by tfindlay | Mar 4, 2026
German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer claimed that human suffering was due to desire and that desires stem from the desire to live. Because of its instinctive nature this will to live was believed by Schopenhauer to cause us blindly obey its urgings. He did not...
by tfindlay | Feb 8, 2026
Today a battle in the war for the hearts and minds of Americans will be waged during the Super Bowl halftime show. Representing the Interdependent Mindset will be Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican megastar, whose songs fuse the raw energy of urban music and resistance...
by tfindlay | Feb 2, 2026
The world we typically see is a world of mostly unexamined, needs-based personal imperatives struggling to preserve individual living systems. From a biological perspective this is a sane and necessary pursuit. From a psychological point of view it is madness. It...
by tfindlay | Jan 30, 2026
The previous article published here talked about the ubiquity of baloney in our culture due to the beliefs inherent in the interdependent mindset. It was mentioned in that article that mistaken beliefs have consequences. In this article I want to look at beliefs...
by tfindlay | Jan 29, 2026
As discussed in The Hopeful Mindset the independent mindset is based on an erroneous assumption about the nature of existence. It contends that we are independently existing individuals. This contention flies in the face of evidence supporting the current scientific...
by tfindlay | Dec 6, 2025
I have often pointed to capitalism as a product of the values inherent in the independent mindset. As such I have suggested that it should be replaced by a more socialistic system that encourages a more egalitarian distribution of wealth and power. But a an article...
