The world was a better place before everyone made it their mission to make the world a better place. Before Silicon Valley deluded the masses into believing they’re more important and powerful than they really are. Before smartphones and social media sparked divisive groupthink and turned us into partisan mobs.[…] Read On
I’m in a really dark place right now. I mean, I was just finishing up some work and the sun went down so early that I found myself in a pitch-black room. Last time that happened I ended up tripping over my boxer, tearing a tendon in my foot and[…] Read On
We live in a sound bite culture. That’s fine for sensational headlines and pithy tweets but when senseless words take on lives of their own – when they dictate our actions, define our culture and have us marching in lockstep like digital drones – that’s when words spell trouble. Take[…] Read On
Vincent: I’m gonna take a piss. Mia: That’s a little bit more information than I needed, Vince, but go right ahead. – Pulp Fiction Too much information. The witty reply has become so popular it even has its own acronym, TMI. Snarky retort aside, is it true in a broader sense?[…] Read On
This is Silicon Valley where libertarians are — brace yourself — liberals. How the heck did that happen? Was it something in the water? Too many drugs? Software eating their brains, along with everything else? Let me attempt to unravel this conundrum. Libertarians believe that government should be limited to[…] Read On
When someone answers a “why” question with “it’s complicated,” it’s a safe bet that it isn’t. You would think pretty much everyone’s heard the “keep it simple” or “less is more” message by now. The question is, why do we insist on making everything so damned complicated? We’re forever assigning[…] Read On
“My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.” – Ayn Rand Brooklyn’s Lincoln High School had an English teacher named Mrs.[…] Read On