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More thoughts on mass mentality – mania, hysteria, mass self-trauma, the mass self, an era of “two minds”, and the new dehumanization
Recently, I have spoken a lot on mass hysteria. This is only one form of what I call mass mentality . . . MASS MENTALITY There are two main forms of mass mentality: Mass hysteria – when some sort of … Continue reading
Posted in Dehumanization and alienation, Mass communication: media, social media, and the news, Mass hysteria, mass society, and the mob, Modern life and society, Overpopulation and its effects, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology
Tagged alienation, dehumanization, mass communication, mass hysteria, mass mania, mass mentality, mass mind, modern world, overpopulation, psychology, sociology
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Reflections on four years of mass hysteria – 2016-2020 . . . revealing a growing mass mentality and its effects
I have always been interested in mass hysteria. I have primarily had to read about incidences of it in the past. Recently, events has happened that allowed me to watch mass hysteria unfold before my eyes. From 2016 to 2020 … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs and events, Dehumanization and alienation, Historical stuff, Mass communication: media, social media, and the news, Mass hysteria, mass society, and the mob, Modern life and society, Overpopulation and its effects, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology, The 2016 Presidential election and things associated with it, The U.S. and American society, Twenty first century and post cold war society
Tagged America, dehumanization, mass hysteria, mass mentality, modern world, psychology, sociology, Trump panic
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More thoughts on a problem with education nowadays . . . some effects of telling kids they have to go to College or the University
While looking at my drafts, I found this article. It says it was begun in 2012 but I had to make some changes to it in order to finish it, though, and added some stuff as well. I think its … Continue reading
Posted in Advice???, Education, learning, and over education, Grades, scholastic testing, psychological measurement, etc., Modern life and society, Psychology and psychoanalysis, The "drones" and stuff associated with them, The 'system', 'systemism', and the power structure
Tagged advice, cheap knowledge, college, education, grades, learning, millennials, modern world, opinion, psychology, system, university
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Thoughts on the “beat phenomena” – the dilemma caused by placing the burden of society and the world on the common man
Recently, I said something interesting: I spoke of something which I called the Beat Phenomena. I borrowed the term “beat” from the Beat Generation. The term “beat” was popularized by Jack Kerouac in 1948. One of the connotations of this … Continue reading
Posted in England, Britain, and all that, Historical stuff, Male and female, Modern life and society, Philosophy, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Society and sociology, The U.S. and American society, White American male and things associated with him
Tagged beat, beat phenomena, existentialism, History, leader, modern world, Philosophy, psychology, society, white american male
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Thoughts on the need to “let the past go”, with remarks about black people in the U.S.
Recently, I saw a picture of an airplane at a museum in Germany. By law, they cannot display a swastika so where it would normally be on the plane there was nothing. Its almost like they are in denial of … Continue reading
Thoughts on my failure of “being my own authority” through thinking – “deconstructing thought”, beingness, and culture
Recently, I have been mentioning that “I have to be my own authority”. This is reflective of the fact that I live in a society where there is no authority. There’s no leader, no religion, no way of life, no … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, cultural loneliness, etc., Existence, Awareness, Beingness, Consciousness, Conceptionism, and such, Philosophy, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Stuff involving me, Words, the dilemma of the word, becoming wordless, seeking what is before the word, beingness, etc.
Tagged awareness, culture, Me, Philosophy, psychology, thoughts, wordless
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Thoughts on the my relationship with the older generation – more fallout from the hippie era – the need for generation-to-generation association
Recently, I recalled something I have not thought that much about but which has had great impact on me and reveals some interesting things about this society: I seem to be different than other people. Beginning in about High School … Continue reading
Posted in Historical stuff, Modern life and society, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Stuff involving me, The effects of WWII, the Nazi's, the Holocaust, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War era protests, The U.S. and American society
Tagged America, generation gap, Hippie, History, Me, modern world, older generation, psychology
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Some thoughts on “systemized knowledge”, with remarks about the “dilemma of the word” and becoming wordless
Here’s a thought I had: As I reflect on much of my life, especially since about 1990, its clear that much of it has been a rebellion against what I call “systemized knowledge”. QUALITIES “Systemized knowledge” consists of these qualities: … Continue reading
Posted in Education, learning, and over education, Existence, Awareness, Beingness, Consciousness, Conceptionism, and such, Modern life and society, Philosophy, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Stuff involving me, The 'system', 'systemism', and the power structure, Words, the dilemma of the word, becoming wordless, seeking what is before the word, beingness, etc.
Tagged education, intelligence, knowledge, learning, modern world, over-education, Philosophy, power, psychology, self, system, systemism
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Thoughts on the ‘tip over” – humor, the weird, insight, and “doing”
I wrote most of this many years ago. I think its interesting enough to record: Recently, I have been speaking of something which I called the “tip over”. Originally, I used in the context of humor but I began to realize … Continue reading
