A while back, I decided to be a bit more personal with this blog. This is because invariably this is tied to my own self. In a way, it can be considered somewhat self centered, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I’ll be the first to admit that at times I get stuck in… Continue reading
Re: Parasocial Relationships, and the social structures of a digital age.
I began this blog with a post about parasocial relationships. Maybe it’s fitting that I return to the same topic after a while. Simply put, I want to tackle this question – how can one care an ‘appropriate amount’ about a famous person? There’s fans that practically restructure their lives around them – and others… Continue reading
About Wonder, my Lights, and a Shift in Direction.
I don’t think I’ve made it a secret that this blog is intended to be largely disjointed from my own life. A lot of it is disconnected from who I am as a person, and what I do. But I that also limits my own range of topics, and projects a false illusion of lack… Continue reading
Tolerance and Consent, and Relationships in abstraction.
What defines a relationship? I don’t mean in the romantic sense. I mean in the sense of two people relating to each other. Whether it be as a shop owner and customer, parent and child, or as two friends? Often these lines are drawn, of consent and ‘appropriate behavior’ for each party, but if it… Continue reading
The ways we stain each others lives, a perspective on human interaction.
A certain line from a source that I half remember has always stuck with me – it was a commentary on Oregairu/My Teen Romantic Comedic SNAFU, a piece of media discussing themes of growing up, and learning how to relate with others. There’s two things I want to discuss in connection to that – the… Continue reading
Victims of Justice and Frames of Morality
Today’s topic will be again something very ordinary. Simply put, it’s about what’s right and wrong, and who decides. I’ll be considering both the consideration of ‘morality’ as an individual, and ‘justice’ as a society. The distinction lies in scale – ‘justice’ implies a larger scale, the judgement of an entire group on an individual,… Continue reading
What being special really means – the worth of a person.
“You’re unique and can’t be replaced.” How often have you heard something like this? I would wager more than a few times in your life. Rarely are these parameters of uniqueness and replicability ever defined – to do so would be to turn a blanket statement that appeals to a broad audience into a opinionated… Continue reading
On Casuistry and Political Discourse – A controversial case for moderation
What I’m about to say is possibly an inflammatory suggestion, and I suspect that it will make people on both sides of the political spectrum upset. That being said, the very fact that this suggestion will do so is emblematic of the problem itself. So if you feel the urge to look away, please fight… Continue reading
Sonder and the Wall of Intimacy – A sorrow worth feeling and a barrier worth breaking
I’d like to begin with an admission. Sonder isn’t a ‘real word’. It’s a term coined in this YouTube channel/website called The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows whose goal is to give words to feelings that don’t have them already. The ‘official’ definition is “The profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passed in the street, has a life as complex as one’s own,… Continue reading
One and a half reasons why
I find it fitting to begin the blog with a mission statement of sorts – why I decided to write this in the first place. Simply put, it’s duty. Duty to leave something behind, to send my words off into the world in the off-chance that someone finds them encouraging, kind, or thought provoking. In… Continue reading