The world is in the grips of mass formation as we bear witness to loneliness, free-floating anxiety, and fear giving way to censorship, loss of privacy, and surrendered freedoms. It is all spurred by a singular, focused crisis narrative that forbids dissident views and relies on destructive groupthink. “Humans have found themselves in a state … Continue reading Mechanistic Thinking: Solitude, Social Connections and Sense of Meaninglessness