Quite recently, I started using the words "managing expectations" again. I think, feel, and believe those words are related to revealing (a part of) our intentions. Especially "things" that we no longer need, want or believe in. To my surprise, those words never resulted in a blog - until now. In my view, it's impossible for anyone not having expectations....
Not so long ago, it was simple to determine a friend or a foe. Today, there's a turn of a friendly card (see song below). "Identification, friend or foe (IFF) is a combat identification system designed for command and control. It uses a transponder that listens for an interrogation signal and then sends...
The continuous - and increasingly ridiculous - import tariff threats by the American president, makes me wonder if he already knows the forthcoming SCOTUS verdict. Losing could well explain his ridiculous threats. Winning could, however, also explain the forthcoming SCOTUS verdict. The absence of that verdict - about the legality of import tariffs - could well imply...
The above phrase is from a recent SCMP article (on trade and EV tariffs). In and of itself, this phrase seems true. Once you reflect on the meaning of progress then things get fuzzy because progress is philosophical and one-directional. “Progress is movement towards a perceived refined, improved, or otherwise desired state. It is central to the philosophy...
Recent events have resulted in this topic: does freedom in our deeds, word & intentions result in loneliness and/or solitude? I'm inclined to answer: Yes. In my view, any commitment (eg, time, space) will cause a lack of freedom (eg, job, relationship, vacation). Hence, a No would then be logical. In my view, the notion of freedom can only exist in our mind -...
Intro LO: Below, please find a quite scary Independent Premium article. While reading it, the first thing that came to my mind was the 2002 Sci-Fi film Minority Report, which is rated at #7.6 on IMDb. Technology has - almost - turned science fiction into reality The main difference is that Minority Report is about reading our intentions - besides our words....
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