Integration does not require assimilation
2026-09-11 14:25 I explained in the previous blogpost why forced assimilation can’t be done.  This does not mean integration is impossible.  Cultural standardisation is not needed for a society to work.
Forced assimilation does not work
2026-09-09 12:36 Some can’t handle the presence of different cultures.  Such tend to demand everyone to give the impression of belonging to the same culture.  At least if one is living in a certain area.
Attempts to force away sexuality
2026-09-04 13:12 The oppression of sexuality in the 19th century middle class started with pre-modern monasteries and nunneries.  In practice they functioned as sex-segregated collectives.
Sleep is a physical need
2026-08-29 17:06 Many mammals are now known to have a flexible need for sleep.  However, humanity is not one of them.  Not only have apes found ways to make sleeping-places which are safe from predators.
Individual will can’t be parented away
2026-08-25 12:53 There have been people using training of dogs as model for how to raise children.  Dogs are naively dependant on humanity for their survival.  It is for this reason in the interest of the dog to ingratiate itself to humans.
Why does everyone have to behave the same?
2026-07-31 12:19 Some appear to believe that one can solve problems by forcing people to behave as if they were normal.  Then the external behaviour in and of itself is believed to create inner normality.
Fame worship
2026-05-29 12:34 There are people making it sound as if celebrities would be essentially different from the rest of humanity.  As if such would constitute a group with special characteristics.  I don’t think any such groups exist.
Basing accusations on stereotypes
2026-05-26 14:11 Some are not content with making people into stereotypes.  They don’t seem able to imagine that someone could be anything other than their own cliché image.  When someone does not mach the stereotype the person is claimed to be a hoax.
On the Moon landings
2026-05-09 16:26 Denial of the Moon landings is a good example of faulty expectations. Conspiracy talkers don’t ask themselves if their expectations hold true. When expectations are faulty real is mistaken for false.
Why and when scientists change their minds
2026-04-25 21:37 Individuals outside the scientific mainstream often complain about people within it refusing to listen to them. As if listening was the same as accepting an idea. Real scientists make high demands for accepting the ideas of others.