A few years back, in a closed room sat a German delegation, and opposite to them sat a high-level UAE delegation. The Germans were promoting their solar technology and convincing the UAE side, which is an OPEC member, to shift to more sustainable power sources such as solar. The proposal was not feasible for the UAE side as the price was too costly in contrast to the power output being
November 20, 2022
The Purpose Of Life Is Not Happiness: It’s Usefulness – Darius Foroux
5 min read For the longest time, I believed that there’s only one purpose of life: And that is to be happy. Right? Why else go through all the pain and hardship? It’s to achieve happiness in some way. And I’m not the only person who believed that. In fact, if you look around you, most people are pursuing happiness in their lives. That’s why we collectively buy shit we
November 18, 2022
Can we morally use the 48 Laws of Power by Omar M. Almahmoud
It’s been said that Knowledge is Power. And if that’s the case, then what could be more powerful than understanding the 48 Laws of Power? The question of how to understand their context in a moral context without compromising our values is something I had the opportunity to discuss with an undisclosed public official. We discussed the laws in detail, and we shared thoughts on how they can be applied