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Bad Behavior: Mobbing and more

Will Shetterly

The Problem with Insults—Only Little People Belittle People

Long ago, I heard a psychiatrist on the radio talking about people who hear an insult and cannot separate themselves from it. He was…

Feb 12, 2022

The Problem with Insults—Only Little People Belittle People

Feb 12, 2022

Will Shetterly

Dear Stranger Who Left an Angry, Vapid Comment

You are most likely suffering from cognitive dissonance. It’s nothing to be ashamed of—I suspect everyone experiences it now and then. It’s…

Jan 15, 2022

Dear Stranger Who Left an Angry, Vapid Comment

Jan 15, 2022

Will Shetterly

Why the Right and Left Make Political Terms Meaningless

When political terms are turned into insults, they lose meaning—which benefits the people those terms are meant to describe. As the names…

Jan 11, 2022

Why the Right and Left Make Political Terms Meaningless

Jan 11, 2022

Will Shetterly

Understanding conformity: Mark Twain’s “Corn-pone Opinions”

If only one Mark Twain piece could be taught in public school, my vote is for this one. The following copy is from Mark Twain: Corn-pone…

Jan 4, 2022

Understanding conformity: Mark Twain’s “Corn-pone Opinions”

Jan 4, 2022

Will Shetterly

Respect Everyone—the Wisdom of Malcolm X, St. Peter, Chief Tecumseh, and More

St. Peter, Tecumseh, and Malcolm X said, “Respect everyone.” It’s excellent advice.

Dec 4, 2021

Respect Everyone—the Wisdom of Malcolm X, St. Peter, Chief Tecumseh, and More

Dec 4, 2021

Will Shetterly

Wikipedia’s Reliability and People who Blame the Messenger

I love Wikipedia because it’s a great place to start researching any subject, it’s heavily footnoted so you can verify its claims, it’s…

Sep 29, 2021

Wikipedia’s Reliability and People who Blame the Messenger

Sep 29, 2021

Will Shetterly

How to Survive an Online Mobbing

A free post at Medium: I learned about mobs as a boy when the Ku Klux Klan threatened to burn down my family’s home…

Aug 30, 2020

How to Survive an Online Mobbing

Aug 30, 2020

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