No, one times one does not equal two. But here is an intriguing argument that one plus one is equal to three. It sounds absurd, so let's start small and carefully establish the logical elements which comprise this argument. Each element will be seen to be logically sound in themselves. Then we'll […]
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Thinking about a rare opposite of Schadenfreude which is neither Freudefreude nor Mudita but Schadenmitgefühl
The wild headline is intentional because the audience for this article will most likely arrive here by search engines, as people are trying to find "the opposite of schadenfreude," but not the obvious opposite. Of these visitors only a few will appreciate this little word adventure here, […]
On writing what is impossible to say, on what cannot be said but only shown
I'm going to write about something that is impossible to say. And I mean quite literally impossible. Even the writing of it -- and your reading -- will capture only a glimpse of what I am communicating, though I will write quite a lot of words in order to provide the right context to that tiny […]