People like to think that the world is orderly and predictable, and that there is some secret mechanism behind randomness. It is precisely this need that gives rise to various pseudosciences, including numerology. They offer people the comfort they so desire. Numerology is based on… Read More »Numerology for those who don’t want to think
There are people who belittle themselves as if joking. “I’m stupid,” “I’ll never be able to do it,” “Classic — I messed everything up.” This is said with a smile or irony, as if that justified the use of such phrases. The body does not… Read More »Never say anything bad about yourself — not even as a joke
Let’s start with a straightforward observation: scams are a normal phenomenon. Their moral aspect is another matter, but the phenomenon itself is essentially a logical result of human behavior. Therefore, it is a normal, natural phenomenon based on human weaknesses and predictable behavior. Scammers are… Read More »Scammers and their schemes
How to look at the future without children. A topic that will be like oil on fire for people who leave their behavior to instinct. The loudest argument for having children is that society will age and there will be no one to support the… Read More »Why you shouldn’t have offspring
The topic of saving, investing and financial discipline is becoming increasingly relevant, which is essentially correct. It works, but only because most people don’t do it, don’t understand it or simply ignore it. If everyone started following financial advice at the same time, the system… Read More »From paycheck to paycheck is your everyday life
There is a simplified view in society: if someone does not have enough money, it is their own fault. Poverty is personified as character traits – laziness, carelessness, inability to plan, weakness, lack of motivation. This is a convenient characterization because it means that the… Read More »Poverty as a character trait
Love begins with deliberate blindness. Red flags (characteristics and behaviors that would not be accepted with clear understanding) are visible but ignored. Not because the person does not notice them, but because the truth interferes with feelings. What later ends the relationship is initially justified… Read More »Love without illusions
Boxing and similar sports – society is able to look violence straight in the eye and pretend that nothing strange is happening. Two grown men climb into the ring, beat each other to a pulp, causing concussions and long-term health problems, while the crowd cheers.… Read More »Normalized violence with a ticket and beer in hand
The idea that a strong man never makes mistakes, never doubts himself, and is always confident that he is doing the right thing is narrow-minded. A person who pretends to be flawless is afraid of a reality in which he might appear worse than he… Read More »A strong man is able to admit his imperfections
Astrology is a tradition – based interpretation of the influence of the position of the stars on human destinies and events on Earth. Although modern official science considers astrology to be pseudoscience, it has many followers, and astrological forecasts are regularly published in the media.… Read More »Astrology is useful nonsense
