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To say that politically correct language is damaging because people must be able to deal with cruel, inconsiderate utterances is like saying: ‘I must be permitted to be racist, because otherwise people won’t be able to deal with racism.’ If we can subtract some of life’s eliminable harms, we’ll have greater reserves to tackle the harder problems.
Arguing for a Better World
Arianne Shahvisi
What’s happening instead is that “new” corporations are working to destroy the whole project. They’re throwing their power, influence, and money behind policies that divide society and put democracy at risk. They’re leveraging the resulting devastation for profit and growth and then asking us to treat them as heroes for saving society. They’re cooperating with right-wing regimes whose economic policies and ideologies align with their interests.
The New Corporation
Joel Bakan
Once you know what type of person you are and your signature strengths, how do you thrive? This leads to Mukunda’s second piece of advice: pick the right pond. __You’ve got to pick the environments that work for you . . . context is so important. The unfiltered leader who is an amazing success in one situation will be a catastrophic failure in the other, in almost all cases.__
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Eric Barker
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