Mosaic of thoughts

A few years ago, there was a metaverse hype, and VCs as well as aspirational startup founders painted pictures of us all living in the me...

Derived from the Greek Pathos, which is rooted in the Greek path meaning experience, suffer. That makes sense. After all, we suffer through other people's pathos. Pathos, a mode of persuasion appealing to the audience's feelings, is the prime modus operandi on Social Media and even media more generally these days. We're not the first to disdain that. Already in the early 19th century, Kierkegaard observed in the Concept of Irony: "Our Age demands more, it demands, if not lofty pathos, then at...

If I got a dollar every time someone asked me how many books I'd read, I'd be able to buy a whole shelf of books from it. Unfortunately, ...

Once upon a time, I went for a walk with a friend along the river—a perfectly pleasurable experience. Then, we stopped. They checked their watch and ...

Everyone is talking about taste and how having funky slides and pretty websites (taste) will eat Silicon Valley. But they forget a crucial thing about taste...

A soft melody accompanied by the sound of waves wells up next to her ear, and the lights turn her room into a dim red and then dip it all...

Every day, we wake up knowing that the earth is round and that the moon impacts the ebbs and floods of our seas. We're pretty sure that humanity's footprint on Earth is contributing to a changing climate, and we feel assured in the comfort of knowing that whenever we have a question - we can just google the answer. We're inundated with information and data. All the knowledge we could possibly want is just a few clicks away. And yet, we're not happier for it. Maybe there's truth in ignorance i...

Dear Reader, Can you recall the last time your inbox didn't just contain invoices and pamphlets but also, among the trash, some words from a friend imprinted on the back of a postcard?

Two grand pianos on the stage,Their black lacquer costume reflectsSunlight passing through the gapsIn between houses surrounding the church plaza.A m...