Category: Neurodivergence
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The Logic of Utility In a world increasingly shaped by metrics, commodification, and performance, human relationships have been increasingly reduced to transactions. Children earn love by obedience. Workers prove value through productivity. Romantic partners perform roles in exchange for security, sex, or emotional labor. This cultural infection, rooted in shareholder capitalism and reinforced by institutions,…
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In today’s dynamic workplace, leadership is less about command and control and more about empathy, clarity, and creating systems where everyone can thrive. This becomes even more vital when working with adults who have ADHD. Drawing from the work of developmental parenting expert Dr. Chelsey Hauge-Zavaleta and leadership thinker Simon Sinek, this guide offers an…
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When institutions break down, people adapt. When systems become corrupted by pathocratic forces, structures of power that reward cruelty, suppress empathy, and manipulate narratives to serve domination over well-being, the individuals inside those systems often must develop traits, behaviors, or coping mechanisms that reflect their environment. This is where we begin to understand the emergence…
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Introduction: When Safety Becomes Surveillance In theory, institutions such as governance, healthcare, and education are designed to safeguard the vulnerable, elevate dignity, and promote equity. They are presented as pillars of a civilized society, servants of the common good. But in practice, a darker truth often emerges: These same institutions, when infected by pathocratic values,…