Category: Essay
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Flourishing with Freedom
During my latest trip to Weimar I found myself in front of a group of Nietzsche sculptures. Trust me when I say that the guy staring at you is not endearing at all. Though it did motivate me to finally write this piece, which I’ve been putting off forever. For the past two years I’ve…
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Fate is a Dialogue
Recently, my friend Zeynep and I were working on a project when she told me a story from her childhood. As a child, she would watch the trees and the wind. She never believed the wind was shaking the trees. To her, the wind was simply how trees spoke to one another. That image stayed…
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The Split
Polarisation, then, will no longer be primarily political. It will be ontological. It will be about proximity to reality. Some will opt into technologies, narratives, and tools that twist everyday experience. Others will have to carry the burden of interrogating reality down to its substance.
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Future of The Social Animal
Something is breaking in how we relate to one another. People feel it. Some notice it through failed dating attempts, others through friendships that have quietly withered, and many through the silent weight of loneliness. I call it a socialisation crisis, not just a loneliness epidemic. Loneliness is only a symptom. Socialisation is more than…
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Ascent of the Sidekick
The Hero’s Journey starts with a call, whether a desire or a conflict—a call for transformation. One of my favorites is Homer’s absolute epic banger, ‘The Odyssey.’ The story follows the King of Ithaca, Odysseus, on his journey back home. Convincing gods, fighting monsters, and still arriving on time before someone else weds your wife…
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