Knowledge as a network.

January 3, 2021

Knowledge is like a network.

When you learn something new, a new node joins the network. If that new knowledge has some links with knowledge you previously acquired, these nodes communicate. If not, the node simply stays there waiting for a new node it can communicate with.

The network is the most efficient when all the nodes communicate with each other, meaning when your knowledge deeply covers a variety of subjects which are linked with each other.

The stronger the initial network, the more difficult it will be for a malicious node to join the network. It will immediately be isolated by the other nodes.

Religions in the 21st century.

December 22, 2020

My definition of a religion is that it's a belief system. The reason why religions exist is because we humans need to have beliefs. Bad weather, deaths,... were explained by the anger of God thousands of years ago. In our times, we use religion (beliefs) to explain the superiority of the human being. We are indeed slowly moving towards religions where instead of placing a superior entity at the top of our belief system, we put ourselves at the top. The increasingly popular humanism is the perf...

The importance of social context.

January 4, 2021

The thoughts shared in this blog post are inspired from the book The Courage to Be Disliked, I highly recommend reading it. What would happen if you lived alone on an island? Money would be worthless. It only has value because we collectively value it; because of the social context. It's just paper after all. Similarly, fashion is purely socially-driven. If you were to live on an island alone, you probably wouldn't care about wearing high-fashion brands. It costs you more, and is not necess...