Category: Life
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Weekly Problem: The Second-Chance Romance Strategy
The Problem You’ve just been through a tough breakup and are ready to start dating again. Over the next year, you’ll meet 100 potential romantic partners one by one. After meeting each person, you must immediately decide whether to commit to them or move on forever. Once you pass on someone, you can never go…
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Poem: Two women
Two WomenOnce there were two women, clever and young,Bound by a friendship where laughter was sung.One had a gift for numbers, sharp and wise,The other surpassed her, with stars in her eyes. Two women, both radiant like ice and fire,One’s beauty was striking, the other’s inspired.Men gathered ‘round, bewitched by their grace,Yet one longed for…
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My Sickness saved my life- the Region Beta Paradox
When things get bad, you should hope for even worse times according to social science
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Legal Reasoning and the Roe v. Wade Decision: Exploring the Intersection of Law and Morality
The case of Roe v. Wade (1973) is a seminal moment in U.S. legal history, epitomizing the complex interplay between legal reasoning, constitutional interpretation, and moral values. At its core, Roe v. Wade addressed the deeply contentious issue of abortion and the constitutional right to privacy, ultimately legalizing abortion nationwide and establishing a landmark precedent…
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This is why most people are wrong about almost anything
The case of minimum wage laws serves as a poignant illustration of the perils of inductive reasoning. Hayek’s predictions, though grounded in economic theory and empirical observations, failed to account for the multifaceted dynamics shaping labor markets. By extrapolating from limited data and theoretical abstractions, Hayek fell victim to the inherent biases and oversights characteristic…
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Man is the only animal that must be encouraged to live
What is the purpose of life? Noone is actually noticing me in the world so why should I still live? What is the point? The troubles of becoming more intelligent, come with a blindness for absurdity.
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Platonic-romantic relationships: That one dating category no one ever heard about.
Platonic relationships offer some advantages for people struggling with emotionally connecting to people, especially the other sex. However, most people never heard of platonic relationships or dismiss it rather quickly as “not for them”. That’s wrong and here’s why: