by Ken JP Stuczynski | Aug 25, 2021 | Psychology, Society & Culture
A lot of people have been called sheep lately for the alleged characteristic of unthinking compliance. It’s a simple, direct way to explain away others’ behavior while countering virtue signaling. This would make sense except for one thing —...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Jan 17, 2021 | Politics & Law, Psychology
In a recent survey, 12% of respondents supported storming the Capitol on January 6th. We should be grateful the number is this low, with all the intentional polarization we’re struggling beneath these days. And it confirms my own estimates. From years of...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Aug 10, 2020 | Politics & Law, Psychology, Society & Culture
I have studied the psychosocial phenomenon of brainwashing for many years, and it is a blood cousin to something I also research and write about — ideological fanaticism. It took a while to see the pattern before me in our own nation, but now that I do,...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | May 7, 2020 | Psychology, Science & Pseudoscience, Society & Culture
There are many authentic conspiracies, and many we don’t even know about. The problem is that thanks to the Internet there are a THOUSAND TIMES more fake ones, and their prevalence is based on psychological stickiness, not fact. The real ones probably...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Dec 11, 2016 | Psychology, Society & Culture
Bullying is a trigger word these days. We have a newfound awareness that it is a real problem with real consequences, even fatal ones. But there is bullying and there is BULLYING. Physical harm, unwanted social contact (mostly cyberstalking these days), and exposure...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Oct 11, 2016 | Philosophy & Ethics, Psychology
Sometimes I feel that the only assured reward for clear thinking is frustration. It is fruitful to you when you practice it, but will generally go unappreciated and thrown in the dung heap with every other opinion. People only care if you agree or not, and not...