all of our physics would break down if not for the assumption that there’s a fixed amount of mass in the entire universe
no one inside a mob is aware of the moment of mob-rule. Balloon basket passengers traveling in 100mph winds do not feel (or even hear) the wind. They are within the wind; they become the wind
We have flooded our perceptions of others with aspirational archetypes to displace demeaning stereotypes. Equal dehumanization and evisceration of empathy can still result, however, from even the most benign intention
Over-reaction has become the only way most people “get out in front” of potential problems