Author: Vincent
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The Red Pill, and the Blue Pills
Read more: The Red Pill, and the Blue PillsOnce again, a reference to The Matrix today—but it’s such a revealing movie that it’s easy to refer to. For those who have seen and enjoyed the film, we all remember the famous scene where Morpheus offers Neo a choice: the blue pill or the red pill.The blue pill keeps Neo in the Matrix, while…
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How Does Free Solo Reflect Neuroplasticity, Balance, and the Pursuit of Excellence?
Read more: How Does Free Solo Reflect Neuroplasticity, Balance, and the Pursuit of Excellence?Free Solo is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, profiling rock climber Alex Honnold’s quest to achieve the first-ever free solo ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in June 2017. Watching it a few years ago, I still remember the sweat on my hands and feet—I…
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How Does Suzume Reflect Our Reality and the Power of Awareness?
Read more: How Does Suzume Reflect Our Reality and the Power of Awareness?Can disasters shape our collective memory? Suzume is a 2022 Japanese animated coming-of-age fantasy adventure film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The story follows 17-year-old Suzume Iwato and a young stranger, Souta Munakata, as they team up to prevent a series of disasters across Japan. Their mission is to seal doors that release a…
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Bread and Games
Read more: Bread and GamesYesterday, I came across a post on Threads, featuring a video that compared the Roman Colosseum, with the famous “bread and games,” to the world today, which hasn’t changed. The bread and games have been replaced, of course, but the essence remains. I, for one, was nurtured in my childhood by the cartoons from Club…
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How Does The Battle of Olympus Teach Us About Mythology, Education, and Awareness?
Read more: How Does The Battle of Olympus Teach Us About Mythology, Education, and Awareness?The Battle of Olympus is a 1988 action role-playing video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Set in ancient Greece, a land terrorized by Hades, the dark ruler of the underworld, the game follows Orpheus on a quest to rescue his beloved Helene, who has been kidnapped and turned to stone. While the gameplay draws…
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We just don’t have time.
Read more: We just don’t have time.That will be today’s theme, I think, and a topic that I believe is essential to address if we ever want to see things evolve toward a healthier society. Following a very brief (too brief?) discussion with a good friend who also lives in Japan, this was the conclusion we reached. We just don’t have…
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Is The Lost King (2022) a Reminder of How History, Bias, and Neuroplasticity Shape Our Perception?
Read more: Is The Lost King (2022) a Reminder of How History, Bias, and Neuroplasticity Shape Our Perception?Can history ever be truly objective? The Lost King (2022) is a British biographical film directed by Stephen Frears, based on the 2013 book The King’s Grave: The Search for Richard III by Philippa Langley and Michael Jones. It dramatizes the remarkable journey of Philippa Langley, the woman who initiated the search for King Richard…
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“What is obvious to me is not obvious to you.”
Read more: “What is obvious to me is not obvious to you.”I think this sentence sums up many of the concepts behind One Daily Tale quite well. On a global scale, it simply means that different cultures lead to different ways of thinking. And also to different laws and rules. It’s “obvious” when put that way, but once again, what is obvious to some is not…
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: What Does It Teach Us About Time, Regret, and Mortality?
Read more: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: What Does It Teach Us About Time, Regret, and Mortality?The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a 2006 Japanese animated science fiction romance film, directed by Mamoru Hosoda. It is loosely based on a 1967 novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui. The protagonist, Makoto Konno, is a teenage girl who gains the ability to leap through time, only to find herself stuck…
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Technological Evolution but Human Stagnation
Read more: Technological Evolution but Human StagnationI just finished writing my daily post, and—slight spoiler—it’s about an NES game I loved when I was younger.Looking back on it, and even though I already know this, we really live in a crazy era, with mind-blowing technology compared to just two or three decades ago. Even if, for some things, I like to…