quest


I am a woman born 1949 and my quest is to find a mindmate
to grow old together as a mutually devoted couple
in a relationship based upon the
egalitarian rational commitment paradigm
bonded by intrinsic commitment
as each other's safe haven and secure basis.

The purpose of this blog is to enable the right man
to recognize us as reciprocal mindmates and
to encourage him to contact me:
marulaki@hotmail.com


The entries directly concerning,
who could be my mindmate,
are mainly at the beginning.
If this is your predominant interest,
I suggest to read this blog in the same order
as it was written, following the numbers.

I am German, therefore my English is sometimes faulty.

Maybe you have stumbled upon this blog not as a potential match.
Please wait a short moment before zapping.

Do you know anybody, who could be my mindmate?
Your neighbour, brother, uncle, cousin, colleague, friend?
If so, please tell him to look at this blog.
While you have no reason to do this for me,
a stranger, maybe you can make someone happy, for whom you care.

Do you have your own webpage or blog,
which someone like my mindmate to be found probably reads?
If so, please mention my quest and add a link to this blog.


Friday, March 9, 2012

501.   Desensitization By The Media 
In entry 498. (Capitalism, Media, Social Norm And Monogamy) I pointed out the detrimental effects of artificial social norms created by the media and how the resulting desensitization has enabled capitalists to make profits by selling psychopharmaceuticals.   My emphasis was on the devastation caused by the oversexation of society.     But there are also other areas of life, where desensitization by the media also has devastating effects.   
Describing growing social acceptance of relational aggression in the quotes below uses different words for describing desensitization.      
"Research over the past few decades has shown that viewing physical violence in the media can increase aggression in adults and children. But a new study" .... "has also found that onscreen relational aggression -- including social exclusion, gossip and emotional bullying -- may prime the brain for aggression."

"This matters because relational aggression tends to be considered more socially acceptable -- it's often portrayed on television as funny and how friends treat each other," he said. "Yet, several studies are starting to show that relational aggression can cause long-term harm."