Here are some tips that you can use to help yourself treat people fairly and avoid double standards. — 1. Question your environment Sometimes I hear people defend someone’s actions by pointing out that they are a product of their environment. While this may be an accurate explanation, it’s not an excuse. Neglecting critical reflection should not be normalized. It can be all too easy to take what you…

I’m just making an announcement to everybody that I set up an account on write.as and will soon be cross-posting my articles on the platform. I will still post all of my articles on Medium but you will also be able to see some of them on write.as. I don’t…

Speaking up is a serious risk in cases where it can lead to imprisonment or if one has to worry about protecting themselves from hateful violence. Nevertheless, there are others who are free to discuss what’s on their mind, but unable to realize their freedom due to an unreasonable and…

When I first heard about the Reddit drama surrounding Aaron Sims’s attempt to run for Congress, something immediately seemed off to me. Could the anonymous pro-Sims Reddit account Ok_Gene_5382 be secretly run by Sims? That seems like quite the assumption. So I did some research on this rumour and found…

I always found it weird how blasé people are about having a romantic partner. How do people treat such an accomplishment like it is just another outing? Like, I know most people experience it. So what? Imagine if everybody was as doing as well economically as they are romantically. I…

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Now that I’m finally about to graduate university, I can look back and say it was a mostly positive experience. Nevertheless, it has led me to lose faith in academic sociology. I am also majoring in sociology, which is an uncomfortable fact for me to accept. Don’t get me wrong…

Only using old smartphones has made my life so much easier. I’m grateful I noticed this opportunity when it was still available for me. Part of it has to do with the cost factor, as I can use old smartphones for free. I’m saving many hundreds of dollars here. …

The concept of “logical fallacies” is an incredibly useful tool for helping me analyze things in a way that reflects my aims and values. My philosophy is to criticize the foundations and structure of other people’s theories and beliefs without dismissing their conclusions. This is because I don’t want to…