[Steve’s note – this continues the various short vignettes highlighting parts of Marcuse’s One-Dimensional Man Here are links to parts one, two, and three.] Congress asked the CEOs […]
review / sociology
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Fighting in one dimension
Recently, I had to read Marcuse’s One-Dimensional Man. There’s a lot of really great thoughts and ideas in the work. Really. Most people would rather throw it across […]
business / sociology / status
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Individual Drops in a Sea of Maroon
My workplace – like many – sends out customer satisfaction surveys. One of the things that gets a lot of attention is when a particular employee’s name is […]
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There's choices, and then there are choices
“Suicide is never an option,” the therapist told the group. “Actually, it is,” I responded. “A bad and stupid option, but it *is* an option.” I did not […]
sociobiology / sociology
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The Individual Family
What if there isn’t a single accurate model of human behavior because we’re looking at the wrong level? Until relatively recently, the concept of an atom was that […]