"One fifth of people are against everything all the time."-Robert Kennedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4NkkAQllfo I was reading somewhere that communities evolve away from reason to affirmation. In the initial stages of community formation, there are many elements that serve as a kernel that the community can form around. Sometimes it is an idea. Sometimes it is a … Continue reading The Challenge of the 20%
Month: April 2021
How to Make Enemies and Influence People
"This essay outlines the characteristics of what I call the ‘totalitarian mindset’. Under certain circumstances, human beings engage in patterns of thinking and behavior that are extremely closed and intolerant of difference and pluralism. These patterns of thinking and behaving lead us towards totalitarian, anti-pluralistic futures. An awareness of how these patterns arise, how individuals … Continue reading How to Make Enemies and Influence People
