The Man in the Sky
December 7, 2025 9:23 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Pattern You reach for something to quiet the noise. Maybe it’s a drink—two beers after work that become four, then six. ... More
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Author Archives for Jan-Willem Dikkers
Economic Democracy: How to Move Beyond Capitalism
November 19, 2025 5:02 am Leave your thoughtsIn today’s climate of political division—left versus right, red versus blue—one truth often escapes scrutiny: the wealthiest people on both sides continue ... More
SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE When returning home means confronting what you left behind
November 14, 2025 5:42 pm Leave your thoughtsScott Cooper’s biopic chronicles Bruce Springsteen during the making of his 1982 album Nebraska, recorded on a 4-track in his New Jersey ... More
R. Crumb: TALES OF PARANOIA When you can’t tell if it’s clarity or madness
November 1, 2025 3:49 am Leave your thoughtsDavid Zwirner Los Angeles presents drawings and prints by underground comix pioneer R. Crumb, on view October 10 through December 20, 2025. ... More
The Doing Trap:
Achievement as Emotional Avoidance
October 18, 2025 6:39 pm
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Modern life is built around movement. Success is measured by acceleration, identity is defined by progress, and meaning is deferred until something ... More
Seen and Unsafe:
How Visibility Triggers the Wounds We Haven’t Healed
October 3, 2025 12:33 am
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We live where bodies are objectified, algorithms reward provocative content, and the line between empowered self-expression and commodified performance has blurred. When ... More
The Psychology of Certainty: How Fear, Identity, and Grief Shape Our Beliefs
September 18, 2025 8:22 pm Leave your thoughtsIn polarized times, it’s tempting to treat ideology as a battle between truth and ignorance, justice and cruelty, rationality and delusion. But ... More
Rethinking SSRIs: A Critical Look at Long-Term Use, Efficacy, and Impact
July 9, 2025 11:54 pm Leave your thoughtsMillions of patients take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for prolonged periods, often stretching across many years or even decades. Despite the ... More
What Keeps Emotional Pain Alive: Avoidance and Meaning-Making
June 19, 2025 4:05 pm Leave your thoughtsWe all carry pain that runs deeper than words—pain from moments too overwhelming to process when they first occurred. Often, this pain ... More
Artificial Intelligence and Environmental Collapse: Why Opting Out Isn’t Enough
June 6, 2025 6:30 am Leave your thoughtsThere is no longer any real doubt that artificial intelligence is transforming our world—but the speed and scale of its environmental toll ... More