On January 8th, the Grand Master of North Carolina issued a statement speaking against (in his words) the “domestic terror attack on the United States Capitol building”. The full text of that statement can be found here. On January 10th, the Grand Master of Wisconsin issued a similar statement. Bro. Chris Hodapp covered both statements … Continue reading Grand Master Statements on the Capitol Insurrection
On May 26th, for the first time, Twitter fact-checked a politician’s public statement. Let’s look at what this means, and what it tells us about modern communications and how we manage them, but without the politics. Continue reading Social Media: Understanding the Communication Mess
We have disagreements everywhere about basic facts about the world. Everyone is sure of their facts, but no one agrees. Collectively, society seems to have less of a grip on reality. How did we get here? Continue reading Social Influence, Fake News, and the COVID-19 Shock
Recent COVID-19 situation was born into a polarized social environment in western culture. High levels of distrust are running around, with sentiments of nationalism and tribalism that affect our response to the Coronavirus. Continue reading Social Polarization in the Time of Pandemic
A complex is merely a pattern of emotions or thoughts, organized around a theme. A simple example might be that if you had a leg amputated when you were a child, it would influence your life in profound ways, even if you overcame the handicap. A person may have many thoughts, emotions, memories, feelings of … Continue reading Complexes and Social Media
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