Oceans away, we the unenlightened masses of a repressive nation observe the US election drama with morbid curiosity and befuddlement. An egotistical, deceitful, pugnacious buffoon is crowned ‘leader’ of the ‘free world’, and somehow Facebook is to blame. Now that’s a universal problem: that which is popular is assumed and accepted to be true. Humans … Continue reading On truth, media, and why you should stop blaming or relying on Facebook for news
Month: Nov 2016
On sending young kids abroad
A child is born, a new subject of negligence and trauma of modern day parenting. But at the age of nine you toss him out of his native environment into a land far, far away, into a language so utterly alien and a heritage worlds apart from his own. The minds of children are malleable. … Continue reading On sending young kids abroad
Farewell to J
J and I met on one soggy afternoon at a charity networking event. She was there to represent her organization, I a creeping wallflower looking for new causes to attach myself. We struck up a conversation, thus beginning roughly two years of friendship. It was one of those relationships made up of long stretches of … Continue reading Farewell to J
On Career Planning (and my lack thereof)
There exists a subset of humanity who stumble onto enlightenment in their early teens. Inspired by some revelatory event or figure in their life, they embark on the lifelong pursuit of some career objective with frightening clarify (for a child). You know – the folks who so earnestly exclaim that “I’ve always wanted to be … Continue reading On Career Planning (and my lack thereof)
Elsewhere: Education
If you, visitor of Earth, followed a ‘normal’ education trajectory, you probably went to primary school around six or seven, pursued three to four years of further education, and may have event gone to graduate school. You ‘graduate’ in your early twenties, ready to start life. In the twelve to fifteen years of your education, … Continue reading Elsewhere: Education
On Usefulness
First day of my Coursera Philosophy course triggered an avalanche of questions. Why should I study philosophy? Does it serve any practical purpose? Is it ultimately a frivolous and self-indulgent goal insofar as I am able to pursue? There is a more utilitarian voice that demands I commit to more productive tasks, study subjects and … Continue reading On Usefulness
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