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 Some things are utterly unknowable, whatever you try to predict and whatever you try to extrapolate, they can't be known. A classic example is that of effect of AI. Now, when AI came into prominence and I say prominence because AI is basically machine learning, it's not artificial intelligence, there is no intelligence involved here.  It is only machine learning and the way it was hyped up by the management gurus and all was very clear that no one knew what one was talking of but no one wanted to be sounding ignorant. That being said, there have been many times when something has come up in a social space or in a media space where people have started predicting stuff like it could be something like FIRE that is financially independent at early. There could be something like jobs are bad, freelancing is good, there should be some kind of a, you know, saving plan should be this and this.  All this presume that a lot of things are going to be stable. Like for example, AI pr...

  What if you needed nothing from anyone? What if there was nothing that anyone could give you? And what if you never wanted to give anything to anyone? And you reach a state where you really don't feel the kind of validation seeking or validation giving that's required? Would that be a good state? What would be that state be good, bad, ugly? Would that even make any sense to have qualifier as good, bad, ugly? Or it is beyond good, bad, ugly, beyond nice and not so nice, beyond all the shit, beyond all the envelopes, just being nice, not nice, just to be tattam asi, that which you are. Fuck, what a line!

 Never have I been ever a fan of very loud things in life and when it was ever thrust upon me, I tried to deal with it at a very decent level, but it's very difficult for me to deal with loud stuff, loud music, loud people, loud atmosphere. It just overloads my senses. I would rather have a quiet evening with a few friends and intimate conversations than a group party.  I am not capable of understanding a whole gaggle of voices, the so-called fun and the mirth and laughter in a group, not because I don't find it fun, but somehow I find it very dishonest. I find loudness a performance. It's a performance for no one in general and everyone in particular, where everyone is trying to prove that they are happy, they are nice, they're good.  It's a mob performance and somehow is very disingenuous and dishonest at its very core. That goes for loudness as a whole. It is so performative that anyone who subscribed to that kind of lifestyle, music or anything else reveals a la...

Imagine a country or a society that is optimised to become a slave. To analyse this kind of a country, one must need to not only know its culture, its aspirations, its achievements, but also the way it laughs on something or the way it gets on that quality of people who get angry or the quality of people who laugh on what. Now, if one sees an analysis of texts and writings, we see two distinct things between 7th century AD, 6th century AD and beyond. Beyond there is one phase and before that there is another phase. Now, those two phases are the phases in which one can divide this society into the brave society and the coward society. And the coward society became a slavish society and the article here explores how and why at some level this nation or society has become an optimised coward and a slave society post a particular time period. Coming back to how do we break it into two parts, I have used a particular reference called bravery of texts. Now what does bravery of texts mean? It...

  Introduction - The Slave Industry of Dahomey (modern Benin) The Atlantic slave trade was one of the most profitable industry for the kings of west Africa. While Ashanti (present day Ghana) and King Alphonso of the region known as Congo were active profiteers none matched the capture and supply network of   King Gezo of Dahomey (modern Benin, early–mid 19th century). Gezo declared: “The slave trade is the ruling principle of my people. It is the source and glory of their wealth.” The transatlantic slave trade, which persisted for 366 years and resulted in the forced deportation of 12.5 million Africans to the New World, ranks as one of history’s greatest crimes against humanity.     it was not driven by hatred and a desire to exterminate an entire people The overriding motive that lay behind the uprooting, enslavement, and coerced long-distance transport of millions of sub-Saharan Africans was (economic) greed. ( DAVIS, DAVID BRION, et al. “Foreword.” At...

Prologue The Indian judiciary is often regarded as the ultimate guardian of the Constitution, entrusted with ensuring justice and protecting citizens from executive overreach. Yet, its reputation has been repeatedly marred by episodes of misconduct, ranging from corruption to nepotism and sexual harassment allegations. This paper surveys significant cases of judicial misconduct, based on media reports and Arun Shourie’s Who Will Guard the Guards? The Not So Honourable. It also examines instances of collusion between the judiciary and legislature, where political compromises have shielded judges from accountability. By comparing India’s accountability structures with those of the United States and the United Kingdom, this paper highlights systemic weaknesses and underscores the urgent need for reform. Introduction Judicial independence forms the cornerstone of Indian democracy. While the framers of the Constitution envisioned judges as impartial arbiters, entrusted with interpreting the...