Nov 29, 2021“Positivity”Isn’t this nice? Look, there are people who want what you have, therefore you should be grateful for the good things you have and you should ‘distance yourself from negativity’. Just think about how you’re better than so many people, there’s a whole ocean, a whole class, you might say…2 min read2 min read
Jul 27, 2021The Deliberate Confusion of ClassWhat classes are there? In capitalist societies, the idea of ‘class’ is described to us as something that differentiates people. Some people are lower class, some are middle class, some are high class. Even in schools, which level of class can be seen as a way to differentiate students —when…2 min read2 min read
Feb 4, 2021Why Do We Need to Worry About Identity Theft?My father screams and yells at the phone. He just wants to activate his reissued credit card, but neither the machine nor the customer service agent will allow him. The primary account holder needs to call and provide a bunch of private data to confirm their identity. He tells me…4 min read4 min read
Jan 23, 2021Term Limits and DemocracyWhen someone holds the same elected position for ten, twenty, even thirty or more years, it’s not hard to see why some people might think something is fishy, especially if it’s a top executive position like a President or Prime Minister. They must be using some underhanded tactics in order…4 min read4 min read
Dec 2, 2020Too Much ControlIt seems a common refrain that socialist and communist governments are bad because they have ‘too much control’ over people’s lives. It is true that these governments do control certain things that capitalist governments do not. Capitalists governments instead give control to private interests, to capitalists. …3 min read3 min read
Dec 1, 2020Accepting the TermsBefore you can install or open an account or whatever, you almost always need to tick the box saying that you accept. You didn’t read the terms though, who would? …2 min read2 min read
Oct 15, 2020Step One of Becoming a TankieThe first thing you need to do isn’t to read Stalin or Kim Jong-Il, nor is it to watch tankie videos on Youtube; it is a simple logical putting together of facts that you already know. …Tankie5 min readTankie5 min read
May 22, 2018Why Grinding Video Games are More Satisfying than JobsYou’ve picked up some rocks and fallen branches that were scattered across the ground. You collected plenty of plant fiber, and some berries to eat. You start crafting an axe so that you can start chopping down trees. You start chopping down trees, and use the wood to build a…Gaming4 min readGaming4 min read
Apr 26, 2018Video Games Made Me a CommunistAs one person alone in the world, there isn’t much you can do without relying on other people. You can’t drive a car, because you can’t just find car-ready gasoline lying around in puddles. If you’ve never learned how to build a car, you can’t put the parts of the…Videogames4 min readVideogames4 min read
Apr 16, 2018Suffrage in the Information AgeA country devoted to democracy would not look like the 2018 United States of America. It would look something like this. You wake up, and check your phone. A red, white, and blue notification informs you that this week is referendum week. You wash up, get dressed, and sit down…Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
