HeyJaredLeaving Groupthink, Inc.
Thoughts & conversations about reclaiming sense and society from ideologically-driven groupthink.
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Now live: “Revolution Lived vs. Revolution Chanted” (opens the original)
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“Once I got to a point where I was letting myself question some of the narratives, I started to recognize there’s some pretty common red flags in societies where people are succumbing to communism or other forms of authoritarianism.” Earlier this year, I had the honor of participating in the second episode of a docuseries created by Seeds of Doubt, Revolution Lived vs. Revolution Chanted. Seeds of Doubt exists to help people question the binary thinking and reductiv
Politicizing everything, accomplishing nothing (opens the original)
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Sigh. Well, it happened. This week, after 80 years of life, Dolly Parton died following a brief battle with cancer. Though of course no one stays on this earth forever, it’s still a gut punch when a beloved figure passes on. For a brief moment it seemed like everyone in America, from the DSA to President Trump, was united in honoring this immensely talented, generous woman who left an indelible mark on American culture and countless lives.And then, right on cue, a certain cohort of people who ar
New reader? Start here (opens the original)
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Welcome, new subscribers and followers! I’m glad you’re here. If you’re wondering what, exactly, this publication is all about, here are five foundational posts to get you oriented:When ideology meets industry. Here's where I define what I'm talking about when I refer to Groupthink, Inc., and why I think it's important to foreground the economic incentives of this ideology, versus thinking of "wokeness" solely as a "cult" phenomenon.<div class="digest-po
The personal cost of political tribalism (opens the original)
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As you’ve likely seen by now, Graham Platner dropped out of the Maine Senate race this week, after a bizarre campaign beset by multiple serious allegations from women who have had personal relationships with him. Plenty of brilliant people have already weighed in on the nuances of the accusations as well as the broader political implications, so I won’t re-tread that ground... Except to say this: For a Party whose main pitch to voters for the last decade-plus has essentially been &#
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