In these systems, someone must be ahead and someone must be behind for the system to function properly. With this neat arrangement, we are promised order.

The movie projects to its viewers that small tweaks can offer better outputs, thus giving the illusion of control wrapped up in science fiction.

We don’t think we’re greedy, but we are when we believe that there’s no possibility of loss. If we think there’s no possibility of loss in a society that believes in gain, aren’t we all just delusional?

These are the rules we assign to manage predictability. The cause and effects are written into the mind regardless of whether it is true.

As we apply meaning to things, we bring order into the chaos of the unknown. The issue with this is that in most cases, there may not be an explanation. When we can’t find what we are looking for, we tend to make it up.

We want others to see us as people who serve, and so we strive to do just that.

The concept of Impostor Syndrome has become ubiquitous. Critics, and even the idea’s originators, question its value.

Not only do we ensure that we control the outcome, but we also have to control the people so that the outcome meets our expectations.

A car with a dent is still a car, a cup with a crack is still a cup, and a street with potholes is still a street.

If love can easily turn into disappointment, why would I want this love in the first place?