Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
The Perverted Ideal
The Perverted Ideal: How Good Intentions Become Weapons of Extraction (An examination of systemic hijacking across welfare states, healthcare, education, and beyond) (An examination of systemic hijacking across welfare states, healthcare, education, and beyond) I. The Universal Pattern of Institutional Capture Every great social idea begins with a moral impulse: no one should die for…
From Cheating to Essential: The Evolution of Calculators, Computers, and AI in the Classroom
For decades, teachers, parents, and education policymakers have wrestled with a recurring question: Where does learning end and cheating begin?Few tools demonstrate this debate more clearly than the calculator. Once banned from classrooms and considered academic sacrilege, calculators gradually became standard equipment—an expected item in every pencil case. The same story unfolded with computers, then…
The Pendulum’s Arc: The Winder, The Swing, & the Distortion of History
Introduction: The Mechanics of Political Physics In podcast format History is rarely a straight line; it is a pendulum clock, rhythmic and relentless. We, the human race, are the winders. With every action, every war, and every ideological shift, we pull the weights, accumulating potential energy that inevitably demands a release. The laws of this…
Where Titans Flee to Escape the Taxman
How the world’s biggest companies are quietly relocating their global headquarters to pay almost nothing in corporate tax — and why it’s perfectly legal. Welcome, curious capitalist. While governments scramble to close loopholes and raise revenue, the smartest multinationals are doing something far simpler: they’re packing up their brass plaques and moving the entire headquarters…
ATHEISM: A COMPREHENSIVE EXPLORATION
1. Introduction: What Is Atheism? Atheism, at its core, is the absence of belief in gods. Unlike religions, it does not offer a doctrine, a sacred text, rituals, clergy, or a community structure. It is a position on a single question: “Do any deities exist?” Atheists answer that question with either “I don’t believe any…
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