ARTICLES & OBSERVATIONS

This isn't about whether bad behavior should have consequences. This is about what happens when the psychology of moral outrage meets the amplification effects of social media, and spoiler alert: it creates a shitstorm that would make the Salem witch trials look like a model of due process.

Let's cut through the bullshit: people pleasing isn't kindness, it's manipulation wrapped in a prettier package. You're not being generous when you say yes to everything and suppress your actual thoughts.

Let's talk about the biggest lie you've been telling yourself: that you're in control of your own brain. Spoiler alert, you're not. Your executive function, the supposed "CEO" of your mental operations, is actually more like a drunk intern who showed up to work without coffee, can't find their glasses, and keeps getting distracted by shiny objects.

The Neuroscience Behind Why You Do Stupid Shit (And How to Stop) Time for some uncomfortable truth: 95% of your decisions aren't actually...