#philosophy

The picture is of my gym locker padlock. It is a three-wheel model, which means it has 1000 possible combinations. Considering it has to protect a gym bag with an inhaler in it, that is good enough. In

We believe that an extraordinary life has to look extraordinary. That has to be noticed. That has to provoke admiration. But over the years one begins to discover that there are lives that look spectacular

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux reviews Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel and says the book starts from a false premise that all groups are equal in intelligence. He explains how colder climates shaped

My phone buzzes with zero notifications that matter. The room smells like the tea leaves I boiled twice to stretch them. I check my account balance—still sitting in double digits—and pack my bag for another

Who is to be held accountable? In Australia and Finland (and I assume many other countries) private gun storage laws are quite strict and require the gun to be stored unloaded, behind lock and key, and

Cada vez que lo pienso, me doy cuenta de que la vida es una cosa curiosa, porque muchas veces conseguimos metas que no nos proponemos y otras, en cambio, no conseguimos absolutamente nada de lo que pensamos.

"The child is a reflection of us, and the small things they do hold lessons we desperately need in our own lives." image from pexels I don't know if this one will matter to the Hive community,

My grandfather spent most of his life moving through the brush, watching how things actually worked when no one was around to watch. image from pexels One afternoon, he pointed up at a bird's nest dangling

Life is full of moments you didn't expect, low blows that surprise you and the first thing that comes to your mind is “fuck, WHY? "They say that for those things, there are no answers, but this one

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux talks with Tom Woods about peaceful parenting and why the family is the missing link between liberty and how kids are raised. He rejects spanking and force at home, says even

One of humanity’s greatest struggles is the fact that we are almost never “at peace.” The ceaseless search for comfort, novelty, protection, and sustenance has been—and always will be—the foundation of

"If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all" _Thumper While I agree with the sentiment that we should be kind to each other, I also believe that this kind of mentality has been

Smallsteps and I watched A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough, and I found it really good. It was released in 2020 when David was a young 93 years of age (he is 100 now), and had footage of him back

There is a very particular nostalgia in being a mom of adult children. It's not sadness because they've grown up. On the contrary. One wants to see them move forward, become independent, build a life and

Sometimes I find myself thinking about how curiously our routines have changed. In the past, if we wanted to take a break or unplug for a bit, we needed a book, a walk, or to sit down and watch TV. Nowadays,

Have we truly given this question deep thought? I think that if we always kept this question in mind, some things in the world would be very different. Being human implies having a life—being alive, with

The long walk through nature finally quieted my thoughts. Birds sang the music I had longed to hear, darting from branch to branch. Why did they seem so much lighter than me? They just existed, enjoying

My life has changed, wow, a lot indeed. This time last year I was somewhere in the mountains, trying to figure out what I was most excited about in life. Caught in an endless, emotionally exhausting to