Opinion
Opinion pieces on different topics, I feel the need to express my point of view about.
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Thoughts on Australia
Australia is a country I used to love. The recent developments are worrying me. Is Australia still a liberal democracy?
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The Harm of Vaccine Certificates
It is absolutely ridiculous that COVID-19 passports or vaccine certificates become more and more acceptable in our society. Currently, there are serious efforts to let those who have been vaccinated (and those who’ve been infected) re-enter life. Those who have not been vaccinated yet or those…
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The Age of Spurious Innovation
We live in an age where the word innovation is used as often as hello or goodbye. It does not matter where you are or what you do. Everyone is talking about innovation. Everything is innovative. But nothing ever changes.
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The Problem with Free News and Paywalls
In a digital era, it seems to be a matter of course that news is free. Thousands of free email newsletters, the newsfeeds of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accustomed us to free and instantly available news sources. Over many years people were able to access the…
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Don’t Praise the Greatness or Intelligence of your Children, Students, or Employees
My Thoughts on Praising Children, Students, and Employees Why praising the greatness or intelligence of your children, students, or employees might actually lower their chances for success.
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Don’t Ignore Them
Today, while freelancing for Oculus Rift I met a disabled guy. He was an awesome, super smart, and happy guy. Oculus Rift is a little side job for me where I give for a few hours a week for some product demos to interested people. However,…
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Don’t oversee Introverts: Use Low-Barrier Communication Tools
Don’t Oversee Introverts Since a few days, I am working as a freelance brand ambassador for Oculus Rift. What I do is I offer people the possibility to experience the world of virtual reality for the first time.
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Professors are NOT the gateway to Knowledge
The Education System Fails Everyone who is or who has ever been enrolled in degree programs knows that to pass an exam in a university you need to memorize facts. Every time exams are almost there students begin working through 300 ridiculous slides.