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Breath of Release : The Final Exhale

It’s strange how the final breath feels both foreign and familiar, like an old friend I’ve avoided but always knew would come. The air is thinner now, each inhale a negotiation with time, and with every exhale, I feel the world loosening its grip. Or is it me

Asymmetry in Value Creation and Nihilism : A Philosophical Intersection (part 2)

Nihilism, particularly in its existential form, is the belief that life lacks inherent meaning, purpose, or value. This worldview emphasizes that the structures and beliefs humans create to make sense of the world — moral systems, societal hierarchies, or personal achievements — are ultimately meaningless in the face of an indifferent universe.

Value Creation is Not Symmetric : Life, Relationships, and Organizations

Humans are inherently driven to seek value, create meaning, and leave a lasting impact. This urge to create value is deeply embedded in our psychology, touching on our need for survival, social connection, identity, purpose, and legacy. Value creation — the process of generating meaningful outcomes, benefits, or impact — is often

Mud-Slinging : The Theater of Evasion – What Compels Us to Assign Blame Faster Than Solutions?

Blame is an ancient ritual, an instinctive response we turn to when tensions rise or when things go wrong. In the face of crises or conflicts, we tend to sling mud and point fingers rather than rolling up our sleeves to search for solutions. The speed with which we assign

Two Days in Shanghai : A Memoir of Concrete Souls and Flickering Dreams

The city breathes, but the breath is mechanical. I step off the plane, and the pulse of Shanghai reverberates beneath my feet, a rhythm not unlike a heartbeat but colder, distant. I have come to this towering metropolis for reasons I can’t even recall anymore — work, perhaps, or simply

Why Realistic Pessimism is a Gift in a Delusional World of Optimism?

It’s strange to live in a world where optimism is marketed as the only viable option for a meaningful life. “Stay positive!” they say, wielding optimism as a panacea for all things bleak. But does relentless optimism make us any less exposed to life’s absurdities? If anything, optimism

The Synthetic Reality : Are GenAI’s Hallucinations a Mirror of Our Collective Unconscious?

Every so often, I find myself pondering a simple yet profoundly unsettling question : What is reality? Traditionally, we might define it as a shared, objective world, one that is perceived through our senses and verified by consensus. But when I turn to the world of Generative AI (GenAI), this clean

The Hallucinations of GenAI : A Reflection on Reality, Perception, and the Mirage of Intelligence

It has often struck me, that in our quest to create machines that think, we may inadvertently be birthing ones that hallucinate. Hallucination, a term that conjures images of altered perceptions and fractured realities, is often whispered with caution in the realms of GenAI. What is it about this phenomenon

Skyline of Solitude : The Forgotten Faces in the Rise of Modernity

In the city, tall structures crowd the skyline, vying for supremacy in height, gloss, and grandeur. These buildings represent our collective obsession with progress, each new floor a testament to ambition, each glass pane a symbol of perceived advancement. Yet as I look at these towering giants, an unsettling realization

Beyond the Clock : When Time and Self Become One

The clock ticks forward, dragging each moment into the next as though time is an endless scroll unrolled by the invisible hand of reality. Yet, if I pause and ask myself, “What is this thing I call time?” the answer slips through my grasp like water through a clenched fist.