#principles

Questions Raised by Readers Following my inquiries into consent and voluntariness, readers raised the following questions and observations. From @jacobtothe Why do so many people demand they be allowed

It says that life is beautiful. We just need a beautiful and positive mind to enjoy the beauty of life. It’s also true but there is another truth which is life is another name of struggle. We need to face

There’s a funny meme going around of Doctor Manhattan—an all-powerful character from DC Comics who transcends time—that comes to mind today. In this panel, he’s sitting on Mars, contemplating his existence

There’s an ongoing battle in online debate circles. I’m not entirely sure how it started, but people who are seemingly allies—ideologically speaking—have begun turning on each other, making videos pointing

I remember growing up in a very different world. Sometimes I wonder how we got here, how I got here—but then again, I suspect every generation feels that way at some point. One of the earliest memories

I hardly have to defend the benefits of eating healthy. I guess there could be someone out there who believes in hedonism—the YOLO approach to existence—but aside from raw, unfiltered emotion, there’s

I'm going to attempt to explain something that isn’t fully polished. I’m tempted to write about it anyway, because I suspect that the act of writing it might help me think it through. I want to preface

I’m having a political conversation with someone I know is ethically aligned with me. This person, like me, hates how the system has placed its boot on the throat of the common folk. If I hadn’t used a

Recently I’ve had much more appreciation for the value of life and what it means to be an individual that isn’t coerced by fanatic influences, peer pressure and today’s exaggerated social standards. Many

Ahh Standards and Principles. A lot has been going on recently and those things above have been tested in my life over the past weeks. I've been having different conversations and scenarios play out these

The word world is small but its impact is huge. It's where humans are born live and achieve. This tiny word encompasses an entire life dreams joys sorrows and struggles. So world might be just a word but

I think everyone has that one principle that keeps them steady, something that's guiding how they live, even when life feels confusing. For some people, it can be faith, discipline for others or even hardwork.

You are not to have, in any object of use or ornament, what would be a contradiction in fact. You don’t walk upon flowers in fact; you cannot be allowed to walk upon flowers in carpets. You don’t find

- Imagen de Mattia, Unsplash- Recuerdo mi juventud en el preuniversitario, allí fue la primera vez que comencé a notar ciertos comportamientos inadecuados en personas con cierto, digamos, poder en aquel

In this 19th of October 2025 Sunday Morning Live, Stefan Molyneux explores the themes of choice, communication, and morality through pivotal moments in chapters 13 and 14 of his novel, "Dissolution."

Привіт! Замовив в інтернеті одну річ — вислали браковану, гроші повертати відмовилися. Хочеш — пиши негативний відгук. Виїхав у справах, мене “підрізав” якийсь Фольксваген. Коли ми порівнялися на світлофорі,

Humans can be irrational, with emotions, goals, and external circumstances influencing their decisions. It may sound so weird, but I have seen good people to suffer more and the bad people to enjoy more

Principled people can sometimes be very predictable, partly because they're emotionally rational about following their principles no matter the cost. If it makes sense, this "emotionally rational"

Time, they say, waits for no one, and that's indeed the bitter truth. Before you know it, it'll pass over like a flash, and when you don't make the most of your time, you tend to live to regret it in the