This past weekend, popular youtuber and regular philanthropist MrBeast dropped this video. In this video, MrBeast and his team help 1000 people by financing a small operation that drastically improves their sight. This is a 10 minute procedure that is more or less free (or very affordable) in modern countries like The Netherlands, where I … Continue reading Why aren’t there more superheroes?
Category: Off-Topic
The myth of high-functioning autism
There’s a term people have been throwing around for a very long time. High functioning Autism. The idea behind this term is that the people who fall in this category are on the autism spectrum but are still able to function in modern day society like everyone else. There is a truth to this term … Continue reading The myth of high-functioning autism
The ship of Theseus
There are a lot of things we can learn from history. The people who lived before us were sometimes pretty clever and thought of things that seemed way ahead of their time. Sometimes it makes me wonder if I should have paid more attention during history class. But seeing how riddled with boring material a … Continue reading The ship of Theseus
The audacity of charity
Alright, I’ll be honest. I’ve had this topic lined up for a very long time now. More than half a year. I’m unsure why it’s taken me so long to actually sit down and write about it. Maybe it’s because it was such a big part of fueling my hatred for rampant capitalism. It’s no … Continue reading The audacity of charity
2023 New Year’s Resolutions
Out of every year that I’ve been alive, 2022 was certainly one of them. We saw the end of covid in our collective capability to simply stop caring about it. The queen died, that’s pretty big. Not our queen, she’s still doing fine as far as I’m aware. I went back to teaching this year … Continue reading 2023 New Year’s Resolutions
2022
When I first started university I did a course on communication & media design. I dropped out halfway through the year due to a combination of mental health issues and a total lack of talent when it comes to design. But before I dropped out, I made some friends that I never spoke to after … Continue reading 2022
Go back to bed, Mr. West
A little while ago I wrote a post about Kanye West and separating the art from the artist. At that point in time Ye, the antisemite formerly known as Kanye West, was saying a whole bunch of anti-semitic things and going down crazy street. Back then I was of the opinion that personally I could … Continue reading Go back to bed, Mr. West
Looking Back on NaNoWriMo 2022
It’s December. Can you believe that? This year was both incredibly slow yet flew by. Time perception is such a fascinating thing to me. Did you know that the older you get, the faster time feels due to the fact that the time you’re experiencing is becoming a smaller and smaller percentage of your total … Continue reading Looking Back on NaNoWriMo 2022
NaNoWriMo Update #2
Good evening! I figured it was time for another quick update. Both on writing for NaNoWriMo and on life in general. I’m tired and a bit overworked lately, so this’ll be a short one. I’m just here to let everyone know what’s up and what’s been happening. For starters, I’m doing well on writing my … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Update #2
NaNoWriMo Update #1
Good morning, afternoon and evening everyone.I got to sleep in late today because I finished all of my uni stuff yesterday and now have the entire day off. Isn’t that great? I needed a small break so this works out pretty well.I’ll tell you what, teaching several days a week on top of a job … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Update #1
Opal Kaharis 