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  • I was thinking about all the societal things that a person must learn throughout their lives to be considered mentally well versus unwell. And does that create a box that people yearn to escape? For example, the hippies, like a lot of utopian dreamers, believed they could scrap the societal norms and create something new. And a lot of…

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    • I’m convinced that the Trumpers specifically, love him because perception-wise at least, he has managed to live in a way they could only dream of, and has thrived and won, doing so. He’s the personification of what they wish they could be and do:

      – He unapologetically says whatever tf he wants, when and where he wants.
      – He will NEVER apologize…

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      • Lawrence and April… both nailed it in my opinion. Lawrence on the “breaking out of societal box”, there’s definitely a desire to be perceived as independent (cowboy aspirations), plus such a superiority complex and defensiveness about acknowledging white privilege.

        And April nails it with the list…. I don’t know any other way to say… Read more

      • I tell my students that there are three things that a story needs to be: Immersive, entertaining, and unexpected. Get those three things, along with a unique voice, and you’ve got a story. And that also explains why Trump is so hard, but not impossible, to beat.

        Trump has a straightforward yet effective playbook. First, all those tweets,…

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        • Great perspective as I try to get better at unpacking why people I know are still blindly following him. I think an extra layer of challenge is the emotions he taps into are hard to overcome with logic/truth. As a fairly middle of the road/moderate person most of my life (and growing up in middle of nowhere midwest), I have to admit there is…

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        • Good morning and Happy 4th of July!

        • We’ve got a GANG of stuff to sell over the next three days, so if you need something, I’ll be at the club from 9am to noon today until Wednesday.

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