I’ve always tried to be an optimist. This philosophy has got me into trouble more times than I can count, nevertheless I maintain it is important for your mental health to remain hopeful about the future. A practical delusion if you will. My hope is that the real world and the digital world will form a relationship of mutual reliance as they mature together, both yielding the opportunity to exploit the other party due to the potential for mutually assured destruction. Ha! How delusional I must sound already to have…

What ever happened to just going outside and playing with a stick in the mud? Ironically, the people that said that are now the sticks in the mud. Everybody loves to hate Gen Z. With good reason. I have four younger Gen Z brothers and I can confirm, indeed, that they are the worst. It’s easy to criticize this generation for being too sensitive, not having any work ethic, and not being able to hold a conversation, but let’s not forget the spiked cocktail of external forces that shaped Gen…

Put on your tinfoil hats ladies and gentlemen. Look back in history and you’ll find no shortage of individuals willing to sacrifice the interest of the greater good in the pursuit of money. We all know that crime pays; that much is obvious. There would be no crime if it wasn’t lucrative! I’d like to discuss a more pernicious variety of crime. These are the actions that aren’t technically “illegal” but nevertheless measurably harm the health and wellness of the public while a small group of powerful insiders profit. Make…

If you’re a city dwelling digital native like me, you have to make an actual effort to spend time outdoors. People say, “lets go to the beach”. People say, “lets go to the park”. They get there, and they pull out their phones and start scrolling. They get to the one place that has the power to relieve them of the digital burden of the internet plaguing the other 23 hours of their lives, and still they pull out their phones and start scrolling. Even better, they start taking pictures…

Tell me if you’ve seen this before. You’re walking down the street and you see someone coming in the opposite direction towards you. Being the respectful and courteous citizen you are, you move over slightly on the sidewalk so the two of you can pass. Except, this person doesn’t notice you. In fact, they’re completely unaware of their surroundings. As human beings we rely on our sense of sight and sense of sound in order to assess and understand our environment. How then, with their ear pods in listening to…