The world is crumbling in real time—I’m not here to argue that point. We’ve got rising seas swallowing cities, political chaos run by arsonist clowns with their pants on fire trying to set everything else alight, inequality so vast it feels cosmic, wars driven by fragile egos
The moment we started numbering world wars like entries in a blockbuster movie franchise, we set ourselves up for failure. The war of 1914 was called The Great War at the time. But when we renamed it “World War I,” it was both a historical label and an unintentional promise.
In 1763, a revolutionary paper on human thinking was published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. The author, Thomas Bayes, had died two years earlier, never knowing his work would fundamentally change how we reason about uncertainty. The paper, edited and submitted by his friend Richard Price, contained
Today, we’re talking about Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher—the Prussian general who helped take down Napoleon.
The act of watching changes what’s being observed. In physics, this is known as the Observer Effect. Electrons, photons—they behave differently when under our gaze, as if they’re aware of the scrutiny. It's a principle that applies pretty consistently across the board. Even penguins act
We have witnessed a multi-generational decline in reading comprehension. We read less, retain less of what we read, and struggle to engage in critical analysis. And if this trend continues, we risk undermining the very foundations of our society.
Stoicism has pulled off the comeback of the ages, appearing everywhere from Silicon Valley boardrooms to self-help bestsellers. Modern interpretations are cherry-picking Stoic practices, presenting them as tools for productivity, emotional control, and personal achievement - a kind of ancient life hack for the ambitious modern man. But the populist
We live in an era of instant gratification. We’re sold easy answers and five-step solutions to life’s problems. The idea of “hustle” is glorified, but when it comes down to the real work—the gritty, painful, often lonely path to growth—so many people check out. And the
How to Destroy a Generation? Make Them Think the World Runs on Their Feelings—and Then Use Those Feelings Against Them If you wanted to dismantle an entire generation from the inside out, it wouldn’t take much. Forget bombs or economic sabotage—too messy, too obvious. No, if you
I have a rule: I don’t start anything I’m not willing to commit five years of my life to. No projects I’m going to get bored with after six months, no half-hearted schemes for a quick cash grab. If I can’t see myself grinding away at
Change has a habit of dragging its feet, and most days it’s impossible to tell if we’re inching toward something better or just stuck on repeat in some cosmic loop we can’t shake. “Progress” is a mess, and it rarely manages to feel like progress for everyone
Every myth starts with a kernel of truth. That’s the seed. We gather facts, line them up into a story, and pass that story along. And every time it’s told, it shifts a little. Facts blur, intentions twist, and somewhere along the way, the story is no longer
There is no “good” social media platform. Every single one of them is terrible in its own uniquely horrifying way. You might think you’ve found the one corner of the internet where people understand you, where the algorithm aligns perfectly with your soul, where your follower count reflects your
We have witnessed a multi-generational decline in reading comprehension. We read less, retain less of what we read, and struggle to engage in critical analysis. And if this trend continues, we risk undermining the very foundations of our society. In the bite-sized content and viral media age, too many of
I know this is going to make me sound old – but I miss the internet. The real internet. The one we used to have. Before it all got so much less – and somehow so much more – complicated. I went online for the first time around 2001. The 90s had ended,
My alarm jolted me awake at 5 am. Like every morning. I rubbed my eyes, already feeling the weight of the day pressing down on me. I had a meeting at 7:30, a project deadline at noon, and a seemingly endless stream of meetings that could have been emails
You can control exactly one thing: that you show up. Every day. That’s about it. Showing up isn’t a silver bullet. It’s not an easy win. It’s not a lifehack. It’s not a shortcut. But it’s the only way to build anything. The truth
It’s a typical Monday morning. You wake up, reach for your phone, and within seconds, you’re scrolling through an endless stream of updates. Your college roommate has a new puppy. Your aunt’s dog just died. Your coworker made homemade sourdough bread. Your second cousin just broke up
Technical debt occurs when software development relies on quick-fix solutions or outdated code to keep systems running smoothly. These temporary patches often serve immediate needs, but over time, they accumulate, slowing down performance and complicating future changes. Collectively, we’re facing a similar crisis: a buildup of Cultural Technical Debt
Every tech visionary wants to be Galileo, you notice that? They want to be that lone genius standing up to the forces of ignorance, “questioning dogma” in the name of Science. They imagine themselves staring down the Catholic Church, the mob with their pitchforks, all because they’re too brave,
Probabilities are the skeleton key for every decision worth sweating over, from medicine to finance, guiding “experts” as they stumble through outcomes and uncertainties like drunks in a minefield. For centuries, the frequentist cult has ruled, insisting probability is nothing more than the long-term frequency of an event, like a
It’s hard to shake the feeling that we’ve entered an era where we can no longer govern ourselves without some kind of technological babysitter. This isn’t the age-old pessimism about human nature, and it’s not an uncritical embrace of “technology will save us” optimistic fuckery. It’
Ever notice how quickly some people slap the “difficult” label on anyone who dares to ask a few inconvenient questions? The moment you challenge the status quo, suddenly you’re branded as “hard to work with” or “too much trouble.” Society has a funny way of rewarding obedience. The rewards