An anon comments on an interesting phenomenon whereupon people yearn for heroes of a bygone age, and how it might explain a lot of modern political behavior and even the recent riots in the US: I was reading a history of the USSR recently and there was a passage from a woman who had been … More The yearning for heroes
Sometimes, all it takes for one to change their views on matters in life, especially extremist views, is for one to be on the receiving end of said views:
When social distancing goes just a touch too far; although much can also be said about people’s ability to adapt.
Next time you’re looking for an obvious example of the media distorting the truth and trying to manipulate people’s view points, look no further than this simple headline: This is a screen shot of a headline on CNN on probably the third night of the demonstrations/protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. I guess when they chose the … More Fiery But Mostly Peaceful
An anon ruminates on the matter of vaccines, and how many people tend to view them as either all good or all bad on a wholesale level. Very relevant in light of the recent efforts on creating vaccination for the covid-19 virus: Currently there are two black and white opinions, either of which the majority … More Black and White Views on Vaccines
A picture paints a thousand words – what type do you live in? Forget for a moment the numerous excuses or self righteous indignation you’ve been subconsciously trained to respond with. Just ask yourself honestly, which type of society in the above picture do you live in? Most of us, myself included, live in the … More Two types of civilizations
A brief summary of the experiments done by John Calhoun back in the 60s, where mice were provided with unlimited food in individual colonies. As the population grew, space became more limited and the rodent society begins to deviate. Horrifyingly, our current human society is showing many of the signs of these past failed rodent … More Mouse Utopia
The recent riot has brought to light some seriously sheltered people, celebrities included: The above is sadly real. Some more context here: Basically, if you burn down other people’s properties, you’re a revolutionary hero. But if you burn down my gated community, then you’re a criminal.
A horrible, but true piece of insight on how modern young people live. Sadly they don’t do it by choice, but this is simply what big corporations and unbridled capitalism reduces people to: Realizing that this is the sort of future that awaits just might, oh I don’t know, drive a man to try to … More Bipedal Bugs
An interesting article on the nature of female dominant societies: The Female Imperative is too exclusionary to permit sufficient social cohesiveness. From a VP reader in China: An interesting experiment – I decided to test Vox’s idea that women working was bad for society and gender relations in general. I can get away with little … More Failure of Feminized Societies
Temple of Zagan 