In light of the recent media hubbub around Nick Sandmann, who in case you don’t know, is the young man with the smarmy smile in the picture featured to the right, I can’t help but be reminded of the little picture below. It describes perfectly the way the media has acted on the whole ordeal. … More How the media can manipulate our perceptions
In light of the recent government shutdown in the US and the drama that surrounds it, one cannot help but wonder, how did we get here? How is it that our congress and government in general can’t seem to get anything done? Even looking at local city governments in larger cities and how they act, … More Beaver Transcript: On Bureaucracy
“If you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear” – A common soundbite that one often hears out of those who champion for increased surveillance in the name of crime prevention, whatever crimes they may be. One anon offers a succinct rebuttal to this attitude, one that is wise to keep in mind: … More “If you got nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear” – anon disputes why this is BS
This is a little comic drawn back on May of 2009. It’s been almost 10 years since it came out, and it’s still just as relevant to our society today, if not more so, as it was 10 years ago. Had I cared more, I’d be very alarmed, but as I am, it’s just worryingly … More Amusing ourselves to death – a little comic from 2009
In light of the recent ups and downs of the stock market, I can’t help but be reminded of the following comic. It feels like a lot of our economy operates on similar principles in general:
An anon on 4chan talks about the importance of self discipline, and how it relates to success and happiness. A must read: If somebody had told me what I’m about to tell you when I was a teenager, my life could have gone down a completely different path. Recently I received a message where I … More Discipline Yourself, For Discipline is the Root to Success and Happiness
The following is an essay by Beaver, which helps one look at the recent immigration issues the US have been experiencing from a different perspective: Immigration is the expected result of freedom of movement, yet that does not mean it should not be controlled. Immigration is a fairly recent reality in human history. Though it … More Beaver Transcript: On Immigration
It used to be that the word “Professional” was a positive compliment. However if you observe carefully, the meaning of the word itself have shifted over the years. Nowadays at best it’s a neutral and meaningless compliment, and at worst slightly insulting. Use this as a test. Imagine you’re at the funeral of a loved … More The corruption of the word “Professional” and what it entails
In light of the upcoming elections in the U.S, I figured this analysis on democracy as a form of government itself from Beaver would be relevant. As an added bonus, further analysis was provided by a mysterious stranger using a picture of a chicken as their avatar. I think the most interesting point made by … More Beaver transcript: On Democracy
When you hear the phrase “What would Jesus do?” uttered or written in everyday life, it’s always implied, often smugly, that Jesus would be nice – more specifically, tolerant and compromising. One Christian anon disagrees, and proposes that Jesus would perhaps flip a table. He presents a very different view than what is commonly espoused … More What would Jesus do? Perhaps he’d flip a table
Temple of Zagan 