Hi all,

Hope you all had a restful long weekend! I've been noodling on some issues - here are my latest articles - 2 short and one long.

From East Wind eZine:

MOSF 16.9: An Ugly Truth: Social Media, the American Psyche, and Preventing Civil War – East Wind ezine

A 5K word read, a coda to my book Facebuddha. With particular emphasis on BIPOC communities, hate speech, and how our political situation can be seen as an outgrowth of social media incentives for virality.

"We need to check social media, particularly Facebook, in support of society. 'If we put out the wildfires of social media, maybe we can have a shot at growing back the rainforests we’ve destroyed, another effect of our outsized ego of limitless growth and greed.’"

MOSF 16.8 – The Soul of America: Gosar, Biden, and Beyond

A short article (1K words) on the news. Both Paul Gosar and Joe Biden spoke about a 'battle for the soul of the nation'. Is this just political rhetoric? What is the 'soul of America'? Can the meaning be rescued from politics? Our psychology, well-being and safety is linked to the political climate. I hope this ‘feeds your soul.’ 

From Psychology Today:

The Facebook Papers, Congress, and Society | Psychology Today

A short article summarizing the problems and the action items on our agenda on fixing and limiting social media.

Thanks for taking a look, and hope you might consider sharing and commenting! Also, reminding you all about my leetle film! 

The Bandaged Place: From AIDS to COVID and Racial Justice

Warmly,

Ravi