Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Empathy Isn’t A Competition
Too often, we assume that because some are suffering worse, we must ignore the suffering of others. But this hurts us all.
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It’s Starting To Feel Normal
Only recently, Trump’s election felt bizarre and insane. Now it’s becoming normal. And that’s exactly what he wants.
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Dear Liberal Jews: You Belong
You may feel unheard, even ostracized by the orthodox world. But the truth is that there are more of you out there than you would ever believe. All you need to do is speak up.
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In Times Like These, No One Can Be Neutral
In an age when tyrants demand submission, those who ask for evenhandedness unwittingly become the tools of tyrants.
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Resistance Is Not Enough
To fight against something is one thing. To fight for something is how we create true change.
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All I Needed Was A Break
Stressed for months, I finally took some time for myself. I couldn’t believe the effect just one break had on my entire life.
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10 Photos To Remind You That Protesting Matters
In these times, it has become more important than ever that we remember the value and power of nonviolent resistance. And that it does, in fact, make a difference.
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The Children’s Books We Really Need
Why books like the “Velveteen Rabbit” can teach us that education is overrated and crying is severely underrated.
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We Must Fight Our Own Tribes
As we enter a new age of animalistic tribalism, we have a duty to stand for truth before identity.
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The World Was Never Safe
A journey from safety to trauma to more trauma, and how it helped me understand the world had never been the safe or good place I had been told it was.
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