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“A civilization, when the moment has come for crowds to acquire a high hand over it, is at the mercy of too many chances to endure for long. Could anything postpone for a while the hour of its ruin, it would be precisely the extreme instability of the opinions of crowds and their growing indifference and lack of respect for all general beliefs.”

Book:The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind

Work

The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind

This book delves into the collective psychology of groups, analyzing the dynamics that drive crowd behavior and the influence of the crowd on individual thought and action. more

Author

Gustave Le Bon

Gustave Le Bon (May 7, 1841 - December 13, 1931) was a French social psychologist, considered one of the pioneers in the field of social psychology. His research focused on the psychology of crowds and collective behavior, and his book 'The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind' had a profound impact on the development of social psychology. more

“Uzunca bir süre kendine sığınaklar kurup yıktın: düzen ya da eylemsizlik, başıboş sürüklenme ya da uyku, geceleyin devriye gezmeler, yansız anlar,gölgelerin ve ışıkların kaçışı.Daha uzun bir süre kendine yalan söylemeyi,kendini sersemleştirmeyi,kendi oyununa gelmeyi sürdürebilirsin belki.Ama oyun bitti,büyük şenlik,ertelenmiş yaşamın yalancı sarhoşluğu bitti.Dünya yerinden kıpırdamadı ve sen değişmedin. Kayıtsızlık seni farklı kılmadı.”

Solitude Indifference

Book:Un homme qui dort

Source: Un homme qui dort

“If anyone thinks he has faith and yet is indifferent towards this possession, is neither cold nor hot, he can be certain that he does not have faith. If anyone thinks he is Christian and yet is indifferent towards his being a Christian, then he really is not one at all. What would we think of a man who affirmed that he was in love and also that it was a matter of indifference to him?”

Faith Christianity Indifference Chistian

Author:Kierkegaard, Søren

“...the restaurant itself is weird especially because of a big raunch mad thicklipped sloppy young Fillipino woman sitting alone at the end of the restaurant gobbling up her food obscenely and looking at us insolently as tho to say "Fuck you, I eat the way I like splashing gravy everywhere (p. 156)”

Confidence Eating Indifference Indecency

Author:Jack Kerouac

“These are the words of a fool: I am happy to be a fool, for i won't spend my time gazing at lines difficult to decipher, while my mates are drinking with glee.”