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Staying sane in the insane world. . Top Story - February 2026.
”It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” Jiddu Krishnamurti This quote has been one of my favourites since the moment I first laid my eyes on it. To me, it cuts right through the fog of the illusion of normality that permeates our lives. And since I am someone who has never felt (well) adjusted to this society, Krishnamurti’s words gifted me with the realisation that there isn’t anything inherently wrong with me.
By Eva Smitteabout a month ago in Humans
Democracy And The Rise Of The Best Liars: Plato’s Warning For Every Age
Democracy And The Rise Of The Best Liars: Plato’s Warning For Every Age Plato lived more than two thousand years ago, yet his voice still reaches into the present with unsettling clarity. He watched his own city, Athens, fall into chaos because of leaders who promised everything, blamed everyone else, and spoke with confidence that hid their lack of wisdom. He believed democracy, for all its hopeful language about freedom and equality, carried a dangerous flaw. It did not lift the wisest people into leadership. It lifted the most persuasive. It rewarded those who could charm a crowd, stir emotions, and hide their ignorance behind smooth words. In Plato’s view, democracy did not elect the best leaders. It elected the best liars.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warriorabout a month ago in Humans
The System of Subtle Control
What if I told you someone could control your choices without raising their voice or even asking directly. Sounds strange right? Well, it happens constantly. Manipulation tactics are hiding in plain sight. And some are so normalized, most people even defend them while they're being used on them.
By Lori A. A.about a month ago in Humans
Erratic Leadership
Since the 2024 election, the United States government has been pulled apart, thread by thread. Deliberately. By a reality television celebrity. Civil service regulations and ethics oversight remain in place in theory, but the experienced professionals who enforced them were fired or resigned. Cabinet members lack qualifications and have repeatedly proven it. The Inspectors General and oversight personnel were fired so that unlawful actions would not be prosecuted. Elon Musk was, for a while, allowed unchecked influence. His lieutenants screamed at Federal employees, locked them out, indiscriminately fired people, and claimed savings that were false, as well as claiming dead people and undocumented people got benefits.
By Andrea Corwin about a month ago in Humans
Falling Between Every System
Modern social systems are often described as safety nets. Employment law protects workers. Healthcare programs provide treatment. Disability benefits replace lost income. Unemployment insurance bridges job loss. Each system is presented as a safeguard designed to catch people when life disrupts their ability to function normally. Yet for many people living with disability, chronic illness, or injury, the lived experience is the opposite. Rather than forming a net, these systems stack vertically, each with its own eligibility rules, thresholds, and assumptions. Instead of catching the fall, they create gaps. People do not slip through because they failed to try. They fall because the systems were never designed to align.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcastabout a month ago in Humans
Society in Misalignment
The Pressure of Rules Society is pressured by so many rules. You must follow strict guidelines, or you risk being overlooked or even rejected. Success is measured by property, a respected job, or wealth. Otherwise, people barely notice you—or worse, treat you as if you don’t matter.
By Nadia Cardosoabout a month ago in Humans
Homeless in America
You didn't see this, in this small colonial town, of Dover, Delaware. That was before Covid 19, and it seems that Covid, changed everything in America. At least the America I knew. This was an actual photo, I took of a shopping cart, on a warm sunny day this past summer. There was a man and a dog. lying on a grassy knoll about five feet from this shopping cart. I didn't have the heart, to photograph, the man and his dog, I figured he had suffered enough without the indignity of someone photographing him sleeping by the side of the road.
By Susan Paytonabout a month ago in Humans
Why Being Anti-Mainstream Isn’t Really Unique (And How Gen-Z Messed It Up)
Hello, teenager with lots of thoughts here. The last few days, I’ve been thinking long and hard about sociology and subculture dynamics, and how labels can affect one’s sense of self.
By Mars the Teenabout a month ago in Humans
