We’re in the 3rd Stage
Social scientists and other social theorists like Emile Durkheim and Rene Girard teach us we have entered into the 3rd, and final, stage of culture. That stage is nihilism – meaninglessness. The first two stages are 1) shame and then 2) shamelessness. When considering seemingly unexplainable, confusing, and frankly depressing and / or scary behaviors […]