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Debate

Caught In Play

July 11, 2010

I’ve been enjoying Peter Stromberg’s content for a while now. His blog about the way entertainment has affected our society and psychology since its modern expansion has been one of the most refreshing reading materials lately.  Like Peter, I believe this is critical topic that we should analyze more, a topic that doesn’t receive the [...]

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The Struggle For Objectivity In Global Jante

April 19, 2010

My unrealistically smart friend Anita Lobo pointed me to The Law of Jante:
In the imaginary small town of Jante there is an informal, oppressive law that forbids anyone from standing out from the crowd:
The Law of Jante
1. Thou shalt not believe thou art something.
2. Thou shalt not believe thou art as good as [...]

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A Back And Forth With Tyler Hurst

April 6, 2010

Some email exchanges are too good to be kept private. Here’s ours:
CARLOS: I’ve been labeled as an asshole many times because of my tactless way of expressing myself. I am constantly getting into heated debates with people that aren’t big fans of my choice of words. This is a struggle some days, but then I [...]

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Twitter Nostalgia

March 2, 2010

I’m nostalgic.
When I started on Twitter it was about talking with my online friends from the US. It was about having deep debates. Someone would ask a question or share a link and many would reply. We used to have long talks between five or six people. It was good conversation.
Well, the conversation is dead.
Nobody [...]

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The Human Equation Conflict

February 24, 2010

A person considers himself as important and valuable as the sum of his tangible and intangible belongings.
Tangibles
How much money you make, which car you drive, where you live, the clothes that you wear, the food that you eat, the places you visit. If you summed the financial value of all the tangible things in your [...]

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Word Of Mouth Is Doomed (Told You So)

February 9, 2010

It feels good to be proven right.
A recent study shows that we trust our friends recommendations less and less lately:
In some cases, social networks themselves may be contributing to the decline in trust. Platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have allowed people to maintain larger circles of casual associates, which may be diluting the credibility [...]

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Love Is Irrelevant

February 4, 2010

Two days ago I guest posted at Ophelias’ Webb,  a blog run by Elisa Doucette.
You can subscribe to Ophelias’ Webb here.
Elisa, one of the nicest girls I’ve met online, reached out to me to write a post about love for her blogging series “All you need is love.” I don’t usually write about this kind [...]

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