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How much are people responsible for their governments?
One country, the same eastern border. Thousands of people are trying to cross it each day, fleeing from war and inhumane conditions. In the south, there are hundreds of volunteers distributing food and toiletries, then helping everyone find shelter and transportation. Most of them are ordinary people volunteering in their private time, with the support…
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If there is hope for the world, it’s us
When I left my job three months ago, I wanted to create a beautiful world around me so that my daughter could grow up in one. Everyone seemed tired and burned out after two years of pandemic, stuck in a gloomy rut, and desperate for some positive visions of the future. I was hoping that…
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There is a bright future ahead
What kind of a world do I want my daughter to grow up in? When you have kids, you can’t help but ask yourself this question. Whatever happens right now in her life is going to be her baseline of normal. What do I want her to experience growing up? How do I want her…
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Let’s imagine the future together
I can hardly recognize my husband’s mom these days. In the last few months she lost over 40 pounds, practiced yoga daily without a single miss, started learning English and making kimchi, and just glows with positive energy every time I meet her. Any of these things alone would be quite an achievement, but with…
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Dream City
Last year I participated in a Solarpunk Art Contest organized by Yishan Wong of Terraformation. I don’t have much experience drawing, and especially not in drawing cities, so taking a part in this contest stretched me in many ways. Still, I strongly believe that we need more positive visions of the future, and this was…
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12 Favorite Questions
You have to keep a dozen of your favorite problems constantly present in your mind, although by and large they will lay in a dormant state. Every time you hear or read a new trick or a new result, test it against each of your twelve problems to see whether it helps. Every once in…
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White empty space
White empty space. A vast white field covered in snow, with a white cloudy sky above, and white fog covering trees in the distance. You’re sitting there alone wearing nothing but flip flops, soaking in the silence. Freezing wind touches your skin. Time and the world don’t exist. * * * For the last few…
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Joy
Ain’t curious about the world vast and beautiful towns they ain’t gonna tell me more than this bunch of roadside rocks Ain’t curious about the people who studied wisdom in depth I’m content with just anybody just anyone will be okay Ain’t curious about the books either feel free to mock me if you wish…
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