“And secondly, admit defeat. Socialism (or anarchism) is not going to happen. And there is no national resurgence of organic community coming our way. There will be no night-watchman state and libertarian utopia where the public sector is all but… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
“Polarization (and Trumpism) is in itself a kind of political crisis. But all of this would be fine in the long run, if the stakes weren’t so high and the time frames so narrow. As a world-system, we really don’t have the time for Trumpism and the like. Global warming and the rapid changes pertaining to the internet age won’t… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share
“Let’s return to the main argument. People are hurting as hell. It matters. We should do something to make them happier, if we can.” — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
“Our current society is designed to achieve growth of industrial output and redistributing its spoils. Future society must expand upon today’s society’s way of… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
“At the micro-sociological level, most humans are doing better than ever. Yet there is so much confusion, suffering and bitter resentment. How many beautiful, privileged people have I not heard whisper to me, late at night, that if it were up to them, they would never have been born; that they are angry with the world; that they were let… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share
“Ours is a world full of self-deceit, my friend. But it is at the same time a world full of sincere truth seeking, scientific… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
“People need irony in order to build interpersonal trust based on self-knowledge, humor and critical thinking.” — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
“Radically new spiritual movements are cropping up, notably the “atheist” practice of Syntheism. And musicians are creating stranger and stranger electrical sounds and rhythms,… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
“The idea of the individual is actually an ingenious solution to a difficult social-philosophical problem: Should we focus on society as a whole, or… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
“As voters, many of us often recognize that we cannot know the answers to all the complicated societal questions. And frankly, neither can the… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
“The marriage of irony and sincerity helps us to take the perspectives of others: the racist, the exaggerated feminist, the conservative. Each ironic position… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
“We simply haven’t advanced to that stage of thinking—a stage where you see that the inner development of each person is intrinsically connected to… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
“Building—or cultivating—the next and deeper layer of social welfare requires the ongoing posing of two questions: How can good conditions and prerequisites for human… — Hanzi Freinacht Copy Share Image
