by David Cain at Raptitude

Human beings make a big deal about being normal. We’re probably the only species for which it’s normal to think you’re not normal.

Every society operates under thousands of unspoken rules, and when you break them people get nervous. There are acceptable and unacceptable ways to stand in line at the bank, order at restaurants, and answer the phone. There are appropriate and inappropriate birthday gifts, wedding toasts, and hugging styles. Continue reading Don’t Worry, Everybody Else is Crazy Too →

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How addicted are you to your cell phone? The real answer may surprise you. “Removed” is an awesome photo project by American photographer Eric Pickergill that highlights our horrible addiction to smartphones in a whole new way. Pickergill removes phones and other digital devices from his photos and as a result presents an entirely new photo—one that shows how much we are missing out on everyday moments all because of technology.

Pickergill admits he’s not above smartphone addiction; he spends far too much time on his mobile devices too. It wasn’t his own addiction that inspired the project, but instead a family he encountered while out taking notes at a New York café. Continue reading Photographer Removes Phones From Photos To Highlight Our Terrible Addiction →

by Paul A Philips

“The people will believe what the media tells them they believe.” — George Orwell

“It’s not a matter of what is true that counts but a matter of what is perceived to be true.” — Henry Kissinger

“Whoever controls the media controls reality.” — Peter Jennings

“When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker a raving lunatic.” — Dresden James
Continue reading How the Mass Media Controls Consensus Reality →