The myth of our evil nature
2023-01-31 13:51 I once heard an American saying “nature is evil”.  Now this was eavesdropped out of context.  But I can’t help seeing this as a symptom of just how out of touch with the natural world too many America...
On social incompetency
2023-01-26 13:25 A far too large fraction of humanity holds severe misconceptions about what others can and want.  It is one thing to live in a society were you can’t learn to know others.  It is another thing to be a...
Growing up as part of a modern, Western society
2023-01-24 14:30 Of cause your parents matter emotionally provided they took care of you.  But I did not grow up with them and my two years younger brother as only points of reference.  There where so many other peopl...
The myth of the omnicompetent individual
2023-01-20 12:50 The belief that one is capable of correctly judging anything one comes into contact with.  To me people believing this seem to have too high self-esteem.  There is nothing inherently wrong with having...