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Tag: Society

Our Degree of Caring Extends as Far as We Can Relate

When one learns to temporarily strip themselves of individuality they can gain a more objective view of the human condition, to acknowledge the enormous spectrum of emotion faced during existence is what connects us to our fellow sapiens

Reading time: 7 mins

caring, detribalization, humanity, humans, Society, tribalization

Civilization Has Continually Strived To Make Life More Comfortable, But Does Our Desire For Ease Come At a Subsequent Cost?

It cannot be said that seeking comfort is innately wrong as animals too pursue the pleasure of coziness, however, it is the excess of it engendering a generation who are weaker, softer, fatter, angrier and more anxious than those previous.

Reading time: 7 mins

comfort, development, discomfort, growth, Society

We Have Been Taught To Strive For More, But Learning To Live With Less Is What Makes The Simple Life Satisfying

When reducing life to its basic elements an individual also renders themselves ineligible to live extraordinarily, the common image presented being the simple life doesn’t allow people to reach for the stars; but what does this matter to the person who is already gratified with their life?

Reading time: 7 mins

contentment, expectation, satisfaction, simplelife, Society

If A Drug Is Something Changing Your State Of Being, What Does That Make Money?

At least when people are intoxicated by drugs they can blame the chemicals for their questionable behaviour, but when have we ever hear a CEO come out and say, “Sorry for my actions, I was under the influence of greed”

Reading time: 7 mins

happiness, money, poverty, Society, wealth

Just As Previous Generations Seem Incompetent To Us, We Too Will Be Seen Inept By Future Societies

If the world of the future was available for observation, what could be the matters we’re selectively ignoring which make our supreme generation look puerile to forthcoming societies?

Reading time: 10 mins

civilization, climatechange, generation, history, psychedelics, Society

Travelling Allows One To Escape The Illusion of What Reality Should Be

Passengers may arrive at the same location but their experience will be completely opposing, the only way to shatter one’s societal lens is to submerge into the novel environment.

Reading Time: 6 mins

adventure, backpacking, illusion, reality, Society, Travel

A Society Who Bases A Person’s Wealth On Their Assets Has Had Its Conscious Contaminated

We live in a world where the most addictive substance isn’t a narcotic; people spend their entire lives chasing the materialist dragon, the supposed “winners” of society and no more dependant than the “junkies” they frown upon

Reading time: 6 mins

happiness, poor, rich, Society

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