Tag: Sociology
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AI-Powered Personalization: The Future of Entertainment
There’s a version of the future where you never watch something you don’t enjoy. No bad recommendations. Zero sitting through a movie that loses you in the second act. No scrolling for twenty minutes before giving up and rewatching something you’ve already seen. In this future, AI-powered personalization in entertainment figures out exactly what you…
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Holiday Gift Cards for First Responders
I spent a few days last week driving around to various fire and police departments to offer our first responders holiday gift cards and informing them that they will forever receive 20% off all of our services. The responses intrigued me and resulted in this post. Holiday Gift Cards Cannot be Accepted One message I…
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The Real Answer to the Purpose of Life – QFramework Guide
Struggling to understand one’s place in the world is natural, but many say that there is no single purpose of life. While I believe that is partially correct, I also believe that it is more false than true. I’ll explain the roadmap to find your purpose and the thought behind how I landed on this…
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The Myth of Social Awkwardness – Building Strong, New Connections
Spontaneity Reduces Social Awkwardness Planned social gatherings – from scheduled coffee dates to networking events – often carry an air of awkwardness that spontaneous run-ins or unplanned chats seem to avoid. Many people report that post-pandemic, even basic socializing feels more difficult; in one survey 59% said they found it harder to form relationships after…
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Why are you Taught not to be Human
We are taught not to be human. What does that mean? Imagine a world without laws, without preconceptions. Sadly, humans would perform horrendous actions. There would be more murder, there would be more theft, there would be more abandonment. Clearly society has some benefits. But do the social norms and the rights/wrongs that are instilled…
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April Fools – What a Joke
April fools is quite the unique holiday. On the first of April, people across the world play jokes on each other. This seemingly light and playful event has been pushed to the extremes over the years. We have evolved from knock knocks, to pranks, to blatant lies, and now we have disaster. How to do…
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DualCam is The Next Major Social Media Trend
Okay, DualCam does not exist outside of my mind, but the idea is fun and has the opportunity to become the next social media trend. These things seem to come in waves. A sound bite, a clip, a concept will take off and be ‘the thing’ for a couple months. In those few months, the…
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The Two Fears that the Direct Stock Market Volume
As a follow up to this macro-stock-market review on the best day of the week to trade, I dove into the best time of the day to trade. I learned that the stock market is driven by two fears. Hypothesis I believe the market open will trigger a volume spike across tickers, and the close…
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Authentic Competition in Sports
I am embarrassed to admit my ignorance on this topic, but I never truly knew or thought about open sporting events like tennis, soccer, and golf. The first time I was told about the format, my first thought was “well, I’m sure your over simplifying it” because there is no way that anyone can just…
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3 Reasons why you should have Transactional Relationships
Unfortunately, society seems to have condemned transactional relationships. This condemnation is due to twisting of words and meanings, leading to a false understanding of the term. If someone told you that you should buy gifts for your partner, you should take them on dates, or that you should spend time with them, you would accept…