Spirituality, Service, and Connectedness – Part 17 – Using Discernment to Connect People

“The practice of discernment is part of a higher consciousness.  Discernment is not just a step up from judgment.  In life’s curriculum, it is the opposite of judgment.  Though judgment a {person} reveals what {she or he} needs to confront and learn.  Through discernment, one reveals what has been mastered” Read more…

A New Beginning – Part 8: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

The title of this post, Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics, has been attribute to Mark Twain when he was commenting on the role of politicians in our lives, whose job it seems is now to cover up, white wash, or simple mislead people as they go around doing their daily Read more…

Social Media Promotes Polarization of Beliefs – part 3 –Social Media Data is being mined for Nefarious Purposes

As I said in the last post, Audience Analysis is good communications technique for well thought out and well-crafted ‘honest’ messaging.  Now using data sets from social media platforms with negatively fear based invented news and misinformation has turned it into something resembling an Orwellian control system.  We hear a Read more…

Social Media Promotes Polarization of Beliefs – part 2 – How Your Social Media Data is Used to Change the World

Collecting data about people has long been a primary goal of the advertising industry, e.g. The Madison Avenue crowd.  The more you know about potential customers, the more closely you can match your advertising to their interests and preferences.  This is true for any kind of communications messaging – it’s Read more…