Here lies my literary digest...🦉

Long before internet memes captivated our attention, Richard Dawkins in his book "The Selfish Gene," not only introduced the now-ubiquitous term "meme" but also offered a revolutionary perspective on gene-centric view of evolution.  The radical idea proposed by Richard Dawkins in this book flips the script on evolution: it's not the organism striving to propagate all its genes, but rather the genes themselves using a succession of organisms as vehicles for their own replication. Hence, not individuals or species, but genes, the blueprints of life, are the true drivers of evolution. This theory reframes our understanding of many acts, even seemingly altruistic ones like self-sacrifice, as cunning gene strategies.  He explains kin selection i.e. why organisms can act in ways that benefit their kin, even at apparent odds with their own survival. This is because relatives share a significant portion of their genes, so by saving their kin, they increase t...

Remember Tyler Durden's rant in Fight Club about working jobs we hate to buy stuff we don't need? Remember the backlash against N. R. Narayana Murthy for championing the 70-hour/week grind culture? If the benchmark against which we measure a good life is pushed perpetually out of reach by incessantly increasing the need for consumption and competition, all in the name of growth and development, what will happen? Jason Hickel more or less addresses this question in his book "Less is More".  He argues that the relentless pursuit of endless growth inherent in capitalism is fundamentally unsustainable and has led to social inequalities and environmental degradation on a global scale. By quoting Jevons paradox, he warns that even green innovations and technological solutions alone won't be able to change the current trajectory. He debunks the myth of GDP as the sole measure of progress, exposing its failure to capture social well-being, environmental impact...