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superfluousman
freedom
2018-02-27 17:13
An Original Contract
The use of contracts is the common way individuals, especially those engaged in business functions, come together and set forth conditions in which each side agrees on. Its primary purpose is to override
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superfluousman
philosophy
2018-02-23 17:37
The Unpleasantness of Certainty
A criticism you'll often hear about people who hold onto firm beliefs without looking at the possibilities is that they are being overly dogmatic, rigid to the point of restricting or even causing additional
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superfluousman
education
2018-02-18 20:26
Starved From the Humanities
Don't read your fellow-strivers, fellow-workers...—Goethe I've been noticing recently, a yearning for intellectual and spiritual support among those going along with the reactionary sentiment against the
superfluousman
education
2018-02-14 16:46
A Great Labor Saver
One of the most common things about our age, increasingly so as everything becomes digitized, is the impatience among people in regards to seeking information and knowledge. I understand this sentiment,
superfluousman
money
2018-02-08 02:31
Truth and Marketability
During my relatively short time on this planet I've come to realize truth is a never ending search, this should be obvious to anyone who engages in a life of ideas; but a challenging realization is that
superfluousman
life
2018-02-02 18:18
The Art of Letting Things Alone
What makes things work on their own is natural, simple, and beautiful aspect of life. It's a sophisticated aesthetic present in all things, it just takes a good eye to notice them and an even more sturdy
superfluousman
health
2018-01-28 17:55
Chasing the Symptoms
To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.—Amos Bronson Alcott Medicine, under the conventional way it's been understood, is the body of knowledge and system dealing with health in
superfluousman
freedom
2018-01-22 21:23
Necessities in Humanity
I was watching some seagulls on a pier, it seemed like they were just chillin', but after paying close attention it came to me that they were waiting for something, either food or some signal to do something
superfluousman
philosophy
2018-01-19 20:03
Thoughts on Natural Rights
Thinking about the subject of "natural rights" and the way justice is suppose to work, it's sort of trying to understand a misnomer; no such thing as rights exist in and of itself, however, when
superfluousman
technology
2018-01-17 17:01
The Triumph of Standardization
...an offensive against the unpredictability, unpunctuality, general waywardness and cussedness of living nature including man.—E. F. Shumacher Over the past three centuries, a main feature about civilization
superfluousman
art
2018-01-11 07:32
Style, Workmanship, and Enjoyment
I was recently watching some of the Pipeline Masters, the last stop on the World Surf League tour in North Shore, Oahu, where I became sort of disturbed at the lack of general creativity and uniqueness
superfluousman
history
2018-01-07 00:22
A Parallel America
In North American vernacular it's common to distinguish South and North America as a separate continent. I don't remember the exact details of where or how this came to be, although the original Portuguese
superfluousman
education
2018-01-03 17:57
The Educational Caste System
A lot has been said about the current state of education, how bad it is or how things need to be changed. Not being part of its official milieu anymore, whenever I hear people mentioning anything about
superfluousman
blog
2017-12-31 00:12
Blogs—A Return to Healthy Writing
Self-Reliance, by Emerson, has always been a favorite essay of mine ever since I first read it as an adolescent; the man's prolific body of work is a great example of how education, in its true sense,
superfluousman
money
2017-12-17 23:40
Money and Values
It's a widely known cliche that money is the root of all evil. Even though tyrants in history especially in recent times have all been the biggest money-haters, the mass sentiment of the populace still
superfluousman
art
2017-12-12 03:41
A Subtle Benefit to Mild Tyranny
There's no question that absolute tyranny and seeing the despicable sight of power over others is soul crushing. Ask anyone who has gone through any form of extreme authoritarianism, war, or genocide,
superfluousman
life
2017-12-08 18:05
One's Reform
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.—Montaigne During times of blatant or concealed oppression, when things seem not to be right with the world, it's common to have feelings of anger, frustration,
superfluousman
geography
2017-12-02 17:53
Where are the Borders?
If you were an alien coming from outer space, you would first look at Earth from a distance noticing the various land masses, atmospheric phenomena, and the vast bodies of water. A discerning alien might
superfluousman
science
2017-11-25 20:36
The Great Pseudoscience
It's hard to put a number on the amount of time wasted on studying subjects which are frankly useless and corrupting. To be sure, there's always the benefit of learning from experience; but in regards
superfluousman
art
2017-11-21 17:16
An Advantage of Being Underrated
I come across artists scattered in all different types of fields that are either overlooked or barely get any appreciation. For the inattentive eye, this might seem normal if these artists are not great
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