Monthly Archives: September 2019

Thoughts on stress – aspects of the self, the tribe, and the tribal way of life

In a recent conversation I began to speak of some interesting things.  We were talking about how people are so stressed nowadays.  They wondered if people were stressed thousands of years ago.  I went on to say that people in … Continue reading

Posted in Modern world, life, and society, Overpopulation and its effects, Primitive society and people, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Relaxation and stress, Society and sociology, Tribal society, tribalism, and the tribal sense | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thoughts on some effects caused by the replacing of human-to-human contact by electronic gadgetry

In a recent conversation I said something that got onto some interesting things: I mentioned that I was watching a show from the 1980’s and noted how there is a difference between people then and now.  This is something I’ve … Continue reading

Posted in Dehumanization, alienation, and disassociation, Mass communication: media, social media, and the news, Mass hysteria, mass mentality, mass society, witch hunts, fanaticism, the mob, etc., Modern world, life, and society, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Science and technology, Twenty first century and post cold war society | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment