Step 48: Self Optimization Lure (optimization pt 1)
The lure of self-optimization is powerful and seductive.
society
Step 34: Gold Plating (Culture of the New Capitalism pt. 3)
Shop for politics like products: small differences, newer is better, and packaging over research.
Step 33: The Specter of Uselessness (Culture of the New Capitalism pt. 2)
No one wants to be “useless” in a society that shuns the “dependent” in favor of “potential” instead of experience.
Step 32: The Culture of the New Capitalism (pt 1)
How to stabilize society, then for “freedom” destabilize it, and call it a “fresh page” history.
Step 22: Guilt, Shame & Group Think
Guilt is remorse and empathy, Shame is internal disgust, and Groupthink uses both.
Step 17: Stochastic arts: The Cure for Narcissism
“I think therefore I am” promotes narcissism. Can an attentive job alter your disposition?