11 hours agoMember-onlyThe Philosophy of Content (Media)Content is the… — My goal with this writing is to define content in the most boring, dull and impractical way possible. I am not talking about the state-of-mind content . I am talking about it as used in the context of media. What is content? The best way to define content is by identifying things that…Philosophy7 min readPhilosophy7 min read
Published inEllemeno·16 hours agoMember-onlyHow Deep Should We Be?The surface has warmth but has no substance. The depth has substance but is cold. Where do we go? — I once found Blink 182 complex and Two-and-a-Half-Men intelligent. This was when I looked at each successful person with awe. When I thought friendship and relationship was forever. When I thought everything in the media was true. When I thought entertainers were kings and politicians/businessmen gods.Life4 min readLife4 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyAre You Qualified to Live?Imagine queuing up in front of a large gate in the sky with a trillion other souls that look like Kibosh. You have a token in your left hand that reads 222222222222. There is no time. There is no body. You are in an application process where a bunch of…Life2 min readLife2 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyLet us thinkMy plan this morning was to open my laptop, close all the tabs, open a new browser, and find a great human thinker/writer of AI. …Thinking6 min readThinking6 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyHere is a Modern Play, Written a Modern Way, on a Modern PageSubject: AI, writing, life. Characters: me and my thoughts. — Scene 1 I sit down to write but can’t write. There are too many distractions. A thought enters as the First distraction and asks me if I should be writing instead of finding ways to make money. Thought: Your rent is due, you don’t have money to pay it. How will you…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·May 9Member-onlyForget Happiness if you are Ambitious!Being ambitious is all about *not* being happy with what you have right now… — As I observed myself again waking up with anxiety this morning, I told myself I am done with this writing and writer bullshit. This is the cause of all my ills and now it is time to quit this unhealthy and useless profession (is it even a profession?) I got…Happiness6 min readHappiness6 min read
May 8Member-onlyOur Endless Quest for New Media ExperiencesNeed for immersion, more stimulation. All this leads to innovation and yes, confusion! — I sit down to watch a movie or a video and for a few seconds everything is normal. The reason I watch something gets me excited, so I make myself cozy and ready for some visual action. But after a few seconds, I start to get restless. No matter how…Media3 min readMedia3 min read
May 8Member-onlyUseful Quotes from Seth Godin’s The PracticeThe practice demands that we seek to make an impact on someone, not on everyone… — I am a doubtful person, especially when it comes to my writing career. The fact that I chose it despite warnings and concern shown by my family members, makes me nervous and anxious at each step. Yes, there are fits of excitement too, but at times (most of the time)…Quotes8 min readQuotes8 min read
May 5Member-onlyWriting Experiments: Can I Remove My Anxiety Through These Words?Is it gone? Where is it? — I cursed myself on writing a title like this. But let’s move on. It’s like what one of my classmates said all those years ago when I commented on his new shiny shoes, ‘Focus on the eyes, not the shoes!’ ‘Focus on the story, not the title.’ Although I don’t…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
