it’s funny because i’m constantly hoping for more happiness, growth, and wealth

but when i read this post, i have all the real luxuries in life already

a good reminder to be grateful always for what we have

my take is that awareness is one of the most important things, if not most important.

understanding what you have and making peace with it

glad to see you thriving, happy for you!

Ikigai

I remember first reading this years ago, and have been trying to make it a form of north star since

personally don't think one can truly be happy unless he/she feels fulfilled within

a reason for being

“To be successful in a profession, or in business, to become wealthy, cannot be compared to making the lives of your fellow men better. This can bring immense satisfaction.”

― Lee Kuan Yew

If you departed this world without making a positive difference, could you say you have ever existed? Because with or without you walking this earth, nothing changed.

this is something that has been in my head for years, and i find it a strong magnet as to what i should be doing as a person in life

strive to do good and to help others as much as i can, to make the lives of my fellowmen better

I've tried volunteering for a year in the past, but social work didn't seem a great fit, and so i'll strive to make my impact in other ways

Interlocutor (noun, FORMAL)

a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.

Addiction v Happiness

learning languages

https://x.com/alojoh/status/1962414007240786282?s=46&t=nluSw7cwYGx8zFxfoYi5Iw

Point is-- Retirement planning is simply wrong mindset to have anymore. The FIRE movement should be extinguished, before it one-shots all the Zoomers.

Singapore's population projection (native v foreign)

never noticed this, but feels accurate (not sure if it’s my confirmation bias)

https://youtube.com/shorts/_O7tx7HGUGA?si=Qu-hV7pog6GLPorq

also, how is it that VFX and CGI are getting worse in movies when technology is improving

feels like a cost cutting issue

gender equality

increasing trend of young men becoming NEETs

a matter of time before muslims take over the world in that case

maybe in 500-1000 years if the world survives that long

Islam is an asymmetric religion because of its one-way nature

1) to marry a muslim, the other party has to convert - and if either parent of a child is muslim, the child will be muslim

2) becoming muslim is irreversible, sanctioned by the death penalty

history has already shown how a minority islamic group in a country can grow to being the majority over centuries

coupled with the current difference in birth rates, it feels like an eventuality

first read about this in Skin In The Game by Nassim Taleb

the boom of streamers

https://x.com/binji_x/status/1963049869666341249

Inconvenience is the price of community

applicable to maintaining friend groups as well

a small inconvenience is the price we pay for something invaluable like a community

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DM3vOecyYIe/?igsh=MTQ1c2pqbDRoMDkyZw==