Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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2026
A General seeks redemption.
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These Hands – A Personal Essay
These hands feel the cold. These hands know the cold, my hands are cold.
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My Battle with Sleep Paralysis
One can’t change the weather, or how someone will react to something you say. But feeling helpless to alter personal circumstances, albeit physically, is a great fear of mine.
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Preparing for the Age of Automation
Advancements in technology the last few decades have allowed for a significant development in robotics, which in turn has outpaced the job productivity of human labour. Technological progress is continuously growing with companies relying more and more on products being built now solely by machines.
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Why does New Zealand still have a Queen?
“Time and time again, New Zealand has shown independent initiative. So why does it need to be governed by a Constitutional Monarchy?”
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Understanding Manus Island
“…this controversy is representative of one of the biggest issues facing the world today: the question of globalisation. With the aid of technology the world has become more and more interconnected and as a natural consequence conflicting ideologies have met and clashed. ”
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The end of Mugabe means nothing for Zimbabwe
“Mugabe stepping down on the 21st of November signaled mass jubilation nationwide, as Mugabe’s 39-year-old rule had finally ended. Now Democracy could finally prevail! As if.”
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Bursting Bubbles: Why we can stop division through self-reflection
Since Trump or Brexit occurred, there has been an unofficial inquiry by each losing side to seek out answers for why both managed to take place. The prevailing answer to these questions was polarisation.
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Play Time’s Over: Why Millennials need to start taking control
“Our generation is at a crossroads. Either we buy this narrative where if we work hard to find a decent paying job, to pay off our student loans, house mortgages or taxes. ”
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