Solutionism
“Not least of the effects of industrialism is that we become mechanized in mind, and consequently attempt to provide solutions in terms of engineering , for problems which are essentially problems of life .” - T.S. Eliot It’s the eternal problem women have with men: women just want the guy to listen to her problem. The guy insists on trying to fix the problem. (Well ok, it’s just one of the problems women have with men, but that’s a topic a woman should write about). There is a term for this mindset: solutionism. (And before you ask, no, the origin of that term does not lie in women’s opinion about men). I wrote about the problems with TED thinking a few blogs back. That too mentioned solutionism as one of the problems with that way of thinking. Remember that saying about how to a man with a hammer, every problem appears like a nail? Guess what, it gets even worse: We humans even invent solutions and then l...