It doesn’t have to be all work and no fun — If you are like me, you cannot wait to or have already jumped on the creator economy bandwagon. You see countless online businesses spring up every day, become unfathomably successful, and cannot help but think to yourself “Man, I wish I could do that.” But you believe you can’t. Not…

How overachieving breaks people — If you’ve ever taken the quickest glance at the self-development section of a library, you know about hustle culture. Endless, day-to-day grind, countless projects on the pipeline, and even more projects on the side. This is the image of the “productivity superhuman” that so many people have today. But the…

And how it affected my spending decisions — A while back, I was in the same spot as many others before me. Chasing wealth, chasing work, thinking that getting all of these will make my life worthwhile. I found myself burnt out from doing work I didn’t care about, for goals stripped of any meaning, and with no…

Why buying stuff makes us feel less shitty — You, at some point in your life, have bought something you didn’t need, to feel better. We all have. And we often justify these purchases because they are our wants. …

And what can happen when politics and technology merge? — The laws and systems that govern our world today are really not that great. Everywhere you look, from economy to political infrastructure and social rights, there are always places for corruption to creep in, for loopholes to be exploited, and for some to take advantage of others. Many attribute this…

We shouldn’t wait for disaster to hold each other accountable — I’ll be honest with you. The war in Ukraine took quite a bit of a toll on my mental health the past few days. The sinking feeling of dread that I had after reading the first headlines about the invasion will stick with me for a long time. And while…

Paying low wages is stupid on both ends of the political spectrum — If The Great Resignation taught us one thing, it would be that American employees are being paid thrash wages. Through the rise of online movements such as r/Antiwork, people have come together to expose the bullshit treatment they receive in their workplaces with unprecedented transparency. And wages make no exception. …

And why it could revolutionize society as we know it — If you’ve read any of my past articles, you may have noticed that my perspective on how society is doing is not great. Truthfully, I do think that the world around us is filled to the brim with bullshit. …