“The desire to be exalted or thought as, if not superior, at least distinct, by the rest of humanity is a widespread impulse. One of the most widely shared beliefs seems to be that the “the rest of people” are… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share Image
“Graffiti and Tearing55: Designed by Norlander et al. (1998) participants are given an illustration of "Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise" and… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share
“If you cannot fight a dragon (because they are too powerful or because they don’t exist anymore,) you can always create a simulacrum of… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share
“Conventional, for example, simply means that something follows a set of rules or customs, not unlike traditional but in a weaker sense. But when… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share
“Shooting Nazis in a game doesn’t reinforce any desire to hunt Nazis in the real world; it doesn’t even increase the probability of enjoying… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share
“I’ll use this book as an example. Because I am writing a book that attacks the nonsensical commentaries of our current moral guardians, busybodies,… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share
“Imagine this conversation between an employer and the new (diverse) employee: -Good day, employee, I just wanted to congratulate you for being a diverse… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share
“Hot Sauce54: Demonstrating that psychologists have a wonderful sense of humor, this paradigm consists in measuring how much hot chili sauce the participant pours… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share
“It's not just about linking an undesired social mythology that may or may not even exist to something (whatever) that has a passing resemblance… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share
“For example, nowadays Shakespeare is identified with all that is lofty and high brown about culture. However, on May 10, 1849, what is now… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share
“I believe that what has been labeled as the politicization of entertainment —in fact, the politicization of storytelling— cannot be disassociated from the even… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share
“The desire to be exalted or thought as, if not superior, at least distinct, by the rest of humanity is a widespread impulse. One… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share
