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All Writings Observations Self improvement Society

How can we use the speed of communication technology to social advantage?

In ancient times, a man would get on a horse if there was an important information to be delivered quickly.  Horses were kept and cared for, for times just as these.  Maybe the rider was sleeping in his bed.  He was awakened for the express purpose of having to get the horse ready and deliver […]

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Why we might criticize technology rather than the information it brings

Every time new inventions and technologies have arrived upon mankind, there have been critics of them.  Some of these criticisms are valid.  Even the observations upon which these criticisms are made are not obvious to everyone.  For example, it would be rare to notice like Tristan Harris, how particular designs of apps and interface psychologically […]

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All Writings Psychology Society

Are there reliable ways of finding out the truth about a person on social networking? Part 2: conflicts

There are people who are peaceable.  There are people who avoid conflicts.  There are people who realize that it is not for one person to solve the problems of another.  Yes, help, hope, and a willingness to listen can be offered.  A kind word of encouragement is also possible to give.  However, it is rarely […]

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All Writings Psychology Society

Are there reliable ways of finding out the truth about a person on social networking? Part 1: imaginations

This post is not about technicalities of social networking.  It is not about finding the exact IP address or other analytics data about a person.  This post is not about finding technological features to accurately geo-locate a person.  What this post is about are the limitations of human understanding, the capability of humans to deceive […]

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All Writings Individual Observations Psychology Society

How is hope the basis of a social movement?

So, really, it is not just the changing objectives but hope that is keeping the ideology of a movement in continuation. If there is a hope worthy of maintaining, the social movement will find regenerative power.

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Crisis of democracy – The ongoing confusion regarding separation of institution and individual

“If people were to accept the existence of a government, then they must be the ones choosing it”.  This simple idea became the foundation of democracy.  Everything that we have today in the form of democratic systems is, built on this idea.

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All Writings Observations Short reads

Short thought – 1 – Public introspection on social networks

Words of a moment, Flash of an idea, Like the twinkle of  a distant star, Or the breeze from a falling feather.

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