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The Aesthetics of Excess : Why We Overindulge at Parties and Call It ‘Fun'

As I sit reflecting on the nature of parties — their noise, their vibrancy, their absurdity — I find myself grappling with a fundamental question : Why do we crave excess? Not just on the fringes of our lives but at the very heart of our shared human experiences. What is it about

Masks in Motion : The Aesthetics of Chaos, Seduction, and Selfhood at the Party

The Shattered Mirror of Selfhood There is a peculiar alchemy at work in the dim glow of a party. The lights flicker, music thunders, and faces shift like waves on a restless sea. Here, amidst the throb of bass and the clink of glasses, something curious happens to the self.

The Price of Time : A Personal Discourse on Valuing Life’s Most Fleeting Currency

In the relentless churn of daily obligations, demands, and the omnipresent noise of modern existence, I have come to one nagging question: What is the worth of my time? Time — this currency no bank vault can hold, no ledger can account for, and no contract can truly secure. Perhaps the

The Paradigm Shift of Intelligence : How Generative AI Mirrors the Revolutions of Scientific Thought

By me (but, inspired by the spirit of Thomas S. Kuhn) The Machinery of the Mind There comes a time in the evolution of human thought when the old tools of inquiry fail to carve meaning into the chaos. We stand now, once again, at the edge of such a

How Our Existence Unfolds as Contradictions?

Existence is a curious paradox, isn’t it? Here we are, suspended between the yearning for infinite possibilities and the stark finitude of our lives, caught in a web of contradictions that define our very being. We crave freedom yet cling to structure, seek connection yet guard our solitude, and

The Absurdity of Legacy : Why Do We Care About What Happens After We Die?

Legacy is a peculiar obsession. As humans, we expend vast energy, time, and emotion constructing monuments to our existence — whether those monuments are tangible, like buildings and books, or intangible, like reputation or influence. The irony, however, is glaring : we do all this knowing we will never witness the fruits

The Psychopolitics of Desire : Sovereignty, Subjugation, and the Endless Loop of Yearning

In moments of stillness, when the frenetic hum of modern life momentarily subsides, a disquieting thought takes hold of me : are the desires that drive my choices, shape my ambitions, and tether me to this world truly mine? Or am I merely a vessel — a transient repository for yearnings that

Endless Hunger : The Economy as a Machine of Desire and Transformation

The economy is often treated as a mechanistic system, ruled by equations of supply and demand, cycles of growth and recession, and abstract concepts like “market forces.” But what if we step beyond the cold calculus and see it instead as a “desiring-machine” — a sprawling, interconnected system not merely driven