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Martin Vidal
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Flower Garden: Reflections on the Human Condition
Flower Garden: Reflections on the Human Condition

Flower Garden is an exploration of the human soul. It discusses love, narcissism, grief, anger, and all of the other things that make us people.

2021

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Martin Vidal
Martin Vidal

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Nov 23

Why Tipping Culture Is Bad For Everyone

From customers to restaurateurs, everyone who interacts with restaurants is negatively affected by tipping culture — The largest, least effected, and seemingly most aggrieved category of people suffering under tipping culture is the consumer. In a country like the US, we’re all expected to tip at some point or another, and it can sometimes make for a frustrating experience. Yet, complaints about having to tip, from…

Society

5 min read

Why Tipping Culture Is Bad For Everyone
Why Tipping Culture Is Bad For Everyone
Society

5 min read


Nov 8

Why Being Self-Employed Is So Difficult

People who work a standard, wage-earning job will never understand the challenges faced by solo practitioners — Those who pursue more common forms of employment, specifically wage earners, will never fully understand the challenges faced by those who do solo work. Going at it on your own is often romanticized. A few scattered examples on social media of people jet-setting around the world, and earning a living…

Writing

8 min read

Why Being Self-Employed Is So Difficult
Why Being Self-Employed Is So Difficult
Writing

8 min read


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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Oct 10

When Should You Leave Someone You Really Love?

There is no bigger mistake one can make in life than to take love lightly — That connection which binds two souls, that draws them back to each other no matter how far they separate, that gives them that rare comfort which names any place it’s found in “home,” and that grafts this heart, this mind, and this body onto another’s — what is there to…

Relationships

9 min read

When Should You Leave Someone You Really Love?
When Should You Leave Someone You Really Love?
Relationships

9 min read


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The Writing Cooperative

·Sep 25

The Power of Writing

Writing, like all other art forms, is an outlet for the spirit. — Have you ever seen somebody get the wind knocked out of them, rendering them unable to speak? You can see the pain and panic in their eyes. The strained muscles in their face let out a silent scream. Concerned people rush over and ask them frantically and repeatedly, “Are you…

Writing

6 min read

The Power of Writing
The Power of Writing
Writing

6 min read


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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Sep 12

Why Government-Assistance Programs Tend to Backfire

Government subsidies distort price discovery to the detriment of the people — Government intervention in the free market — including welfare, subsidies, mandated insurance, government-backed loans, and rate control by the Federal Reserve — works to undermine an essential component of the economy and thereby tends to counteract the stated aims of those interventions. The fundamental problem is one that is both…

Politics

6 min read

Why Government-Assistance Programs Tend to Backfire
Why Government-Assistance Programs Tend to Backfire
Politics

6 min read


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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Aug 29

Why Democracy Is Inherently Anti-War

Democracy functions to obviate violent conflict on many fronts — The most notable way that democracy is anti-war is in that it largely removes expansionist desires. A despot knows that whatever power they can bring to their nation can serve to bolster their own strength for life, but in a democracy, where the leaders are regularly replaced, there’s not much…

Politics

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Why Democracy Is Inherently Anti-War
Why Democracy Is Inherently Anti-War
Politics

5 min read


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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Aug 15

Why Friendship Falls Short of Romantic Love

No other relationship has as many dimensions as the love between romantic partners — There is an odd sort of loneliness that comes with being single. One can have a great set of friends, a wonderful family, a thriving career accentuated by likable colleagues, and a fulfilling personal life, yet, without romantic love, we can feel something missing. We can somehow still feel alone…

Love

7 min read

Why Friendship Falls Short of Romantic Love
Why Friendship Falls Short of Romantic Love
Love

7 min read


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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Jul 19

How Money Corrupts the Rich

Unfair advantage brings a guilt that must be resolved — most often by changing the way one sees others. — Unless you’re in extreme poverty, money is something that affects only the peripherals of your life. Anyone with means above this level lives primarily in comfort, and will find themselves agitated by small inconveniences and small wants they cannot satisfy. This happens whether you make $60,000 a year or $600,000…

Society

6 min read

How Money Corrupts the Rich
How Money Corrupts the Rich
Society

6 min read


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In Fitness And In Health

·Jun 20

The Death of Intellectual Curiosity in Patient-Facing Medicine

Many advancements in modern medicine have worked to undermine the diagnostic process — I feel it’s warranted that I preface this article with a disclaimer: I am not a medical professional, which has for many years been a barrier to my voicing this critique of medical practice as I have experienced it. This is written from the perspective of a patient. In society…

Health

7 min read

The Death of Intellectual Curiosity in Patient-Facing Medicine
The Death of Intellectual Curiosity in Patient-Facing Medicine
Health

7 min read


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An Injustice!

·Apr 12

How Victims Pushing for Fair Treatment Are Vilified

When victims seek change, they are criticized for being disruptive — Silence and inactivity favor those who are benefitting from the status quo. If you don’t want change, then nothing is required of you. In this position, passivity is incentivized. This means it becomes the responsibility of any aggrieved parties to upset the norm. And to rile things thusly is inherently…

Politics

6 min read

How Victims Pushing for Fair Treatment Are Vilified
How Victims Pushing for Fair Treatment Are Vilified
Politics

6 min read

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