-
White male privilege; Or, the simplicity of equal rights
I rarely consider just how fortunate and privileged I am to be a heterosexual, middle-class white male. Not everyone is born with the good fortune of having a particular skin color, a particular set of reproductive organs, or the right parents. Their human and civil rights shouldn’t depend on any of those factors.
-
Death and Your Digital Posterity
You are going to die. It happens to the best of us. But what happens to your digital self once your physical self is gone?
-
Your House is Burning – What Do You Grab?
A thought experiment, if you would. Your house is burning. What do you take with you? What are your priorities when faced with losing everything? It’s good to take a step back sometimes and evaluate your life, what you’ve surrounded yourself with, and what you could (or couldn’t) bear to lose if it came down to it.
-
Five Things I Wish People Knew About Me
We live with a stream of constant tweets, check-ins and status updates, and yet how much about these social media “friends” do we really truly know? And how much about ourselves do they know? My guess? Not much.