Oversocialisation
Oversocialisation Why do so many Westerners support their own destruction? Frank Wright In this brief series of posts on Phone Age Madness I talk about how to remain sane whilst viral insanity is conjured to rule us all into ruin. Today’s post is about Oversocialisation - the process by which people are programmed to fervently applaud their own destruction. CONTENTS What is “oversocialisation”? Why so many people celebrate destruction as progress How thought is mass produced and policed The threat of internal exile for dissent How not to hate yourself Why you should not destroy your personal relationships for politics Theodore Kaczynski and Erich Fromm - two takes on oversocialisation The rule by totem and taboo How to win - Staying Sane WHAT IS OVERSOCIALISATION? When people learn to adjust to others and to function in a society this is called socialisation. We also do it to puppies to train them how to behave well. Socialisation is about learning the rules of social behaviour ...