Tag: movies

  • Some Thoughts on Endless Video Content

    It’s been 4 days without YouTube now. I can’t believe I’ve managed to do it because in the last 7-8 years, I don’t think there’s ever been even a single day when I haven’t checked YouTube. Even when I was sick in April last year, I think I surfed YouTube whenever I felt a little…

  • Why Philosophy?

    When I told my friend that I wanted to do philosophy, the first question she asked was, “Why!?” The tone had both an exclamation mark and a question mark. I think a lot of people might feel that way. Why would anyone want to pursue philosophy? It’s not a highly promising career track; in fact,…

  • Princess Mononoke and How to Start a Story

    Princess Mononoke has, perhaps, the best opening 5 minutes of any movie that I’ve seen. I can’t remember any other movie, capturing my attention so completely, so quickly. There’s a lot of reasons for why this is; like the awesome background music; but I want to focus on the most important aspect: the writing. To…

  • Visual Content will Destroy Humanity!

    How many videos do you watch in a day? How many hours of movies, shows, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram reels? How many ads? The answer may surprise you! Recently, I decided to conduct an experiment and stop watching all videos for a day. And boy, was that a long day! I didn’t know how to survive…