Tag: modern civilization
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Against ecology: How eco-friendly behavior can be harmful!
A new theory suggests that we think of our relationship with the environment like a social exchange, leading to the belief that 'environmentally friendly' behavior can compensate for 'harmful' behavior. And research reveals that thinking like this could have harmful effects on the environment after all. This is because we may believe that ecological behavior…
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HR (lost) wisdom: The toxic culture of 'Perfectness' (The Nimitz example)
Society today values being perfect. We seek perfect professionals. We seek perfect companions. We seek perfectness in anything we do. And sure... HR 'lets go' of people who are not perfect. The mottos of companies promote excellence and perfectness. Why seek anything else? Would anyone pay for failures? Not the perfect ones! I am sure…
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Post-Covid philosophy: The illusion of Freedom. (And why you are addicted to it)
In the face of the Covid pandemic (coronavirus) many countries imposed nation-wide lockdowns. We are now at the phase of easing those lockdowns. Businesses start operating gradually again and life is beginning to regain its momentum. During one of the previous days and as part of this 'going back to normal' phase we are all…
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Coronavirus: Selecting who will die. Playing God. Hubris. Punishment.
Many talk about the coronavirus. Many have opinions. Many theories. And one theory that is starting to gain a lot of followers is the one that England has decided to apply: Let's sacrifice some to save others. Let the vulnerable groups and old men die and let the rest live. If we don't do it,…
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Coronavirus. Human arrogance. Death.
Just before the coronavirus outbreak in China, we all were reading great articles and scientific announcements about how science will soon beat even death and make us immortal... Now we know that the giant we believed in had legs of clay. Now we are collectively trying to survive from a virus in the midst of…
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