My Suggestions for the New Symbol of the American Conservative Party

As I type this, the conservative party has adopted various symbols as their own. Whether that be the confederate flag, the Blue Lives Matter flag, Captain America's shield (hilariously so), or the Punisher's skull, the conservative party has wrongly appropriated many symbols. The confederate flag was used by members of the union who wanted to … Continue reading My Suggestions for the New Symbol of the American Conservative Party →

Hatred, Imitation, and Idolization

"We hate most in others what we dislike in ourselves." "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." "Ultimately all idolatry is worship of the self projected and objectified: all idolization is self-idolization." These sentiments are used to explain the phenomena of hatred, imitation, and idolization. Each is relatively easy to consume, comprehend, as well as … Continue reading Hatred, Imitation, and Idolization →

What is Pain

An inevitability throughout anyone and everyone's life is that one will feel pain at some point. What is this pain--why does it feel so inherently... bad? It can be caused by any number of things, whether it be something as severe and debilitating as the loss of a loved one, or something relatively insignificant like … Continue reading What is Pain →

Pacifism and Community

Living in harmony with the world requires pacifism--a notion often, and incorrectly, dismissed as weakness. The arguments against ideals of pacifism are situations in which the other side may take advantage of those who advocate for practices of peace, or in instances where the aggressor won't listen to reason. While these arguments do hold some … Continue reading Pacifism and Community →

Anger & Hatred

We can reduce each and every emotion to their simplest forms--pleasure and pain. The more positive emotions (happiness, excitement, satisfaction, etc.) being encompassed and characterized by pleasure, and the more negative emotions (anger, sadness, disappointment, etc.) being encompassed and characterized by pain. It is through this simplification that anger can be seen as an expression … Continue reading Anger & Hatred →

Pride & Fear

Pride can be argued to be an excess of confidence mixed with the ego and a lack of humility. Much like confidence, pride contains within it an affirmation or belief of one's value. Whereas cockiness is the pure excess of confidence, in which one believes their abilities to be far beyond their limits, pride is … Continue reading Pride & Fear →

The Power of a Small Gesture

We, by nature, are prone to assumptions. This leads us to miscommunication, and our fear of both vulnerability and embarrassment (rooted in the fear of rejection) prevents us from seeking clarification. Some might call this phenomenon "overthinking." As in "don't worry, I'm sure you're just overthinking it" when trying to assure someone that the lack … Continue reading The Power of a Small Gesture →

Love and Acceptance, Desire and Motivation

A constant desire across all of humanity, I've found to be, the desire to be loved and accepted. I had previously thought this to be the sole true desire of any and all persons, but this would delve too far into the realm of ethical egoism. My previous thought process was that at the root … Continue reading Love and Acceptance, Desire and Motivation →

Fear, Happiness, and Love

It's been a while since I've written anything on this website pertaining to, well, anything outside of pop culture. Given my two most recent posts, it's quite apparent that I've been watching a bit of Dragon Ball lately! I have no shame. I love that series. Anyways, here goes! Over the course of 2019 I … Continue reading Fear, Happiness, and Love →

Ranking Goku’s Outfits Throughout Dragon Ball (Z, GT, and Super)

Stuck in quarantine and rewatching Dragon Ball, I've decided to share my ranking of Goku's outfits over the years. It's been done before, yeah, but no one's list sat quite right with me. So here's mine! Note: To qualify to be on the list, Goku has to appear in more than one episode in said … Continue reading Ranking Goku’s Outfits Throughout Dragon Ball (Z, GT, and Super) →