Mike CarlsonSo, 2022 — can we talk?As a friend recently wrote me in reference to us not having communicated recently, “it’s been a minute.” Just now I was reminded of the…Mar 15Mar 15
Mike CarlsonMeritocracy, Capitalism, and the Perception of Diminished Rights[I wrote this about 3 years ago, but came across it today, and it’s still got some oomph, so decided to publish it!]Feb 6, 2020Feb 6, 2020
Mike CarlsonMonday I’m getting on a plane and flying to Connecticut for a job interviewWho’s crazy enough to go to this much fuss to talk to me in-person (say my self-doubting synapses)?Aug 17, 2019Aug 17, 2019
Mike CarlsonLoyalty has nothing to do with exclusivityIf you reframe monogamy as a framework for romantic and sexual exclusion (inspired by the way I've frequently seen 'loyalty' and 'fidelity'…Sep 4, 2018Sep 4, 2018
Mike Carlsonthoughts on social networking: active engagement vs. reactive consumptionI continue to think about my relationship to social networking as offered by ad-driven, for-profit corporations. While I focus heavily on…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Mike CarlsonHealing as coming unstuckAn inability to move on is a tacit admission that healing is impossible. Or, it’s a belief that healing must equal the impossibility of…Mar 16, 2018Mar 16, 2018