PinnedThe Ideal Social Media PlatformWhat would our digital utopia look like? — Today’s social media giants are fraught with controversy. People are complaining that their privacy is being violated as their data is sold for profit, groups are alleging bias in the form of obscuring content and removing users, and many argue that more controls are needed to prevent communication among criminals…Social Media7 min read
Jun 18, 2020Don’t Cancel ‘Cancel Culture’It’s an essential component of capitalist society. — The general public seems to understand that the U.S. is a primarily capitalist society; the means of production are privately owned and are operated for the purpose of generating profit for the owners. Interestingly, this concept seems to be forgotten when discussions of cancel culture come up. Cancel culture refers…Cancel Culture6 min read
Jun 2, 2020You Are the Security FlawThe least secure aspect of our modern world: people. — Hacking is a complex term often subject to the largely inaccurate stereotypes portrayed in mass media. Its usage often leads people to visualize young men with poor hygiene in dark rooms furiously hammering alien commands into a terminal. Headlines like “Why The Largest Cyberattack In History Could Happen Within Six…Cybersecurity7 min read
May 6, 2020Anxiety and Global EventsImportant considerations, including for people who don’t have anxiety — One of the unique characteristics of the modern human experience is how we handle troubling global events, physically, mentally, and emotionally. With COVID-19 affecting people the world over, this aspect of life has been on prominent display in recent weeks. Consider the events of September 11th 2001, the Kennedy assassination…Coronavirus5 min read
Feb 14, 2020Celebrityism: Problem or Symptom?A maladaptive addiction of our own creation — With this awards season finally behind us, this is probably the best time to step back and reassess the phenomenon and surrounding culture. For a moment, we’ll look past the disgusting amounts of money and other resources that have been used by these wealthy celebrities to pat themselves on the…Relationships8 min read
Jan 22, 2020Fear: The Most Pervasive EmotionConsidering fear as a defining characteristic of the human experience. Fear deserves our thoughtful consideration, much more than most people tend to assume. Rather than scary monsters or the boogeyman, true fear involves things like loneliness, failure, and existential dread. The terms “scary” and “fear” almost seem inappropriate in this…Life Lessons3 min read
