We hold doors for the same reason that we inquire after an acquaintance’s health, let others board the bus first, compliment a cashier’s hairstyle, and thank people when they lend us a pencil: because we want to be liked. This desire, this absolute need for the good opinion of others, lies so deep in the …
Author Archives: Clara Magram
Dissent: Nothing is wrong with the Internet
Nothing is wrong with the Internet. You may now return to your RSS feed of vicious partisan screeds. Not so fast, you say. The Internet is dangerous. Some people camp out in a small corner of the web where everyone agrees with them. These same folks, presumably, have no friends or relatives with opposing views …