BlogHide Resteemsgurwinder (25)in crypto • 6 years agoYou Can Receive A Universal Basic Income Right NowThe People's Currency Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization aiming to eliminate global poverty, is now distributing a Universal Basic Income, in the form of the cryptocurrency, Manna, to…gurwinder (25)in art • 6 years agoA Man Feeding Swans in the SnowPhoto taken from Grunwald bridge, Poland, by Marcin Ryczek.gurwinder (25)in philosophy • 6 years agoMost Disagreements Are Just a Difference in ScalingSo many disagreements occur because people are focused on the same phenomena but at disparate levels/scales of observation, and barely anyone is able to identify when it happens, let alone…gurwinder (25)in philosophy • 6 years agoComprehending Reality Requires Fluidity, not Depth, of Thought.You cannot see all from a single perspective. Education, instead of entrenching people into paradigmatic POVs, should train them to transition between POVs ad hoc. It is fluidity of thinking, not…gurwinder (25)in philosophy • 6 years agoWhy We Are All Such a MessA billion years of evolution shaped us for the physical world, but not the digital one. We now spend our days in a realm we’re not configured for. Hence anxiety, depression, rage, insanity.gurwinder (25)in internet • 6 years agoSocial Media Algorithms Stop You Learning New ThingsIf you wish to grow, resist browsing the Web how the tech giants want you to. If you follow the folks Twitter recommends, or click the adverts Google displays, you’ll find yourself in an ever…gurwinder (25)in stories • 6 years agoWhy The Truth Can't Be Told Without LiesData that isn’t immediately useful only spreads through societies if it tells a story. All stories are oversimplifications; no story ever tells the whole story. Thus, a paradox: facts have little…gurwinder (25)in meaning • 6 years agoWhy It's Foolish to Ask for the Meaning of LifeAsking for the meaning of life is a category error. Meanings are properties of symbols - and life, as far as we know, is not a symbol. So asking for its meaning is like asking for the taste of…gurwinder (25)in identity • 6 years agoYou Are Only You in the Eyes of OthersIdentity is relative. Far from an expression of oneself, it is largely a performance for others, a pantomime in the limelight of another’s gaze. We have no self-concept except the one reflected in…gurwinder (25)in journalism • 6 years agoRemember: Journalism is a Business, Not a ServiceThe sole purpose of journalism is not to relate the facts but to reframe them into a story that people will want to read. Thus, in a world of media saturation, the biggest obstacle to honesty in…gurwinder (25)in crypto • 6 years agoYou Can Receive a Universal Basic Income with MannaThe People's Currency Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization aiming to eliminate global poverty, is now distributing a Universal Basic Income, in the form of the cryptocurrency, Manna, to…gurwinder (25)in terrorism • 6 years agoHow Terrorists Are Creating A New LanguageI have been stalking members of the terrorist group Tawheed Network (formerly al-Muhajiroun). I have spied on them over the Internet, and heard much gossip about them in my neighbourhood of Bury…