"We have diagnosed the illness for 150 years.
We have administered zero medicine because we cannot stop arguing about the brand.
The critique is universal
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The problem is structural
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Solutions are blocked by the incentives of modernity itself.
"To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places...To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away and never, never, to forget." ~ Arundhati Roy
"We have diagnosed the illness for 150 years.
We have administered zero medicine because we cannot stop arguing about the brand.
The critique is universal
The problem is structural
Solutions are blocked by the incentives of modernity itself.
Judith Herman is one of the foundational thinkers behind how we understand Complex PTSD (CPTSD) today. Her work comes mainly from her 1992...
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