In 1949, George Orwell released a book called Nineteen Eighty-Four, sometimes published as 1984. It is widely regarded as the greatest dystopian novel ever written, and it’s so commonly read and known that people can just say ‘1984,’ and it’s understood that they’re talking about dystopia. “Orwellian” is also used to describe dystopian things inContinue reading “Why is it all so stupid?”
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What is the speed of light in football fields per business day?
Speed is represented as a certain distance divided by a certain time. Common units of speed are miles per hour, meters per second, and kilometers per hour. For example, if I were to drive my car 120 miles in 2 hours, we would say that my average speed was 60 miles per hour. I wantContinue reading “What is the speed of light in football fields per business day?”
Things Might Be Better, But They’re Still Bad [and that’s difficult to accept]
Sometimes people work really hard to improve themselves. It is difficult, and there are setbacks. Let’s take alcohol as an example. A person might drink to a point of drunkenness three times per week, on average. They might recognize this as unhealthy, and they might consider their hangovers to be preventing them from doing whatContinue reading “Things Might Be Better, But They’re Still Bad [and that’s difficult to accept]”