It's funny how much you can take language for granted. You never consider how much you rely on road signs, food labels and instructions until you are in a foreign country. Well at least that was the case 20 years ago. Nowadays with access to the internet you need never encounter the foreign language. But... … Continue reading El internet
Author: thomaspfduggan
Your attitude aura
We can tell if you want to be here or not. You don't have to utter a word, we know. Your posture, facial expressions, and tone of voice say it all. Your attitude aura speaks for itself.
This is America
'This is America' is not your run of the mill music video. It appears to be rich with symbolism. Symbolism that has the online forums hopping with speculation. Then finally enough intrigue surrounding this music video resulted in an interviewer asking Childish Gambino what it all meant. To which he declined to answer. Which I … Continue reading This is America
The interest bias
I think on the scale of 'interesting' the majority of people tend to tip towards biased. We say things like: 'this is definitely front page news' and then the newspapers don't run it at all. Or we get our hopes up about a TikTok video we made that we just know is going to go … Continue reading The interest bias
Rap God
In this video Eminem said that it took him six minutes to write 'Rap God'. How did he do it so quickly? I reckon he was so fast because he left out the perfecting stage. Absent was the agonising over the merits of one word over another. You couldn't observe any hesitation about whether it … Continue reading Rap God
Withstanding discomfort
The company gives in because they can't bear to have the customer ranting and raving on Twitter a moment longer. The parent relents because the child's screams shows no sign of stopping. The manager turns a blind eye to the blatant rule breaking of their team because they don't want an awkward conversation. In an … Continue reading Withstanding discomfort
Seen but no replies
When Roisin asked the group chat at large who could make her party, only 3 replied, but she could see that all 20 of the chat occupants had seen the message. Roisin left it for two days. Perhaps they needed time to think she thought to herself. It wouldn't bother Roisin if the others said … Continue reading Seen but no replies
The horse with the longest odds
Why do people bet on the horse with the longest odds? The bookies have clearly shown, in an easy to understand fashion, that this horse has the worst chance of winning. And yet people still bet on it. Why? Because they've fallen in love with the vision of a potential future where they tell their … Continue reading The horse with the longest odds
Time ownership
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say I think mid life crisises stem from a lack of ownership over one's free time. Exploring this further... Richard doesn't make plans for his free time and so when someone asks for a favour or invites him to some event he feels like he … Continue reading Time ownership
The Compliment Camel
That would be you, if you're just starting out and your content is mediocre. Paul McCartney is no compliment camel. Praise for his work flows in his direction everyday. He doesn't need to record compliments mentally or physically because his cup over floweth. But for the struggling yet ambitious beginner living off scraps, a single … Continue reading The Compliment Camel
