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…
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A Concern with Remote Work
In our labour market, remote work has become so prevalent in a way that’s unprecedented. With the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment rates in both Canada and the United States increased substantially, as the cessation or reduction of various services and production forces meant that millions of people were to be out of work. This was all…
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My First Reflections as a Graduate
Disclaimer: I had written all of this at random while on a road trip, so please forgive the jumbled nature of these reflections. This is my first entry on this site, a sort of test trial. Also, I realize I make plenty of assumptions about capitalism and parts of the financial industry while making my…
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