#philosophy
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self-contradictions
Our real Instagrams are fake Our finstas (fake Instagrams) are real… at least more real We are all self-contradictions Heroes wearing a thousand masks Are we meant to reveal our private self? Our public self? Our true self? Does anyone really know who they are? I think maybe not. Self-identity is constantly expanding. We are Continue reading
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Homophobic Slurs and Freedom
New podcast episode out!: Homophobic Slurs and Freedom “The other weekend while I was in New York some random man said a homophobic slur at me for no reason. But I am not offended. In fact, I want to liberate him from his own oppression. In this podcast I talk about Simone de Beauvoir’s concept Continue reading
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movies
i love movies i think there’s a certain mystery behind every movie who wrote the script? how did they get the idea? how did the actors/actresses interpret the script? how did the director convey the message? editor? music? stage crew? everyone plays a part in making a movie it’s a team effort, using skills from Continue reading
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Genuine Happiness
I think I can genuinely say I am at the happiest point in my life right now And not because I am exorbitantly happy–no, I fully expect myself to experience higher points of happiness. I am happy because I see myself going up. Up this rollercoaster called life, and up towards something I don’t even Continue reading
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What I’m Afraid of
What I’m afraid of right now is not actualizing my potential. When I was 16, I self-studied psychology and learned that on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, that “self-actualization” was at the top. I suppose to a subscriber to Maslow though, you could say that self-actualization is the meaning to life. In a nutshell, self-actualization is Continue reading
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knowledge x action
Knowledge is power, they say So learning is a superpower But knowledge alone isn’t powerful Knowledge used to inform action is true power Genuine power The thinker, and the doer Be both Continue reading
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Power Corrupts
Uncle Ben was right. Power corrupts. This universally accepted concept is the basis of much of humanity’s misdeeds–that is, sexism, racism, discrimination, government corruption, economic distortion. Man has an innate desire to preserve. As a society, we need to understand how to manage power over people, power over institutions, power over nature. Continue reading
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Projects
In life we have the option to embark on different projects Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Project 4-1000 the question is: which project do I choose to fulfill my transcendence? But that’s not the right question Instead you need to look at transcendence in the framework of your life, not in the framework of Continue reading
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The meaning of life
“The meaning of life is whatever you are doing that isn’t killing yourself” Continue reading
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Asking the wrong questions
I’ve recently pondered the potential of being a philosopher But my economic and business brain nevertheless reared its head and started questioning this decision: how can I make a living (particularly a wealthy living) while calling myself a philosopher? I was pleasantly slapped with the realization that a true philosopher is not so much worried about creating Continue reading
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