in a corporation I asked him for his impressions. He said that in acedemia, much… Continue reading
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New Necessary Layers
Empathy is a weakness,.. unless it is used with the intent to build a relationship or community. Then, empathy is God. I have a vision of a successful civilization, one hundred thousand years in the making. There are seven necessary… Continue reading
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A Conflict Of Motivations
Nothing begins with knowledge and reason. Experience is the foundation of understanding, not knowledge. Both of my parents grew up poor, in what were called cold-water flats. Thus, a large part of their primary motivation in life had always been… Continue reading
