Feeling safe and learning aren't exclusive. The term "bad actor" is widely accepted and understood. If you have a better term, I'm all ears. The term is accura

Feeling safe and learning aren't exclusive. The term "bad actor" is widely accepted and understood. If you have a better term, I'm all ears. The term is accurate when seen from the perspective of the majority, which is the perspective I'm taking in this article. As for my authority, no, all I can say is I've studied this dynamic in depth for many years and have a lot of good data on it, and tools that work. You're free to use those tools, ignore them, etc. And it's not a pathology. It is something far more profound than that. If you're interested, and perhaps you are, read just the first chapter of that book (the PDF is free to download).