More and more human interaction takes place through a medium, a screen, a fortiori an app: chatting with a friend, looking for a job, finding a soulmate, taking a course, giving a lecture, what have you? Everything we are as humans – that is, interacting with other humans – has been confiscated by intermediation tools on the pretext that they…
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We are a civilization of information, data and knowledge, but what about wisdom? Wisdom is knowledge to which reflection and application have been applied. The Current Context Allows For Less Wisdom When we spend our day in front of a screen, we have less opportunity to apply what we learn to the real world. On the other hand, our attention…
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The world has never been so lonely. People in so-called “developed” countries live in boxes and spend most of their time in front of screens to forget their loneliness. Loneliness is an evil that is eating away at society, yet it is also a tremendous opportunity for companies that have decided to monetize it. Your Solitude Has A Market Value…
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There are 2 levels of trust: there’s trust based on nothingness, narcissism and ignorance, and there’s trust based on true knowledge expressed through action. Beware Of Ignorant Trust By definition, when you’re ignorant yourself, you can interpret people’s confidence as the mark of a profound knowledge of things and of life in general. We can therefore be fooled by appearances.…
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Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday Ego is a double-edged sword, capable of both empowering and hindering us. It can provide confidence and drive, propelling us towards our goals, but it can also lead to arrogance and close-mindedness. Finding the right balance is crucial for personal growth and success. By embracing humility, acknowledging our weaknesses, and staying open to…
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If you want to reverse racism, you have to find a way to reverse the power relationship. There are several levers for reversing the balance of power: – the demographic lever (the law of numbers) – financial capital – symbolic capital – cultural capital – social capital – religious capital – […] Racism is generally applied against a group that…
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Some decisions we make are the result of disgust. The example of stopping eating meat or drinking alcohol is one of them. Seeing an animal suffer because it is raised for its meat is reason enough to stop eating its flesh. Seeing a loved one destroy their life because of alcohol is also a great motivator to stop drinking alcohol.…
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The human brain is designed to protect itself and anticipate dangers. This negativity bias prevents us from seeing the world in an optimistic light. We tend to remember only the bad things we have done. This is why it is necessary to make a conscious effort to improve the positive perception we have of ourselves. We Always Regret Our Bad…
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If you look around, people’s salaries mostly follow this rule. Moreover, Musk’s will to solve the problem of the survival of the human species by making man a being with a multiplanetary civilization (via SpaceX and the colonization of Mars) could explain why he was once the richest man on the planet (it was actually thanks to the explosion of…
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This idea is not mine, it comes from a YouTuber who publishes critical videos on current events: link We’ve been raised and educated in cultures that value the question to get to know each other. It’s not like that everywhere. In Japan, it’s very frowned upon to ask questions at every turn. People cultivate a certain modesty and refrain from…
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