Laurence Mesirow
I am a writer who has been concerned about the effects of modern technology on human living environments and human behavior for many years.
Moral Purity In An Overly Pure World
When we say that something or someone is pure, we are saying that within a certain category of being, they are consistently of one nature and have no other added components, elements or aspects. ...
Inertia Can Be A Painful Experience
Inertia, when applied to humans, means that you continue indefinitely in whatever state of activity you're in. If you're in a state of rest, you continue in a state of rest. If you're mindlessly...
Helping Others With Our Feelings
One form of bonding that is very important for helping us to deal with the suffering of others is empathy. Empathy allows us to get inside the mind of the sufferer in the hopes...
The Loss Of Community To A Computer Screen
Particularly as a result of the prolonged isolation we all are experiencing as a result of the Corona virus, the idea of community has taken on a special importance. Something that many of us...
How Change Is Becoming Our Adversary
I have been thinking a lot about the notion of change lately. How, as a result of the acceleration of the rate of technological change, the world is constantly transforming itself faster and faster....
Unique Can Be Overwhelming
Most of us, in a world where the majority of things we use are mass-produced, cannot afford to buy a lot of things that are truly unique. Unique in this case means hand-made. Many...
The Problems That Come With Being Unique
This might sound redundant, but anything or any person that is unique in our lives, is something or someone special. A phenomenon that stands out because of its sensory features or its behavior. A...
How Trump Helped Us To Deal With Covid
Obviously, there is a large number of people in the United States who have been swept up by the persona and ideas of Donald Trump. I have devoted quite a bit of space to...
Trump’s Use Of Prejudice To Tie People To Him
As was previously stated in my last article, the main consistent themes in Trump’s policies revolve around nationalism and racism. In other words, around prejudice. Now prejudice has been around since different human groups...
Why Trump’s Influence Will Remain After He’s Gone
Many of us are counting the days until the President of the United States makes his official exit from the American government. The hope is that a new era is dawning of more civilized...