The constraints on freedom
Reading The Dawn of Everything made me realise that we might have traded individual freedom for what we call civil society. And this version of civil society, from all that I see around me, is going rogue.
Category: Social Commentary
An incognito good life
The measure of what makes a good life is quite subjective, but increasingly, the decision is being made on the basis of how that appears to the world. In the recent past, I have been making conscious trade-offs.
Ex-communities
In a few decades, the idea of community has changed. Not just from physical to digital, but also in terms of their character. What does it say about us?
Subjective Objectification
The internet has replaced the Joneses, and our constant pursuit of presenting a perfect self to the world has caused self-objectification at not just the physical level, but at a cognitive level too. Can our brain handle it?
Image and identity
Self image has at least factors affecting it – one’s abilities, and the acknowledgement one seeks. The latter, especially when one understands others don’t see him/her that way. Where does it go from there?