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Characteristics of an opportunity you have to chase after
Depending on who is defining, an opportunity is a, when compared to alternatives, a seemingly easier solution to the realisation of elements in the item-lost of your desires, goals, vision, thoughts and mindset. As the one judging and assessing all options available, an opportunity emerges to you as shockingly easier. It presents a path of continuity where others can’t. It offers what seemingly…
One of my posts in a subreddit r/Zimbabwe had a link to a Google Form questionnaire. I needed to have it filled in by citizens in my country who had some experience with internet banking because the study I was working on was mainly on adopters of the technology. The post informed the sub that I was a paid researcher. Not a think-tank type. My job was just to write assignments, dissertations and…
Social Pressures on Beliefs and Choices
Your very own beliefs, mindset, ideals and values, no matter how distinct they are, are compromised by others’ own beliefs, mindset, etc. I call the negative compromission, whereby these items are punished by the society until you give yours up to tally with the society, social hurts. On the other side sits social goods. When beliefs, mindset and values are in tandem with what the society regards…
Invisible AI voices fuel the rise of digital hate
After terror attacks have been made, we often hear of a group behind it coming forward to claim responsibility. They do this with a lot of motives, one of them being seen. In fact, they identify themselves as terrorists and that’s how they want to be seen. Even, in some cases, when they don’t want to be seen, such attacks are followed by thorough investigations that muight expose the attacker.…
What is love? What is it's purpose? How to love?
Love is the most senseless of the products of the human senses. This nature of love allows it to be unconditional when there is a need for it to be. Love just like hate, does not have to be justified. The recipient does not have to deserve it. S/he is simply a recipient regardless of whether s/he feels loved. It’s possible to be in a situation where one is trying his/her best loving you [sic] but…
What sets apart morality from immorality? Lessons from Great minds.
To Marcus Aurelius, good morals are in “modest and manly character.” The ancient Stoic praised his education which earned him “piety and beneficence, abstinence not only from evil deeds, but evil thoughts” and “simplicity in [the] way of living, far removed from the habits of the rich”. The Stoic’s approach leaves some questions unanswered: Is being rich and having evil thoughts immoral? And what…
Gender expectations, objectification and the societal loop lens
Some men feel and think of women as sex objects, and nothing else. Not as contributors of half other humanity’s progress. Not as beings with constructive thoughts, touch, feelings and effort. Men in return are seen as persuerers of sexual pleasure and nothing else. I call this a loop in that we barely think out of it. The loop is toxic in every sense because, in their interaction with men, modern…
Preparedness and desperation
Hope for the best, be prepared for the worse. Life is shocking, but you must never appear to be shocked. Maya Angelou When I was reading the novel “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown, one of the characters in the narration of the author is said to have the anytime battle readiness of the Masai. The narrative said the Masai wake up ready to defend on all occasions. There is no lag between opening…
Internalised and self-imposed Anti-Blackness
A Reddit user based in London posted in r/Zimbabwe that he was changing his name and surname to an English one— preferably, his girlfriend’s second name for the latter. Zimbabwean surnames are quite distinct from “Smith” or “Green”. One might be Tinotenda Dzambacheka (male or female), Sihle Ndlovu (female) or Peter Ndlovu (played for Coventry in the 90s and none among the football commentators…
I have been watching Mohammed Ali’s old clips in the ring. His opponent usually appears dominant from the start. Ali is on the defence dodging as many punches, and when he gets hit the punch is not that strong. In a sudden plot twist, Ali hammers the opponent when he least expects it. The opponent, who all along seemed to be winning is so drunk in what seems to be victory, turns into a victim…
What makes you learn from failure
A solution is a product for a thought process. A thought process that leads to a solution is a product of an actual problem. The solution, the thought process and the actual problem leading to the solution must be discovered. They cannot exist before their discovery. But why do we have to fail to discover solutions? Failure is an outcome of effort. It provides the much-needed feedback to…
Avoidance as non-decision: What makes a decision poor?
There is no way to set apart a good decision from a bad one in most cases where you make a decision hoping that it will lead to something positive. Even when that decision does not lead to positive outcome, the intend makes it a good decision. These are the statements I lined in a Socratic discussion with my brother. The discussion started when I said that a sister to my friend’s boyfriend is a…
Cheaters still want us because they see us as valuable, not attractive
I just found a reason why some people decide to cheat, then come back begging their original partners to stay when side relationships go burst. A cheater wakes up with one reality after all the adventure of seeking alternative options to the original partner… that s/he can’t live without a valuable person (original partner) but can forgo the attractive one (unofficial partner). Note: In this…
From mentor to misleader: How mentors by recognition turn bad?
When a mentor becomes one, as I stated previously, he is one because the mentored has recognised him as one. The mentor I have in mind here, however, provides his services, per long-term and is unpaid: At least that’s what we observe from the first known man in history from an almost 3000-year-old work of Homer, the Odyssey. This particular historic Mentor was left by the king to prepare the…
Negatives of Attention Dependency and Approval on Social Media
Narcissism, defining our self-worth, and validation has always been a part of human nature; however social media has created digital and seemingly endless means of having our basic needs for acceptance met. Attention addiction has increased relevance in today’s social media environment. Edwards, F. (2017). An investigation of attention-seeking behaviour through social media post…
The cycle of consumption: From Life to Death and Beyond
During the course of the human life, consumption is one of the main activities from which causes other activities in one’s life. Consumption is one of the reasons why we educate ourselves, be skilled, find a job or any undertakings which may lead us to any tools for consumption such as money. The human life is a straight line of continuous consumption from which other zig zagged lines,…
On cartoon shows in profits driven age and parental control
Since an ulcer was ravaging my internals, I needed someone to look over me. As a bachelor with a landlord at his place he had learnt to detest, I finally accepted my well-wishers’ offer to come and stay at their place until recovery. These were the same people paying for my rent and each month I struggled to have them pay before the fifth day of the month even after more than fifty phone calls.…