More than 2,000 years ago, Laozi was all too familiar with the pitfalls of comparing yourself to other people’s accomplishments.
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A handbag becoming a symbol of class strife aptly defines the mood of the online zeitgeist.
Changing a culture is hard to do.
Relationship anarchists argue that we should relate to one another as equals and accept that intimacy can take many forms.
Their popularity can’t be explained by the nostalgia of baby boomers or superior sound quality. So what’s going on?
Challenging Indigenous identity fraud in academia must name and focus explicitly on structures of whiteness, white entitlement and settler colonialism so we don’t recreate the harms of past policies.
Many Americans regularly report that they don’t make enough to support their families. Status plays a role — while money can’t buy happiness, it can bring status, which can lead to happiness.
The quest for significance and respect is a universal part of human nature. It has the potential to inspire great works – but lately, it has been much in evidence tearing society apart.
Shakespeare understood that our fate depends on fostering the humility and empathy that dethrones money and transforms it into something we use to advance the common good.
Understanding how bullying evolved may help us deal with it in modern society.
A failure to innovate could mean the death of the traditional industry.
Why is there always a man behind the trigger? And why is it almost always a young man?
Through the years, the iconic lawn dweller has migrated across a range of tastes.
The most simple form of adornment – a single piece of cloth – can be a signifier of status and wealth.
The stereotype that popular kids don’t get bullied has been busted by a new study that found becoming more popular at school can actually increase a student’s risk of being bullied. The study, published…
Here is a question: how can it be that everyone has free and independent choice and yet we largely converge on exactly the same things? That’s neither original nor independent. Despite economic growth…
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