Mario's Moral Ambiguity in Animal Killing

The Paradox of Living for Others

A Philosophical Puzzle What does it mean to live for other people? It’s a question that sounds noble at first—selflessness is often praised as a virtue. But a curious quotation got me thinking: “I live for other people; but what other people live for, I have no idea.

Transformers: Beyond Good and Evil—Power and Fear Drive Deals

The Sequel Critique The Transformers saga, as we explored last time, runs on a relentless engine of war—Autobots vs. Decepticons, forever locked in combat with no truce in sight. We pinned it as a toy-selling machine mirroring real-world endless wars, where conflict profits the powerful. But what keeps this

Transformers: Forever War, No Deals, Just Toys—and a Mirror to Reality

The Critique The Transformers franchise has a problem. It’s built on an endless cycle of war—Autobots clashing with Decepticons in a struggle that never resolves. There’s no negotiation, no “art of the deal”, just perpetual conflict. One might argue it’s a machine designed to sell toys,

Trump, Star Trek, and the Art of Swagger and Strategy

Have you ever thought about what Star Trek’s alien species can reveal about real-world personalities—and maybe even about ourselves? Recently, I dove into a fun conversation comparing Donald Trump to the Ferengi and Klingons from the Star Trek universe. While the comparison started as a playful exercise, it