Introspection – VoVatia (original) (raw)
Category Archives: Introspection
Everything Is Bad
I can’t say I have that much to say about the election results that hasn’t been said many times already, but writing about things is often how I process them. And I’m really full of despair, and want to hide … Continue reading →
Posted in Capitalism, Corporations, Current Events, Economics, Health, History, Introspection, Politics, Prejudice | Tagged 2024 presidential election, adolf hitler, authoritarianism, donald trump, fascism, laissez-faire, racism, robert f. kennedy jr., sexism, violence |
Got My Mind Set on Mindsets
I saw a billboard this past weekend saying something like, “Paying too much for health care? Vote Republican!” Aren’t the Republicans the ones who are constantly pushing to make health care more expensive, constantly trying to repeal the Affordable Care … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Food, Health, Holidays, Introspection, Judaism, Language, Philosophy, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, Television | Tagged affordable care act, atheism, autism, classism, donald trump, fear, foghorn leghorn, grammar, guns, health care, looney tunes, president barack obama, republicans, smoking |
The Riddle of the Individdle
I’ve heard a few times now that part of the problem in the United States regarding COVID-19 is that American individualism leads to people not caring about the collective good, leading to people refusing to take basic safety precautions like … Continue reading →
Posted in Current Events, Economics, Health, History, Introspection, Philosophy, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Technology | Tagged bible, collectivism, cooperation, coronavirus, golden rule, individualism, nationalism, president herbert hoover, rugged individualism, selfishness, society, tribalism, war |
Delete Your Account
I don’t plan on deleting my Facebook account. Yes, I’m bothered by how much data they have on me, but I’m also lazy. And I’m not sure how much of it can really be used in a malicious way. Maybe … Continue reading →
Posted in Advertising, Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, Introspection, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Technology | Tagged cambridge analytica, donald trump, election 2016, facebook, fake news, hillary clinton, instagram, jealousy, rumors, social isolation, social media, tumblr, twitter |
Don’t Mind the Maker
Not long ago, I came across a reference to a possible link between autism and atheism, which was interesting to me as I’m an atheist and on the autistic spectrum. While the idea can be misused, as this Turkish jerk … Continue reading →
Posted in Introspection, Philosophy, Religion | Tagged atheism, authority, autism, individualism, libertarianism, psychology today, razib khan, social interaction, theory of mind |
Super-Duper Superficial
I’m inclined to think that, as humans, we all have somewhat of a tendency to be superficial. It’s not fair, but it’s incredibly common. What I’m particularly interested in here, however, is how people will mix superficial complaints in with … Continue reading →
Posted in Body Image, Current Events, Gender, Humor, Introspection, Politics, Prejudice, Snobbery | Tagged accents, appearance, bernie sanders, bill maher, body shaming, chris christie, criticism, donald trump, fat jokes, fat shaming, ironic racism, kellyanne conway, melania trump, michelle obama, misogyny, paddington bear, racism, sarah palin, sexism, stereotypes |
Voices for the Brainless
I’ve been tempted to write something political recently, but I kind of feel that I’ve already said most of what I have to say, and it’s hard to keep up with current events in an administration where things change by … Continue reading →
Posted in Celebrities, Corporations, Current Events, Gender, Introspection, Politics, Prejudice, Real Time with Bill Maher, Relationships, Television | Tagged 4chan, betsy devos, bill maher, dakota access pipeline, donald trump, feelings, first amendment, free speech, gamergate, hypocrisy, jeremy scahill, mike huckabee, milo yiannopoulos, misogyny, muslim ban, new york times, racism |
Any Sport in a Storm
Does it give me some kind of nerd credit that I watched Star Trek IV instead of the Superbowl? Actually, I’m not sure nerd credit is something I really want, since it’s become obvious in recent years just how petty … Continue reading →
The Few, the Proud, the Geeky
This post on Tumblr about geekiness and gender roles has some good points, although I’m not sure I agree with all of it. I sometimes get confused by geeky people who marginalize others, with my reasoning being that they’ve generally … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Games, Gender, Introspection, Philosophy, Snobbery, Sports | Tagged fantasy role playing games, fantasy sports, geeks, leonardo da vinci, nerds, philosopher-kings, plato |
You’re in Love with Yourself
I hear on occasion about how kids these days are too often praised, and told they can become whatever they want, which has led to their being unprepared for the world. It’s funny, because pretty much everyone I know seems … Continue reading →