Monthly Archives: August 2023

Thoughts on some aspects of culture: tribalism, authority, cultural absence, cultural loneliness, and such

Posted on August 29, 2023 by mikespassingthoughts

Here’s a thought I had: In my twenties I went through something of a crisis.  I could not quite put my finger on it.  I do know that I spoke a lot about specific things in describing the conflict.  A … Continue reading →

Posted in Authority and things associated with it, Culture, cultural alienation, cultural loneliness, etc., Dehumanization, alienation, and disassociation, Identity and identity problems, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology, Stuff involving me, Tribal society, tribalism, and the tribal sense | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thoughts on my statement “I’ve seen more hatred in the past 5 or so years than I have in my entire life . . . and it’s all being done by people who profess to be against hatred!” . . . the “hypocrisy of hate”

Posted on August 29, 2023 by mikespassingthoughts

Recently, I made an interesting statement: “I’ve seen more hatred in the past 5 or so years than I have in my entire life . . . and it’s all being done by people who profess to be against hatred!” … Continue reading →

Posted in Hatred, the hatist mentality, dislike of people, conflict between people, etc., Hippies and the hippy movement, 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, Society and sociology, The 2016 Presidential election and things associated with it, The U.S. and American society | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Some thoughts on nervousness . . . “inner trembling”, an unstable self, and such

Posted on August 3, 2023 by mikespassingthoughts

I have always thought nervousness was a weird thing. I have suffered from nervousness all my life and struggle with it still. I often wonder what it is. Anyways, here’s how I described it and how it appears to me … Continue reading →

Posted in Existence, Awareness, Beingness, Consciousness, Conceptionism, the self, and such, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Relaxation and stress, Schizoid phenomenon, introjection, depression, and such | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment