The idea of political correctness does come from a place of goodness. However, in practice it’s pretty misguided in its attempts to make the world a friendlier, more inclusive place. Mostly because people use it to nitpick and police the language of those they disagree with, thereby absolving them from having to do any critical thinking or…

Did you see the new Audi advert proclaiming, “Intelligence is the new rock n roll?” There’s a lot of nerd worshipping nowadays. The Big Bang is one of the most popular shows on television; I think the pendulum has swung the other way. I agree, there was a moment anti-intellectualism in the nineties and early naughties but popular culture is now…

Complaining versus Doing

I read an article that actually appeared in 2014, but seems to be even more applicable today than just two years ago. Below is a short section, but be forewarned, you’re not going to be happy with what you read:

We’re creating a world of dummies. Angry dummies…

How a medium post didn’t trigger a change in civilization

Maybe our civilization is in trouble because people just spend their time liking and sharing acceptable, meaningless drivel. Is anybody willing to stand for what makes a shift? Anything edgy? Or only for what’s politically correct…

Hi Mr. David Hopkins,

Very nicely written. I could never have thought of this angle to such a famous sitcom. If I be allowed to slightly deviate from your take on this and also from the one by Mukilan Pannirselvam in the comments to this post, I’d like to point out a few things that have kind of been in my head for a long…

Hey David,

What a relief to find this article trending on Medium instead of another “How to save your life, find your love, become a triathlete, and a bajillionaire in 7 super fast and easy ways.”

I feel there is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek in this article, but I’m not sure where it begins or ends…

Mr. Hopkins:

Back in the late sixties, Los Apson, a Mexican Rock group, had a very popular song titled, Por Eso Estamos Como Estamos, translation of the basic gist of the title is, This is the reason why we’re in the mess we’re in. After each stanza, with hilarious laughter in the background the chorus repeated,