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In the classical and developmental psychologies, the unity of the healthy ego is the essential structure of the psyche. The question of the dissolution of the ego or Self is almost always seen as regressive and detrimental, a fusion, or a return to the mother. Some analysts, however, have raised a different perspective, one that has challenged ego
... See moreDr. Stanton Marlan • The Black Sun: The Alchemy and Art of Darkness (Carolyn and Ernest Fay Series in Analytical Psychology Book 10)
Seriality is the dispersal of collectivity into an aggregate of discrete individuals who relate to each other only on the basis of hollow or narcissistic identities.
Jonathan Crary • 24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep
These are the scales of modern human networks, and it’s Dunbar’s number multiplied by millions. In these large-scale communities, standards and self-governance can’t be maintained by people simply running around and talking to each other. Instead, the builders of these networked products must create features that nudge the interactions in the right
... See moreAndrew Chen • The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects
Adam recalls something he learned in graduate school: memory is always a collaboration in progress.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
The Other Significant Others: Living and Loving Outside the Confines of Conventional Friendship and Compulsory Coupledom
Maria Popovathemarginalian.orgThe overwhelming problem is that these new systems continue to be built on group identities which we still haven’t come close to understanding.
Douglas Murray • The Madness of Crowds
anarchy.