Beyond Persona
Using a persona is something many people do. The reason that we do this is in order to protect the sensitivity of our psychological space. This means that the private thoughts that we have will not be disrupted by the intentions of those around us, because we are in essence creating some type of "sandbox" within which we are free to explore without having to deal with the questions and norms and expectations of society.
The Core and the Crust
The core and the crust is a partition of all of reality into two fundamental modes. Core is nature: the intangible source of all things. Crust is culture: material residue left in core’s wake. Transformation of core into crust in an effective manner is the basis of a thriving society.
Interesting Social Experiment on Hijab Apparel
A team records what walking down the street in New York is like for a woman with and without a hijab.
Materialism, Feminism and "Masculanism"
- Materialism and its exploitative incarnation on all humans in present society
- Feminism as a response to male privilege and expectations from other women/broader society
- "Masculanism" as a response to female privilege and expectations from other men/broader society
These are three types of trauma experienced by different types of individuals to varying degrees influenced by their life experiences and idiosyncratic disposition.
