Human Dilemmas
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Why do some ideas form our lives and others become nothing? Why do we take some ideas for granted and question others?
I'm Daniel, writer of Human Dilemmas. A weekly letter philosophising on life when we forget to live.
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Black Friday Potatoes
Everywhere around us advertising exists to attract our attention, determine what we do and how we do it. Portuguese football player, Cristiano Ronaldo, replaced two bottles of Coca Cola from a press conference with bottles of water - encouraging everyone to drink healthier.
By Human Dilemmas4 years ago in Journal
The Walls of Eden
The notion of a 'wall' has different meanings in a wide range of disciplines/fields, such as architecture, engineering, biology, psychology, sociology, etc. Despite the differences, the wall demonstrates separation, a border or a boundary, whether in a tangible or intangible form.
By Human Dilemmas4 years ago in Humans
Unfairly Greedy
In 2005, Leonardo Da Vinci's famous Salvator Mundi painting was sold for $1175. In 2017, the same painting was sold for $450 million to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, making it the highest-priced art ever. But it turned out to be fake. The prince pressured the Louvre museum to lie about the authenticity and exhibit it alongside Mona Lisa to spare the public humiliation of having spent $450 million on a fake painting.
By Human Dilemmas4 years ago in Humans
