I’ve been spending some time contemplating what the final product of my master’s education will be, I mean my thesis. It’s like my past experience and everything I’ve learned in the past year or so were all independent strands of thoughts and observations and it’s all coming together weaving a story, a narrative, an idea or whatever. It’s like giving birth, weirdly. That was a metaphor one of my dear teachers used to use, the birth of ideas require a lot of mental pushing and they’re uncomfor...

I’ve been spending some time contemplating what the final product of my master’s education will be, I mean my thesis. It’s like my past experience and everything I’ve learned in the past year or so were all independent strands of thoughts and observations and it’s all coming together weaving a story, a narrative, an idea or whatever. It’s like giving birth, weirdly. That was a metaphor one of my dear teachers used to use, the birth of ideas require a lot of mental pushing and they’re uncomfor...

Here is a paper proposal that I recently wrote. I gotta say there’s definitely room for improvement, there’s a lot more to learn about every aspect of this topic but it’s a bit of a rushed start since I had a deadline.“Capitalist realism insists on treating mental health as if it were a natural fact, like weather (but, then again, weather is no longer a natural fact so much as a political-economic effect). In the 1960s and 1970s, radical theory and politics (Laing, Foucault, Deleuze and Guatt...

Here is a paper proposal that I recently wrote. I gotta say there’s definitely room for improvement, there’s a lot more to learn about every aspect of this topic but it’s a bit of a rushed start since I had a deadline.“Capitalist realism insists on treating mental health as if it were a natural fact, like weather (but, then again, weather is no longer a natural fact so much as a political-economic effect). In the 1960s and 1970s, radical theory and politics (Laing, Foucault, Deleuze and Guatt...

Photo by FLY:D on UnsplashToday I want to talk about a topic very important to me. My friends say I’ve become an advocate of it and that’s kinda true so I want to advocate for it here as well, especially since I really need it lately. Guess what our topic is? **lysergic acid diethylamide! …or acid :) **Well, I guess I can say that the things I discuss will be about psychedelics in general since the experience is quite similar in the important aspects. But my favorite is acid, just saying. Wel...

Photo by FLY:D on UnsplashToday I want to talk about a topic very important to me. My friends say I’ve become an advocate of it and that’s kinda true so I want to advocate for it here as well, especially since I really need it lately. Guess what our topic is? **lysergic acid diethylamide! …or acid :) **Well, I guess I can say that the things I discuss will be about psychedelics in general since the experience is quite similar in the important aspects. But my favorite is acid, just saying. Wel...

This is my final paper for my “Sociology of Organizations” course. Introduction Our contemporary world faces a myriad of problems. Social problems are everywhere and perhaps their ubiquity is caused by our heightened awareness of them or perhaps we’re just not as good at solving social problems as we are at creating them. A whole sector in society has come to bear the responsibility of social needs but it seems to not be enough. The civil sector is a sector of great diversity but it is also i...

This is my final paper for my “Sociology of Organizations” course. Introduction Our contemporary world faces a myriad of problems. Social problems are everywhere and perhaps their ubiquity is caused by our heightened awareness of them or perhaps we’re just not as good at solving social problems as we are at creating them. A whole sector in society has come to bear the responsibility of social needs but it seems to not be enough. The civil sector is a sector of great diversity but it is also i...

I’ve just started with a new project or course or whatever you want to call it with a dear friend. Looks like it’s gonna be a structured way of going through a journey of self-discovery that we had already embarked on. So we’re very excited. It’s Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way.” I had an initial resistance to the spiritual aspect of the book but with several recommendations, I decided to give it a try because she doesn’t force any way of thinking on you and what she says is pretty reasonab...

I’ve just started with a new project or course or whatever you want to call it with a dear friend. Looks like it’s gonna be a structured way of going through a journey of self-discovery that we had already embarked on. So we’re very excited. It’s Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way.” I had an initial resistance to the spiritual aspect of the book but with several recommendations, I decided to give it a try because she doesn’t force any way of thinking on you and what she says is pretty reasonab...

a proposal to use decentralized autonomous organizations to develop alternative socioeconomic mechanisms“It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.”― Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?Introduction Is a better future possible? Will we ever overcome the increasing social and environmental problems that seem to only grow in size and complexity? As a student of Sociology, these questions and many like them have been plaguing my mind for a long t...

a proposal to use decentralized autonomous organizations to develop alternative socioeconomic mechanisms“It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.”― Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?Introduction Is a better future possible? Will we ever overcome the increasing social and environmental problems that seem to only grow in size and complexity? As a student of Sociology, these questions and many like them have been plaguing my mind for a long t...

I just finished one of the best books of my life, and oh the inspiration it gave me! I think everyone should read it, especially those that have a thing for history because apparently, we’ve been getting it all wrong all this time. And it’s one of those things that once you’ve already read it, it all becomes so obvious but it never occurred to you to question the hegemonic narrative that we’ve been taught to believe. Well, I know not everyone is gonna read this 500+ page book so I’m going to ...

I just finished one of the best books of my life, and oh the inspiration it gave me! I think everyone should read it, especially those that have a thing for history because apparently, we’ve been getting it all wrong all this time. And it’s one of those things that once you’ve already read it, it all becomes so obvious but it never occurred to you to question the hegemonic narrative that we’ve been taught to believe. Well, I know not everyone is gonna read this 500+ page book so I’m going to ...

Lately I’ve been really demotivated in terms of working/studying. And it really got me thinking about why I’m doing everything that I’m currently trying to do. So I want to write a post about my current goals, future ambitions and my purpose in all of it. Along with a critical perspective on academia. I’ve had several dream jobs while growing up. Ranging from being a secret agent to being a writer, a doctor, or a lawyer. Actually deep down inside I still want to be a secret agent haha :) So i...

Lately I’ve been really demotivated in terms of working/studying. And it really got me thinking about why I’m doing everything that I’m currently trying to do. So I want to write a post about my current goals, future ambitions and my purpose in all of it. Along with a critical perspective on academia. I’ve had several dream jobs while growing up. Ranging from being a secret agent to being a writer, a doctor, or a lawyer. Actually deep down inside I still want to be a secret agent haha :) So i...

I want to talk about the concept of home, and what it means to me. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about home. Where is home? What is home? And why does it hurt so much that I don’t have the answer to these questions? And what does it have to do with my sense of self?Funny, the place I most felt like home was while camping.Well, so far my life hasn’t been exactly conventional. That’s not a bad thing, I don’t really yearn for another life, but it has its ups and downs. The reason my life hasn’...

I want to talk about the concept of home, and what it means to me. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about home. Where is home? What is home? And why does it hurt so much that I don’t have the answer to these questions? And what does it have to do with my sense of self?Funny, the place I most felt like home was while camping.Well, so far my life hasn’t been exactly conventional. That’s not a bad thing, I don’t really yearn for another life, but it has its ups and downs. The reason my life hasn’...

The concept of fire has been occupying my mind lately. Maybe actually always. Fire has a thing where it manages to really captivate your attention, it’s a primitive feeling. I remember being mesmerized by anything burning as a child. The fires that warm us, the ones that frighten us, the ones that enlighten us, lead the way, the ones that connect us, the ones that drive us, the ones that feed us and the ones that consume us. I see fire, candle fires, bonfires, campfires, hearts on fire, fores...

The concept of fire has been occupying my mind lately. Maybe actually always. Fire has a thing where it manages to really captivate your attention, it’s a primitive feeling. I remember being mesmerized by anything burning as a child. The fires that warm us, the ones that frighten us, the ones that enlighten us, lead the way, the ones that connect us, the ones that drive us, the ones that feed us and the ones that consume us. I see fire, candle fires, bonfires, campfires, hearts on fire, fores...

My teacher recommended Brian Burgoon’s talk on Polanyi to understand The Great Transformation better and I watched it, I think it was very good and I’ll leave you a link if you’re interested. I’ll also share a summary of my notes and try to explain how I understand his theory of embeddedness after watching the video, because it really helped me to get my head around it. Burgoon explains The Great Transformation through references to Polanyi’s life and you get to see all the connections, it wa...

My teacher recommended Brian Burgoon’s talk on Polanyi to understand The Great Transformation better and I watched it, I think it was very good and I’ll leave you a link if you’re interested. I’ll also share a summary of my notes and try to explain how I understand his theory of embeddedness after watching the video, because it really helped me to get my head around it. Burgoon explains The Great Transformation through references to Polanyi’s life and you get to see all the connections, it wa...

Photo by Alexander Popov on Unsplash I’m thinking of taking up Techno again! So I’ve given some thought as to what Techno actually means for me and I think I’ve figured it out and discovered my purpose in this musical endeavor. I want to define what kind of Techno that I like exactly, to listen to and to play because Techno has become somewhat of a vague concept that people use to refer to electronic music in general. I really like what I guess we could call hardtechno. So that would mean hig...

Photo by Alexander Popov on Unsplash I’m thinking of taking up Techno again! So I’ve given some thought as to what Techno actually means for me and I think I’ve figured it out and discovered my purpose in this musical endeavor. I want to define what kind of Techno that I like exactly, to listen to and to play because Techno has become somewhat of a vague concept that people use to refer to electronic music in general. I really like what I guess we could call hardtechno. So that would mean hig...