I’ve been critical of the Silicon Valley startups off and on when I write for this site. Part of the reasoning for that is because I have many friends who are nerds and really dig (to one extent or another) what’s going on in the tech industry these days. Some of them are less optimistic…
Sometimes I think there are certain movies or bits of entertainment from the past that I’ll never fully enjoy because of their historical context. The movie Alien is a good example and so is Full Metal Jacket both of which are movies that are highly acclaimed but I’ve never felt as engaged with them as…
For a while I tried to program and thought I could do it. I remember trying to do it a year ago or so and learning C++, a programming language, through an online course. I just couldn’t keep with the program and I have a weak background in math. The latter of which led me…
I’ve linked to Miya Tokumitsu’s piece In the Name of Love that was featured on Jacobin, as well commenting on the issue of “do what you love” myself (see here and here). More recently Tokumitsu has published another excerpt from her book called Do What You Love: And Other Lies About Success and Happiness titled,…