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The feeling of being stuck in the middle of nowhere. The feeling of the absence of all guidance and purpose. The idea of not being able to take action or even able to come up with a strategy. Having failed, being useless, worthless. These are widespread thoughts and symptoms of depression. In one way, these are rooted in personal crises. But every once in a while, you hear that depression seems to have become “epidemic”. Talking about such an epidemic, there are several aspects, besides personal crises, that increase the likelihood of the phenomenon of the rise of depression cases ( Major Depression ). What is described, even when talking about an “epidemic”, as an individual mental health issue, seems to have (at least in many cases, mental illness grade depression excluded) it's rooted not solely within ourselves, but in the environment, we share. To line out, what these epidemic cases mean, and how to understand and collectively overcome them, it takes more than ju...

Propaganda 2.0 “In an era of post-truth politics, driven by the 24-hour news cycle, diminishing trust in institutions, rich visual media, and the ubiquity and velocity of social networked spaces, how do we identify information that is tinted — information that is incomplete, that may help affirm our existing beliefs or support someone’s agenda, or that may be manipulative — effectively driving a form of propaganda?” ( Lotan, Gilad . 2016.) Over 70 years ago, Karl Polanyi established the term “double movement” Reviewing the most recent developments, politically, economically and socially, one may understand the value of his vision and why his ideas have been increasingly discussed lately. Propaganda 2.0 — Post-truth politics The Definition of Post-truth politics Adjective: “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief,” Why post-truth rhetoric is propaganda ...