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Feckless: Sick day policies in work and higher education are irresponsible
[Note: In this entry I only talk about short-term illnesses/absences from work/school, not long-term disability or longer term illness, which are WHOLE other things ( Read more... ) -
Impossible: Climate Change Despair Shouldn’t Replace Action
[A note: All quotations in this article can be attributed to Greta Thunberg]
Hopelessness about the impacts of man-made climate change are everywhere.
Maybe you watched teenage climate activist Greta Thunburg’s emotional appeal to the United Nations Climate Action Summit in 2019, close to tears - maybe tears of rage, or fear, or both - as she ( Read more... ) -
Everything Looks Like a Nail: Capitalism’s Focus on Profit
In American culture, often entrepreneurship and capitalism are valued above the well being of people. Note that this is coming from a 4-year-and-counting small business owner, so I’m not unfamiliar with the plight of businesses. I also love entrepreneurship and creativity, so I encourage and try to help others become small business owners ( Read more... ) -
Living Rent Free In Your Own Head: Pseudoscience is draining your capacity for curiosity
We're all born with a strong sense of curiosity, a desire to find answers to deep questions. We want to feel connected to the world around us, to satisfy a desire for meaning. This desire is satisfied when we learn something amazing, when our sense of wonder is evoked. But when we are in awe, when our sense of wonder is stirred, we humans are ( Read more... ) -
Resolution: A perspective on social justice and self-education
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LJ Idol
I missed the initial deadline to join in LJ Idol, and was disappointed, but was told the deadline was extended? So if it was, here I am ( Read more... )