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Imprisoned – Modern Life, Captivity and Fear
Elephants have been used for centuries for transportation, carrying loads, construction, and war. Even today, they are still used for similar reasons. Beyond that, they have also been used for entertainment—in circuses or zoos.Do you think this was voluntary?Of course not. The way to make elephants “useful” is to chain them when they are young.…
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Disruptive Technologies-2: Rental Economy
In the previous article, we learned what disruptive technology means and how it can affect our lives. Now, let’s take a closer look at those effects. As the title suggests, this time the topic is the economy. Let’s start with a very classic example. The richest 10% of the world owns about 75% of global wealth. The top…
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Disruptive Technologies-1: How Disruptive Technologies Reshape Our Lives
Türkce icin tıklayın: https://bahadirhancicek.com/2024/10/04/yikici-teknolojiler-nedir-ne-degildir/ I often complain about the constant flow of information in our era, unconscious social media usage, and the effects social media has on perception. This time, I want to open up this topic a bit more: how all of this is evaluated from a technological perspective, what kinds of problems await…
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Gut Feeling
An encounter in an infinite universe…A comfort as if you’ve known each other for years, so natural, so relax…Yet secretly a quiet distance remains. It’s hard to call it a gain or a loss. Neither good nor bad. Perhaps this is exactly what we mean by being. One can feel close without knowing. Maybe not at…
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The Surreal Nature of Grief and Memory
Exactly 21 years ago today, one of the events that changed the way I look at lifeö perhaps the very first. took place. For the first time, I saw how people I had perceived as solid and unshakable in childhood could be completely shattered by an unexpected blow. I saw everyone at their weakest. I…
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İnce bir Çizgi: Ölüm ve Hatıralar
Tam 21 yıl önce bugün, hayata bakışımı değiştiren olaylardan biri, belki de ilki yaşandı. Belki ilk defa, çocukken sağlam olarak gördüğüm insanların beklenmedik bir darbede nasıl yerle bir olabildiklerini gördüm. Herkesin en zayıf halini. O zaman 14 yaşındaydım. Bir yandan olanları anlamlandırmaya çalışıyordum. İlk önce gelen bir telefon, telaşlı bir ses. Hiçbir anlam ifade etmemişti.…
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