O.G. Rose | 15. The Map Crisis by O.G. Rose @O.G.Rose.Michelle.and.Daniel | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
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It’s hard to name or title a sociological reality, for if we call it “The Hope Crisis,” doesn’t a loss of hope entail a loss of meaning? I am increasingly fond of “The Mental Health Crisis,” but does a decline in mental health describe the hopelessness in West Virginia or those stuck in “the internal consistency” of conspiracies? We could say there is a lack of “mental health” in that there is despair or “magical thinking,” but is that overstretching the meaning of the phrase “mental health?” Alluding back to Mr. Ebert, what about “The Courage Crisis?” I like that phrase as well, but don’t people in conspiracies have courage? They are rejected by the world and yet don’t backdown from their beliefs, so much so that they are willing to storm the Capitol. We could argue that this isn’t real courage, just groupthink, but are we so sure? Perhaps we are suffering from a “Reality Crisis,” because we are just not sure what is real and/or we’re all stuck in our own “reality tunnels.” Does any language suffice?
For the rest of the piece, please see:
ogrose.substack.com/p/the-map-crisis
Medium:
o-g-rose-writing.medium.com/the-map-crisis-31d9cc42971a
Pick up a copy of "Belonging Again" by O.G. Rose today!
amazon.com/Belonging-Again-Explanation-Part-I-ebook/dp/B0C4M1F9WX?ref_=ast_author_dp
It’s hard to name or title a sociological reality, for if we call it “The Hope Crisis,” doesn’t a loss of hope entail a loss of meaning? I am increasingly fond of “The Mental Health Crisis,” but does a decline in mental health describe the hopelessness in West Virginia or those stuck in “the internal consistency” of conspiracies? We could say there is a lack of “mental health” in that there is despair or “magical thinking,” but is that overstretching the meaning of the phrase “mental health?” Alluding back to Mr. Ebert, what about “The Courage Crisis?” I like that phrase as well, but don’t people in conspiracies have courage? They are rejected by the world and yet don’t backdown from their beliefs, so much so that they are willing to storm the Capitol. We could argue that this isn’t real courage, just groupthink, but are we so sure? Perhaps we are suffering from a “Reality Crisis,” because we are just not sure what is real and/or we’re all stuck in our own “reality tunnels.” Does any language suffice?
For the rest of the piece, please see:
ogrose.substack.com/p/the-map-crisis
Medium:
o-g-rose-writing.medium.com/the-map-crisis-31d9cc42971a
