Rethinking Burnout

Rethinking Burnout

A Reality Check at Both Extremes To begin with, burnout is nothing. It is not a medical condition.It is not a diagnosis. It is not a pathology. In modern language, “burnout” has become a convenient container—an all-purpose label for exhaustion, frustration,...

When the Alpha Oversteps

When the Alpha Oversteps

Narcissistic Power, Trump, and the Fantasy of Infinite Reach Speculation often reveals more than verified facts ever do. When people half-jokingly suggest that Donald Trump might one day attempt to “take over” Venezuela—or extend such ambitions toward Colombia—they...

Why We Prefer Convenient Stories to Real Thinking

Why We Prefer Convenient Stories to Real Thinking

And what LinkedIn reveals about how modern minds operate Human beings crave a narrative that explains the world. Not an intricate one—a clean, comforting one. A story that reduces ambiguity, calms the nervous system, and cuts through complexity with a blunt sense of...

Authority versus Legitimacy by Arvid Buit

When authority survives but legitimacy collapses

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