San Sebastian
My experience in San Sebastian was one of genius. Experiences like this are not unique to me, but they are unique to humans.
Humanity is Beautiful
Kindling Executive Director Peter Schulte’s upcoming book “Humanity is Beautiful” examines humanity’s limiting stories about itself; unearths a new, more helpful story. Here Kindling patrons can read early excerpts and drafts.
What defines us
When I was in college, I liked to say something to the effect of: “Humans are the only species dumb enough to do harm to the entire planet.”
My story
Is it possible to be a good person without being in a constant state of outrage, despair, and disgust about humanity and the state of the world?
Bubbles
Outrage pulls us closer to our tribes. But it also disconnects us from and fosters contempt and disgust for other tribes, and even humanity as a whole.
Negativity bias
We naturally gravitate toward outrage and despair. Consciously or unconsciously, we choose them as our guiding lights.
Our vast global communications network
We, in the blink of an eye in historical time, have to cope with unprecedented, unrelenting bad news and challenges to our beliefs, worldviews, and identities.
Original sin
Today’s modern story of self-loathing is nothing new. In fact, it is one of humanity’s oldest stories.
Just human nature
In the famous words of Rust Cohle from the first season of True Detective, “Time is a flat circle.”
“Nowadays”
Our story is not just one of outrage, it is one of decline. We believe we have lost something essential. We believe we are lost.