PinnedErik MichaelsProblems, Predicaments, and TechnologyWe often see people bring out certain ideas that they claim are some sort of “solution” or that “they work” and I want to try to explain…Jul 31, 20217Jul 31, 20217
Erik MichaelsOur Actual Reality — the Disappearance of ModernityFormed in part by the question of my last article (What is our actual reality?), today’s article brings up a topic I covered a while back…Sep 47Sep 47
Erik MichaelsWhat is Our Actual Reality?I read many articles every month, which allows me to detect certain patterns within these articles. (I am working on slowing down on the…Aug 314Aug 314
Erik MichaelsThe Biggest Issue is NOT Climate Change; it is OVERSHOOTDenial of reality is something I predicted would get considerably worse as time moves forward due to the cognitive dissonance caused by…Aug 1423Aug 1423
Erik MichaelsMore Bargaining and HopiumThis is a great video except for the part where Peter starts talking about nuclear energy, carbon capture, and other technological hopium…Aug 7Aug 7
Erik MichaelsPsychological Mechanisms to Deny Reality and Employ Optimism BiasPreviously in this space, I have tackled many different psychological mechanisms by which humans deny reality and employ optimism bias to…Aug 33Aug 33
Erik MichaelsCultural Programming — Who Will Stand Up For What’s Right?Understanding the knowledge that I have isn’t easy. As the quote from Aldo Leopold that I posted last time attests to, having an…Jul 241Jul 241
Erik MichaelsThe “Solution” Obsession“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on the land is…Jul 173Jul 173
Erik MichaelsChanging PerspectivesIsn’t it truly amazing how one’s perspectives change over time? For instance, anyone who has ever been addicted to something and recovered…Jul 131Jul 131
Erik MichaelsSummer Reflections“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is a hallucinating idiot…for he sees what no one else does: things that, to everyone else, are…Jun 272Jun 272