Lifestyles and Stigmatization @princepuffin wrote a piece this week about stigma in our working lives. In it he argues that many people feel unnecessary shame about their employment situations because

At birth, we are thrust into this dimension naked, wet, and confused. As we gain our bearing, we can change the naked and wet part, but we remain confused until we exit through the other side of existence.

Texas Senate Bill 4 is a disaster. Proponents

How to pick a boat? Ishmael doesn't know, but Queequeg, based on the advice of his idol doll, insists that Ishmael picks the ship that they will spend the next 3 years on.  Ishmael has never been

There is a loneliness even in crowded spaces.  When we are surrounded by other people, we are still in this thing on our own.  This is how Ishmael finds himself as he searches for a place to

The phenomenon of Netflix as a paradigm shift is far more interesting than the simple idea of being able to stream movies and TV shows into your home. The best thing to come out of the platform is the

If they but knew it, almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings toward the ocean with me. This is Ishmael musing about the wanderlust that drives him toward

A Skeptic Reads Hegel Part 1: Introductions Something masochistic, or perhaps narcissistic, in me has decided it’s time to start reading Hegel. After seeing his name pop-up repeatedly in pop-philosophy,

I'm @princepuffin, and I'm happy to have found this community. It was brought to my attention by my friend, @aaanderson. Together, he and I produce a blog/podcast called Medium Rare. We give our take on