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This is my way of empire-building. I desperately believe that capital is the route to power, and that survival demands we own our own capital. I think culture informs part of political economy.

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Growth and The Point of Living

I note that we can be both busy with our lives, but still bored. We can fill our days with things that are tiring and hard, but ultimately a waste of time. Or at least not so fulfilling. I'm sure there are many things that people can imagine

How To Focus On What You Want To Do

The Prompt I heard yet another comparison of salary, and it made me desperate to catch up. Catch up to what exactly? Nothing but the mere feeling of comparison. As if a blind number can encompass any myriad of things that make up real life. It would be (relatively) easy

Three Steps To Overcome Analysis Paralysis

The Prompt I found myself going through a decision that took four hours. I cycled back and forth with the same thoughts. I would follow one line of thought, only to cycle back to the start when I hit a block. Or, I would swap to another line of thought

3 Reasons You’re Ready To Invest In Stocks (Aug 2022)

So, should I buy stocks now or not? Ok first, if you have no savings – don’t do it. If you’re looking to analyse and put in some reasonable effort to thinking about markets and the world, then yes go ahead – but if you’re looking to gamble and

If Service Leads To Citizenship, Apply It To Everyone

When I am faced with sudden irrational violence, I am fearful. I want to protect myself and be secured against violence. The second thing that comes to mind is gratefulness for my military training. Not that I am a great full-time soldier or suddenly an Übermensch. But I am grateful

Many things are out of your hands.

If you are making a piece of art, there is no need to worry about what others will think about it. The outcome won’t be changed no matter how much you think or worry. If it is attractive or popular among people, then it was already (the moment it

It’s okay to be bad at your hobbies.

Maybe that is the whole point of hobbies too? The main focus is that they give you pleasure. That you enjoy it. Who said you have to be good at it? Play the guitar badly, draw ugly portraits, and so on. There is the related idea that your hobbies need

Life is a game – don’t overburden yourself.

Since you can do what you want (after a certain threshold), life is not that hard. This is not about personal tragedy or circumstances. This is just about deciding what to do with yourself. Life is like a game. There are rules, and you can choose to follow them. There

Life begins immediately – there is no later.

Some people, especially in college or university, think that they can defer their adulthood. They extend their time in school because they are afraid of the working world. Or of making hard decisions. But that assumes that they are currently not making hard decisions. They already are. Life has already

No one is stopping you from doing what you want.

After your basic needs are met, you are free to do anything. Everything else is just a constructed prison to hem you in. You don’t need to care about your family, though there are good reasons for doing so. You don’t need to get certain types of jobs,