Sänka straffmyndighetsåldern?

Den svenska regeringen har sagt att de vill sänka straffmyndighetsåldern som idag är 15 år (SVT 2023), och SD vill sänka den till 12 år (TV4 2023). Bakgrunden är att barn under 15 år i vissa fall är inblandade i kriminalitet. Syfte Brottslighet är och har under lång tid varit en av de viktigaste frågorna […]

Subjectivity

I think subjectivity is a core concept of human beings. When the idea of subjectivity, or its opposite objectivity, is truly envisioned and internalized, it shapes the perceptions of ourselves and the world around us at a fundamental level. In my subjective opinion, subjectivity changes one’s experiences positively and is a way to achieve peace […]

Purpose 2

Imagine doing anything without a purpose. Imagine starting a new business without having any idea about what to sell. Or one step further, imagine running a business without even having the goal of producing and selling products in the first place. What would the economy look like if all companies behaved purposelessly? Probably similar to […]

What would we do if we had more time?

I just listened to a clip of Joe Rogan being excited by the hypothetical prospect of not needing to sleep and having an additional eight hours available each day. What would people actually do if they had more time? Like Rogan and his guest, many people would probably imagine eight incredible hours doing all kinds […]

Purpose

One time I was at a party pouring a lot of liquids into a large pot. A person walking by introduces himself to me and asks what kind of drink I am making. The person is friendly and asks if he can help me prepare the drink. I respond that I’m alright. He says that […]

My thoughts on the stock market

If someone walks up and offers a way to make easy money without effort, it would seem too good to be true, why would anyone want to give me money? That is basically how the stock market works. On average in the long run, the stock market is a reliable source of personal income, basically […]

My favorite dolphin jump

The most important insight I have discovered is that we do not see the world, we interpret it. If I see a video captured with a phone from someone in the crowd of a concert, I know I do not get the full and true experience of the concert. The audio is richer, the scales […]

Cleaning out anger

In my view, happiness is a state of mind. It is the background noise in the brain and the lenses through which we perceive the outside world. Other states of mind could be filled with everything from peace and harmony to anger or sadness. When I am happy, it doesn’t really matter whether I am […]

Expectations

When William Shakespeare wrote Juliet saying “rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, he implied that people, roses, and other things have absolute values that provide us with pleasure independently of how we frame them with names. I am skeptical. I am currently studying how expectations affect the utility people receive from certain […]