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Having conversations in a polarized environment I have tried writing this piece about 10 times. Each time it ends up as a muddled mess. So I’ll try again. Context: Our current political and cultural environment in my country has become so polarized and full of hate and outrage that no one is capable of listening …
Group Dynamic of Hate When I look at the current polarization or the malapropism that I created “Bi-polarization” in our culture I can’t help but conclude that people forming or being forced into opposing groups is part of the problem. Humans need to be in groups. We are a communal animal. It is in our …
Can you race well when you get old? This has been on my mind lately. As it always is when things feel good. My mind, and maybe yours, is never satisfied with settling for the status quo. It always has me thinking about ‘can I do more?’ and ‘how much can I do?’ In the …
The rubbish app This is an idea I’ve had for a long time. It’s one of those ideas that drifts through my thoughts every time I’m out on a run somewhere and see trash. I live in a fairly rural part of the country. Even though I’m ~40 miles crow-fly from Boston. The roads here …
How we are moved to hate I’m still working on figuring this out, but I want to share what I have learned so far. My underlying question is not new, it is in fact ageless. How are we influenced to hate? And secondarily, what can we do about it? How do normal, intelligent, socially integrated …
