Creatives need critical thinking skills as well, don’t they? I explained in a previous article why I am removing all of my classes from Skillshare, after more than 3 years of using the platform as a secondary marketplace for my online courses. Long story short, it all comes down to Skillshare removing a Critical Thinking …
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Censorship is not my thing. I’ve been using Skillshare as a secondary marketplace for my online courses since 2019. The main one is Udemy. The collaboration had its ups and downs, the downs mainly being linked to the incredibly slow and often unhelpful Teacher Support department and mostly nonsensical content moderation process, but it worked …
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Luckily, I don’t have to make a decision right now, since Twitter Blue is not available in Europe. What’s Twitter Blue, you ask? Well, the answer has two branches. The old Twitter Blue was a subscription that allowed users access to certain features on the platform, such as the ability to edit a post or …
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When scapegoating is sold as a conflict management tool. The Church of Scientology offers a few free so-called personal development courses on a variety of topics. Among them, “How To Resolve Conflicts” is promoted via their official YouTube Channel, in a video called “Scientology Explains How To Resolve Conflicts”. The Church claims to be able …
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NXIVM is a multi-level marketing scam with a spiritual, save-the-world twist that brought together pseudointellectuals, individuals with enhanced narcissistic traits, and anyone willing to spend money on their so-called personal development programs. The leaders, Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman, employed a multitude of deceptive tactics to exploit the vulnerabilities of the group’s members. All would’ve …
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Certain territories could be given to Russia, at least for now. At the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, I considered Volodymyr Zelensky’s decisions and behavior incredible acts of honor and courage — traits shared by all Ukrainian people who joined him in the fight to defend their land and legacy. As time went by, …
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And unfair to Ukrainians. I noticed the trend when trying to add a hashtag to a post on Twitter. The suggestions for labeling the atrocities happening right now in Ukraine included “#UkraineRusiaWar” and “#UkraineRussianWar”. I disagree with both hashtags because I believe they are conveying the wrong message about what we’re all witnessing right now. …
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Facts before anything. Before we all go back into panic mode — this time because of a Monkeypox outbreak that moved from the African region into Europe and the United States— let’s take a look at the latest information about this rare viral disease. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the US …
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Poor thinking sold as effective problem-solving. Gas prices skyrocketed pretty much all over the world as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the economic sanctions that followed the aggressor state. People try to adapt to the new financial reality and while many find reasonable solutions that they can implement at least temporarily and …
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Beyond the clicks. I am openly critical regarding a series of beliefs and social stances considered mainstream nowadays. Religion, biological sex, gun control, gender ideology, personal beliefs, scientific hypocrisy, pseudosciences, and other similar subjects — you will find them on my main blog, Psychology Corner, and on my social media accounts. For me, nothing is off-limits …
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