Many parts of "daily life" can seem tedious and annoying at times. Take a morning commute, for instance. Sitting in traffic on the way to sit in a cubicle?! Now I repent; I find myself missing lots of these things now that I'm staying in most every day, most all …
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Institutionally, we're starting to see lots of "opening up" around the world. In the United States, businesses are sending out their new plans in e-mails/newsletters. YouTube is recommending "online therapy" and stuff to try to keep the population okay enough until locked-down times end 1. We are seeing some …
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Prediction time! In this post I will analyze the current Old World Bat Pestilence (COVID-19) situation (mainly California, where I live). The idea here is that I make some falsifiable claims that I can either,
- smirk to myself about predicting correctly (and maybe make some bucks of stock trades and …
Corona Virus Diary, Part 5
In this post, I will describe how the delivery of information and communication have changed during my life thus far, highlighting ways in which current "high tech" ways of doing things have empowered small groups of (technocratic) elites and the parties that pressure them to push their (socio-political) agendas while …
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What do I do under quarantine lock-down?
Oscillating between different activities
I try something for a while, for instance solving some problem or reading a chapter of a book. Sooner or later, it will become too boring/difficult to continue. So, I'll switch to another activity that I think I …
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Lunch for today was "survival stew". Similar to Korean 부대 찌개 "Army Stew", it consisted of whatever ingredients were available, served with some rice. Ah! The taste of austerity.
This time, it didn't taste excellent, but that's how stuff goes. Every meal every time doesn't need to be excellent; sometimes …
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Reporting again from self-quarantine, your independent media 👋 Today we are going to do some more armchair sociology and psychologizing. Buckle up ("Click it or Ticket") and grab your favorite face cover, things are about to get sneezy. Might even add some abstractions and philosophy to the mix...
First things first …
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In contemporary times, Japanese people are famous being good at waiting in lines and otherwise maximizing social cohesion. So when I heard that Japan was running out of toilet paper and that there were issues with people hoarding and buying out stores, I knew that there was going to be …
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Andrew Yang stopped his campaign some time around today. I was not necessarily opposed to Yang, but was by no means an ardent supporter either. Here's I share some thoughts about Yang's political messages/campaign.
First are some impressions/observations:
- Yang campaigned hard on Universal Basic Income, $1000 bucks a …