Arguably, every effort to define something starts with “I know it when I see it”. Then we proceed to draft a definition that includes what we want included but excludes what we don’t. Continue reading
Tag Archives: tldr
Cults as authoritarian high control groups
They are just the spectacular tip of the authoritarian control iceberg Continue reading
Autocracies vs. the living
That hope, that spark, that thing that makes you want – Part 4. Continue reading
Prisons of the mind
That hope, that spar, that thing that makes you want – Part 3. Continue reading
Hope, Change and Addiction
That hope, that spark, that thing that makes you want – Part 2. Continue reading
That Hope, That Spark, That Thing That Makes You Want
Part 1. Continue reading
The asymmetry of power between surveillant and surveilled
If you depend so much on who is conducting the surveillance, good or evil, it probably shouldn’t be in place. Continue reading
The asymmetry of power between surveillant and surveilled
People have no concept of why exactly surveillance is detrimental to freedom Continue reading
Surveillance alters behavior – and ultimately your thinking
And not in the way you hope Continue reading
The parallels between domestic abuse and state surveillance – Part 2.
We are all like abused women in our psychological response to state surveillance Continue reading
