a cursory overview — As the global flows of economy expanded with the development of technologies that enable instantaneous communication between transnational corporations and general supply chains, one might expect the burden of existence to be lessened for the common worker. Increased automation and efficiency in the development of consumable goods should have resulted…

How UC Regents is actively perpetuating systemic inequality in America — News of the grad strike seemed to raise more questions and concerns for me than it did solutions to problems that affect me as an undergraduate student at UCSD. From what I could see at first glance was that I would no longer be able to attend my TA sections…

Without a following or recognition — When you meet a new person you always notice something first. That something is never a true realization of their true self, but a mere recognition of a representation. The clothes that someone may wear are not them, and the details that a mutual reveals about them are not them…

A hitchhikers guide to life in the Information Age — Indispensable doesn’t begin to describe the value of these tips There are just a few truths that I can present with complete certainty. So much in this life is uncertain, and that often brings discomfort to most. Where we may attend university — what career we may take on — what our boss/friends/coworkers think of us — who we are…

In the context of Human Cyborgs, AI, Genetic editing, and other emergent technologies… — Man’s search for meaning and purpose has been a contingent struggle of humanity since the emergence of culture and society. Initially, our struggle as a species was born of chaos and strife, chasing survival and procreation, governed entirely by our instinctual basis as animals. …

A journey through a broken society — I perch upon my soapbox far up in the city on the hill overlooking the Valley of Death watching as the memory of that decrepit place speeds on by. The stench of that land blows east, away from my sanctuary where all is pristine and proper. Where the rot and…

Supported and provided through a thorough analysis of Game Theory as it applies to political agents and the decisions that they make — I refer to various factions throughout such as the government, ruling class, aristocracy, and a few others. While there are demarcations among these distinctions, my intention is to represent the elite under a shared umbrella of privilege and authority. Top-down democratization is the process wherein a ruling elite chooses to…

Learn how to read the world around you in order to understand what the future holds for you! — Look for what around you is well-established and taken for granted The method of observing obstinancy — the apparently immutable constructs of society — is a wonderful process for determining how things have historically been done. …

The root of injustice in our society begins the day we enter organized schooling, and marks us for our entire lives. — That which we do not call education is more precious than that which we call so. -Ralph Waldo Emerson In my sophomore year in my high school AP literature class, we were directed to write a paper on the functions of public high schools in America. …