Published inAn Injustice!·Aug 10Member-onlyThe Two M’s to Blame for the Systemic Oppression of WomenBy building a belief system peddled by greed and chauvinism — When I was a child growing up, my mother was practically the center of my world. Until I was fed irrelevant facts about the earth circling the sun, to me the world clearly revolved around my mother. Every problem I had, she had the solution. Every need of mine was…Women6 min readWomen6 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·Aug 5Member-onlyI Compared a Dads WhatsApp Group Chat to a Moms ChatA case study in gender inequalities in parenting — My wife’s been on a few different moms’ WhatsApp group chats since we had our first child a few years ago. This group had always been a great resource for us as new parents. …Parenting5 min readParenting5 min read
Aug 1Member-onlyLinkedIn Is Getting Cheated, But the Real Loser Is You — the CreatorAI-generated content has a more evil cousin — Most of us are still finding our feet and coming to terms with a world where an AI tool can spit out poems, verses, and (seemingly) credible content. But purists and traditional writers like me still believe that there is a market for genuine heartfelt content out there. You can…LinkedIn4 min readLinkedIn4 min read
Published inCrow’s Feet·Jul 29Member-onlyYour Aging Parents Don’t Need You for EldercareNor is it your financial support that they’re after — I was all of 8 years old when it happened. I don’t have much recollection of incidents from that age, but this one is as vivid as it can get, as if it happened yesterday. I was new to the city, but in a fairly short time had made friends…Parents5 min readParents5 min read
Jun 30Member-onlyMaybe, There Is Such a Thing as a “Woman’s Job” or a “Man’s Job”Entertaining the idea that men and women weren’t created equal — I’ve always been a vocal advocate of equal rights — especially when it comes to gender. I’ve written about how for a seismic shift in mindset as a society, we may need something as (seemingly) radical as stay-at-home-dads being normalized. I’ve also always frowned upon the idea of gender roles…Equality4 min readEquality4 min read
Published inThe Startup·Jun 27Member-onlyThe Creator Bubble Is Destroying LinkedIn’s CredibilityYet, the platform’s loss might be your big opportunity — I am going to wear a body suit complete with a load of small fish glued to its surface and jump right into a shark tank to be ripped off into pieces. Because someone needs to say it, yet nobody is. I loved LinkedIn as a concept and platform for…LinkedIn5 min readLinkedIn5 min read
Jun 23Member-onlyYour Most Cherished Possession is Also Your Silent AssassinWe are living far longer, but way more miserable lives — We’ve more than doubled the world’s average life expectancy in a span of a mere century. From around the early 30s in the year 1900, we’ve gone to well over 70 as the world’s average life expectancy. Yet, a mental health crisis of epic proportions might be upon us. But…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Published inTechnology Hits·Jun 20Member-onlyThe AI Noise is Distracting the World from Real, Catastrophic ProblemsWill wearing a VR headset save me when disaster strikes? — Like many of you, I’ve gotten sick to my stomach from all the AI apps and ChatGPT content that are being thrown at me everywhere — LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram — you name it. Seeing how revolutionary this thing seems to be, I decided to seek help too. I am a…Technology5 min readTechnology5 min read
Published inBouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs·Jun 17Member-onlyThis Father’s Day, Let’s Admit Casual Sexism & Undo ItPatriarchy is everywhere around us – hidden in plain sight — I had the greatest of Fridays the other day when I was invited to my son’s school for Father’s Day celebrations. It was a great morning, planned quite well. The fathers got to school at the assigned time, and the kindergarten had some fun activities planned for us. The kids…Parenting5 min readParenting5 min read
Jun 14Member-onlySeeking Publication Suggestions — Help from Writer and Editor FriendsGetting back to regular writing after a bit of a break — With over 500 stories on Medium over the last 3-ish years, I admittedly have been very sporadic for the past 4–6 months. But as I settle into a more regular writing routine, I realized the “usual” pubs that I wrote for may or may not be all as relevant today. …Medium1 min readMedium1 min read