1876 || the cost of living is killing yourself to stay alive
Capitalism has turned the natural, balancing, grounding act of creation into just another way to make money. It’s turned every feeling into a hostile takeover of our money making potential. And capit...
13 Loka 11min
1875 || emotions are rational, actually
We have been conditioned to believe emotions are irrational, feminine, and something to be suppressed. But rationality and emotionality are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they are intertwined. Witho...
12 Loka 11min
1874 || rights don't actually exist
Rights are social agreements. If they can be taken away by the "higher power" at any time, they are not "rights" they are privileges. What constitutes a right changes over time. So, we must fight for ...
11 Loka 9min
1873 || expressive emotions vs. suppression
How we display our emotions vary based on where we were born. There are consequences to our cultural influences. https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/discoverpsychology2/chapter/culture-and-emotion/https://...
10 Loka 11min
1872 || socialized emotion
The expression of our emotions, the value we put on them, and how we're affected by them is dependent on how we're socialized. The importance we put on certain emotions varies across cultures. https:/...
8 Loka 10min
1871 || emotions are manufactured
Emotions feel so internally important, but they are actually impacted by so much more than my personal experience. Our society manipulates our emotions and exploits us through them. https://www.sarana...
7 Loka 8min
1870 || when our emotions aren't ours
Our emotional states are heavily influenced by the stories we hear, but we tend to forget the narrative and only remember the "feelings". This means we can be influenced by stories that are completely...
6 Loka 11min
1869 || emotions are stories that impact our behaviors
We should be paying attention to what emotions DO rather than what they ARE.We assign emotional values to things because of the way we're taught in our culture. Our emotions orient us towards or away ...
5 Loka 12min
