My Sporadic Thoughts: A place for things I think
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The Desire to Raise a Child
I think in almost everyone’s minds, the question of having children has come up at some point. It’s a common thing to consider, particularly as one enters adulthood. As a person finishes their education and begins to work full-time, they’re confronted with the issue of what they want their adult life to be like. Whether…
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A Ramble on Sociological Theory
I will write some spontaneous thoughts I had on this issue recently. It’s possible that my opinions will change as I become less ignorant of my discipline. In any case, I’ll continue on here. I have found myself having to engage with a lot of academic theory recently. This makes sense since I’m currently a…
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A Critique of Ethical Veganism
I can’t think of any particular event that led me to write this, at least not anything recent. I guess there’s one personal experience I can draw from in relation to this topic. It is from when I was rather young. Like 6 or 7 years ago. My mother, my first teacher, can also recall…
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“Nobody owes you anything”
I’ll try to make this a short rant, one that I will seek to make as coherently as I can. Not long ago, the phrase “Nobody owes you anything” came up again when I was speaking with someone. I say again because this is a phrase I’ve heard a lot in various contexts. In talking…
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The Absurdity of a Canadian Nationalism
This will be a relatively short one. I recently came across something that was rather bizarre to me. I was watching a YouTube video made by a news outlet. It was tackling the topic of migrants in Canada, most notably talking about the Canadian Temporary Foreign Worker Program. It was broadly talking about the experiences…
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The Mindless Need to Beautify
As a fellow disgruntled Zoomer, I will admit that I have succumbed to the temptation of aimlessly scrolling on TikTok before. You can’t blame me too much, since TikTok is one of the most widely used social media apps and a lot of fun can be had with it. Still, like other people, I’ve had…
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The Arbitrariness of Work Skills
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A Conception of Romantic Love
Earlier this year, I participated in an intensive seminar designated for aspiring philosophers. At the event, one professor chose to hold a talk/discussion on a topic I found interesting, the topic of romantic love. I also distinctly remember us sharing answers to a particular question: What are the markers and examples of romantic love? Amongst…
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An Explainer for Western Astrology
Well… I guess I am opening up this can of worms. For whatever reason, some people tend to have very strong feelings about this topic, which I guess is all the more reason for me to think about it more. It seems that talk of Western Astrology and of horoscopes is pretty hard to avoid…
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Some Thoughts on Pride and Sexuality
Disclaimer: In this post about Pride and queer people, I do not really talk about transgender, non-binary, or two-spirited individuals, since they fall outside the scope of what I wanted to focus on. My main focus here is the sexual orientations of cisgender people. Also, I am exclusively discussing the experiences of men, as I…
My Sporadic Thoughts 