Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. AI is the single most dangerous technology we’ve ever created and allowed to corrupt the minds of our youth. What other technology makes people believe they can solve the complex problems of our world in the time you take to have dinner with your family? … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Corrupts the Mind
Freedom is Dead everywhere. Freedom of speech, freedom to vote and run for public office, freedom to bear arms, freedom to protest, all these freedoms are Dead on Arrival. Who’s to blame? Us, of course. Why? Because we allow politicians to tell us how to protest. “Peaceful protest”, they say. Yeah, right. Like that is going to upend the political order created by them for them.
Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. That is the only thing my mama got me. And it’s the only one that counts. Nothing else matters. https://youtu.be/tAGnKpE4NCI?si=XekirvMPAgWTFjvl Literally. Nothing else matters. I am grateful, Mother. As for my family, my grandma gave the modicum of manners I possess… or don’t. Depending … Continue reading The Gift of Life
But boundaries are there to bring us together without crashing into one another mindlessly like two uranium or radioactive atoms seeking to go Boom.
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? I am a lazy guy. I hate mornings. That is, unless I’m about to go hunting, leave for a vacay, or for work. But usually I detest rising early. It is not unusual for me to show a leg around … Continue reading On Rituals
Daily writing promptWhat motivates you?View all responses What is the meaning of life? The Hindu believe Life has no meaning. It just is. Life does not require a Meaning. I for one think that this central epistemological question is crucial to determining whether or not you matter. There are two sorts of people on this … Continue reading On Bloodlines
Daily writing promptWhich aspects do you think makes a person unique?View all responses Herodotus once aptly described the old Persians thus: Persians educate their boys to ride well, shoot straight, and speak the truth. Herodotus Later on, the same mantra started being vehiculated about the Getae, a Thracian tribe who lived in the region corresponding … Continue reading Speaking the Truth Above All Else
What's a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had? I wish I had come up with this realization on my own. Alas, I read about it in a book. Not even a very good book. Just a book. One of the most important things one can find in life is meaning. Think … Continue reading Life is about Belonging
Sometimes it pays not to open your legs for the first newcomer. Modesty and purity are ideals that hold a greater value both for the individual as well as on a macro scale. Rejecting alien notions, saving itself for a better match, allowed Japan to reach a stage that offered more opportunities, and less risk for opening its borders and trade to the Outside world.
Family is the most important thing. That is Your own family! Not the one you were born into. That is most likely a crapshoot. So, if you had to choose, it’d be hard one. Luckily for me, it was a no brainer. 20 years ago, I spent a whole two seconds to make up my mind. In the end, I left my grandmother and mother alone and I set out for the New World. I got my family, my dream home, and my domestic bliss. But my mom and grandma both died because of my choice.
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