I recently wrote a couple of posts about why organized resistance in the form of demonstrations no longer work. It seems I have good company, because Edward Snowden agrees. Here's what he said in a recent interview in The Nation: Edward Snowden: I believe strongly that Occupy Wall Street had such limits because the local authorities were able to … Continue reading Snowden acknowledges ineffectiveness of organized opposition
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Mirrors are amazing because they evoke powerful emotions that trigger unconscious behaviors. Watch someone looking at a mirror and you'll see what I mean. What we most miss about mirrors is their mysterious benevolence. They sit there quietly reminding us of our greatness. In my last post I wrote about the end of the Charismatic-leader era. I … Continue reading Organized opposition doesn’t work
A Copiosis enthusiast asked the following question on the Copiosis Social Page on Facebook. It offers opportunity to better understand the innovation. So I've pasted my response here, with slight modifications for clarity, and broken into parts for quick consumption. Question: How does Copiosis deal with differences in individual ideological/belief systems? How are divergent beliefs … Continue reading Where you stand on the matter doesn’t matter
Mirrors are amazing things. We take their symbolic awesomeness for granted. Every day, we stand before our mirrors and miss the greatness they’re showing us. In some cultures, mirrors are spiritual icons. They feature prominently in legends of all kinds. In Japan, for example, the mirror holds a prominent place in many household shrines. A … Continue reading Is it the end of the charismatic era?