Nov 25Member-onlyWhy Dr Melfi Stopped Seeing TonyThe more important part of The Sopranos ending — Dr Melfi has always stuck to her guns with Tony, believing she can understand him and help him change. She always kept her doors open to Tony despite his unsolicited advances and her potential danger. Even when she was told about that paper, she resisted. She didn’t want to believe…The Sopranos5 min readThe Sopranos5 min read
Nov 7Member-onlyHappiness After InflationWhat is the new $75k? — We’re all aware that these are tough times, especially for the post-Boomer generations. While it used to be possible for a single-income household by a White man with a high school diploma to be able to buy a single detached house, a mid-range car, and raise a family of four…Money3 min readMoney3 min read
Published in TOMO Philosophy·May 28Member-onlyMaking Friends in School was EasyBut why it’s so hard outside of it? — Remember how we used to make friends as kids? A little 5 or 6 year old would waddle over to another kid and say, “Will you be my friend?” and boom. They’re friends. And probably will be throughout elementary school at least. If we move up to junior high or…Schools4 min readSchools4 min read
May 26Member-onlyMass Shootings are Vengeful SuicidesWhat we can learn from the backstories of these tragedies — There’s no way to spin these kind of stories, so let’s dive straight into the facts and figures of the shooters. These are outlined by the US National Institute of Justice and the LA Times. They are all male They have had a history of personal trauma They had experienced…Mental Health3 min readMental Health3 min read
Published in TOMO Philosophy·May 21Member-onlySocial Health = WellbeingIn a time of growing isolation, anxiety, and distrust we should refocus on what’s important, each other. — Ever since the earliest days of civilization, the concept of health and wellbeing has been around. …Metaverse4 min readMetaverse4 min read
Published in Geek Culture·May 8Member-onlyData DietsIt’s time to start thinking seriously about what we feed our brains — Long before the advent of modern medicine, the idea of a diet didn’t really exist. People just ate…food. It was clear that the need for food is universal to keep life going. Maybe some of it tasted better, or was easier or harder to make, but food was just food…Food13 min readFood13 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Apr 14Member-onlySensetech and Real-Life SuperpowersSensory substitution may be the key to becoming superhuman — Imagine being brought into a room with twelve people and your tasked to diagnose which ones have Parkinson’s disease and which ones didn’t. There’s no tricks. Half of them have been officially diagnosed, and half of them do not have any diagnosis. You’re just a regular human being and this…Psychology7 min readPsychology7 min read
Feb 13Member-onlyWhy Dating Apps Make You Feel BadAnd some possible ways to make it a little better — Most of us want to fall in love. If there was such a thing as a universal desire, other than, you know, staying alive, it would be love. But the dating experience has started to shift very dramatically in the last little while. Meeting a partner used to be through…Dating8 min readDating8 min read
Feb 5Member-onlyWhen Too Much Wealth Becomes CancerousGrowth is fine if everyone grows together, but turns malignant when hyper-concentrated The age of the trickle-down and the bootstrapping economy has been the defining story of the last generation. In the times after the war, rebuilding and true growth was possible at extraordinary rates. It was the capstone to…Wealth6 min readWealth6 min read
Dec 27, 2021Member-onlyThe Mentally Unstable Men of TechOr why they’re terrible role models with questionable morals — In the modern world of social media and constant advertising the image of reality is clearly distorted. Most of the products don’t look like how they do on the box. Many influencers on Instagram digitally alter themselves. Nothing is as it seems. This same principle applies to big tech, yet…Tech10 min readTech10 min read
