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NOT NORMAL
A random collection of back-of-the-envelope calculations, short stories, half-baked theories, bad poems, and more.
Many of these relate to the idea of normalcy, what it entails, and what it does not.
We are fortunate to live in a time where right and wrong, traditions, and norms are being renegotiated.
Yet, only through exploring what is normal can we experience the depths of the clash.
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An Anxious Ball of Yarn
Some earworms are images. They attach deep to every thread of your core and build images in your mind. This post builds on one of those.
Apr 6, 2022
Compersion as an Organizational Form
Economics builds on the logic of scarcity, itself a form of jealousy. Compersion is the opposite, it builds on joy and pursuing curiosity
Mar 25, 2022
My Historiography of 'Art'
Art is subjective. What is art for me might not be for you. Here I write about how I distinguish art from crafts.
Mar 20, 2022
Households and Entrepreneurs
A couple of thoughts on the elemental particles of micro and macro-economics, their connections and dynamics.
Mar 18, 2022
On Pretending to Be Smart
Is there something worse than pretending to be smart? I am just myself not my brains. Smart is skin deep but we pretend it has endless reach
Mar 16, 2022
Empathy for the Ukrainians Not Whataboutism
Empathy is not a racist behavior. The structures that prevent us to empathize with brown people are the problem. Let's stop the whataboutism
Mar 6, 2022
A Life: On Sight, Empathy, and Rainbows
A gift to my previous selves. A memoir and a remembrance of a life lived. A repository of my hopes for a brown and beautiful future.
Mar 2, 2022
A Ten-year Overnight Tragedy
My thoughts go to the people of Ukraine. May our leaders feel this tragedy and prevent the suffering of the many over the profits of the few
Feb 27, 2022
On Updating My Values: A Blasphemous, Offensive, and Endless Torture
I'm a recovering Christian. This form of blasphemy is a way of regrounding myself. It's offensive and sacrilegious. Read at your own peril.
Feb 24, 2022
Positive: A Story of Disruption
Is there a better example of ambidexterity than the meteoric rise of COVID a toddler with a giant's market reach? An ode to a disruptor.
Feb 22, 2022
Some Pride Some Prejudice
I will confess that sometimes, I still indulge in being prejudiced against who is prejudiced against me. Here I explain what I mean.
Feb 16, 2022
The Longest Six Months
This pandemic sometimes feels eternal. But, sometimes, it feels just like a very long six months. An eventful set of months.
Feb 14, 2022
Europe the Martian Continent
History books are full of war and struggle. Humaneness and peace are less common Here I discuss the martian idolatry common in WEIRD history
Feb 4, 2022
The Hotstove Effect in the COVID Forest
How do we reassess risk after being hurt once? This pandemic might give us a chance to learn in the COVID forest.
Feb 3, 2022
On the Flawed/Functional Pursuit of Exceptionalism
Exceptionalism is intrinsically exclusionary. But it is also at the core of academic recruitment. Here I discuss this with a welfare lens.
Jan 24, 2022
A Very Costa Rican Privilege
As a resident of Europe this privilege crosses my mind every now and then. Yet, only today I realized how uncommon it is.
Jan 22, 2022
What if the Universe's Laws Changed With Time? Ask a Social Scientist
Physical laws are stable since the Big Bang. Social laws change often. The discrepancy is crazy to me and the reason why I've stayed in mgmt
Jan 16, 2022
Bringing A Bit of Joy to My Image of God
To me, God has been paradoxical. Love thy neighbor as you love yourself. Yet, conquer, exploit women and other races. This brings some joy.
Jan 13, 2022
Jose ("ho-SE") the 4th most common name. Yet, hard to pronounce
My name is Jose; as a name it is ubiquitous. Yet, for some, it is hard to pronounce. This hurts communication and so I tend to joke about it
Jan 10, 2022
Feminism is for everybody. It's all about love yet not all have the will to change
Last week died the author I have read the most. I avoid rereading authors. Yet, as RuPaul would say "reading [bell hooks] is fundamental"
Dec 21, 2021
Ahistoric: Events outside of our written record, but not less relevant
History is written by the victors. Events experienced but not recorded become absent from history. Here I discuss this deep historic bias.
Dec 19, 2021
Google as a Pay per View Service
We pay to watch Netflix. Advertisers pay to let us use Google's products. What if we outbid them and pay for Google ourselves?
Dec 10, 2021
Useful Things are not Always Important
One should do important work but what if it is not useful? Here I discuss a simple 2x2 that helps me navigate life.
Dec 9, 2021
On Little Fish, Rigged Games, Universe Expansion, and Darkness
Media routinely blows our minds. Here I share a couple of instances that blew mine and changed how I view strategy.
Nov 25, 2021
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