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September 26, 2024 Is there a point in learning a foreign language now that AI can translate and interpret in real time?  Well, there is no real need, but it is always a good challenge and mental exercise to learn a foreign language. Technological progress liberates us from having to do many things. Yet we can still do them for fun. Take cooking for example. No one really "needs" to cook nowadays when there are so many restaurants and pre-cooked meals available. Nonetheless, cooking can still be a fun and relaxing activity. The same goes for taking the challenge of learning a new language.  The best method to learn a new language is immersion. After you immerse yourself in the target language for about 10,000 hours, the language will become natural for you. Your brain will spit out words and phrases just like generative AI does. Your brain will predict what word to put after another.  In the first 5 years of study, do like babies and toddlers. Forget abour formal grammar ...

September 24, 2024 What will AI bring in the next 10 years? More. If you want to know what artificial intelligence (AI) will bring in the next 10 years, the answer is simple: more. AI will expand everything that exists today. Everything that is "good" and everything that is "bad" will expand and increase with the help of AI.  AI is the new industrial revolution. If you want to predict how AI will change the human world, learn as much as you can about how the industrial revolution changed the world.  Economic Impact of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution, which began in the 18th century, began a transition from agrarian societies to industrial ones.  1. Increased Production and Efficiency: The introduction of machinery and new production techniques, such as the factory system, allowed for mass production. This increased efficiency and lowered the costs of goods. 2 Job Creation: Machines eliminated jobs, and created even more jobs. New industries creat...

September 23, 2024 Doughnut Trump is an accidental political genius, a genius populist actor (GPA). His most recent, and maybe best populist proposal of all time? A temporary cap on interest on credit cards.  How does Trump come up with these great populist ideas?   Like all geniuses, Trump connects the dots between different concepts and ideas.  Trump saw in the news that the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates citing among other reasons that Americans are holding record high balances on credit cards. Trump knows that credit card debt is the worst kind of debt simply because interest rates are relatively high. Voila!  That's all Trump needed to know to come up with a fantastically popular populist idea of temporarily capping interest rates on credit cards at 10%. The banking industry is already super opposed and Trump is back heading all political news headlines. Genius! Capping interest rates is such a socialist if not communist or Taliban idea that no one in th...

September 20, 2024 Who will win the 2024 U.S. presidential elections? Doughnut Trump Prediction: Trump will win again. We're back to 2016. Kamala is the new Hillary. We're still a majority racist country under the electoral college system.  Kamala will win the popular vote. We're no longer a majority racist country overall. Nonetheless, the popular vote is irrelevant. The vast majority of states are racist states.  Our country, just like all others in the "New World", was established on the basis of European-centric racism. The country has been gradually moving away from white supremacy, realizing the benefits of diversity and inclusion. The majority of Americans are not racist. However, the majority of racists remain concentrated in traditionally Republican states.  Kamala Harris will fall short of obtaining the 270 electoral college votes needed to win. Trump will get there before. The collective hate of nonwhite immigrants in battleground states will make Trump...

September 16, 2024 What are the Top 40 virtues to cultivate before you die? If you are alive, you will die. One of these days will be your very last day on Earth. Spoiler alert. There is likely no afterlife. As of today, there is absolutely zero empirical evidence (i.e. fact-based and independently verifiable evidence) about the existence of an afterlife.  When you peel the onion on the myth of an afterlife you get to most ancient human civilizations such as the Sumerians and the Akkadians in Mesopotamia and ancient Egyptians. What are the chances that those people could have been correct about such a sophisticated concept as a true afterlife? Zero to none.  Anyways, whether you are inclined to accept the reality that an afterlife is a human myth without evidentiary support, or whether you want to believe in an afterlife, there are behaviors referred to as virtues, which can generally help you flourish in this life. Below are the Top 40 Virtues to Cultivate before you die....

September 12, 2024 What are emotions? Human emotions are mental states. Emotions are neuropsychological states produced by neural data processing in the brain. Emotions involve a subjective experience (input), a neuroactive response (processing), and a behavioral expression (output). Emotions are said to be the driving forces behind human cognition and behavior. The evolutionary role of emotions may be to help humans learn to predict pain and obtain pain relief based on past experiences. The appraisal theory of emotional processing states that people consider the importance of a stimulus differently, and therefore different people may experience different emotions than others even when faced with the same events.  Classification of Emotions The field of psychology classifies emotions as either primary (basic) or secondary (mixed or combined). Primary emotions are universal in all humans across of all times, regions, and cultures. Secondary emotions may vary by epoch, culture, and c...

September 11, 2024 It's been 23 years since the  September 11, 2001 attacks (commonly referred to as " 9/11" ). These were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks carried out by the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda against the United States on September 11, 2001 . Almost 3,000 people lost their lives on the attacks. A few trillion dollars were spent (indirectly invested) in the War Against Terror that ensued after the attacks. As with all wars, the expenses translated into many technological advancements. Wealth creation in the United States since the 9/11 attacks, especially in the digital technology sector, has been incredibly amazing.  Of the many technology companies that created trillions in wealth in the past 23 years, the most remarkable in our opinion has been Apple. Unfortunately, it seems that the fruit is finally losing its mojo. Apple seems to have peaked and may soon begin a slow yet steady trail downhill.  While Apple may very well remain a solid investm...

 September 10, 2024 Why Trump benefits from being a mess? Is there a double standard? If you are intrigued by Trump's popularity, this brief post by Creatix may help you solve the puzzle. There is a double standard. Trump is measured by a different standard because he is being "hired" to do a different kind of job. Trump is being "hired" to wreck the establishment. Trump is not being hired to preserve what we have today, but rather to tear it apart as in a revolution of the populace, an uprising of the lower class against the ruling establishment, against the "swamp".  Since 2016, the Republican candidates running against Trump in the primaries, and Hillary Clinton running against him in the general elections, have wondered what is Trump's political "magic". How come such an unethical and morally flawed candidate is so popular among evangelical Christians? The candidates running against Trump, and all  those who have run against him in th...

September 9, 2024 Why Trump will win the Tuesday's debate against Kamala Harris?  Spoiler alert. Trump will win tomorrow's debate against Kamala Harris. Trump will win the debate because Trump is not bound by the truth. Debating against a demagogue like Trump is not a fair contest. Debating Trump is not a contest on a leveled playing field.  While Kamala Harris has to stay 100% coherent and sharp to demonstrate competence to be our next President and Commander in Chief, Trump is unbounded and unplugged. Trump can say whatever he wants and his supporters will continue supporting him. The more absurd and bizarre Trump sounds and comes across, the more charismatic he will appear to his supporters and to many independent and still undecided voters in key battleground states. The debate will be a net plus for Trump. Expect to see a significant bump in the polls in Trump's favor after the debate. As the tall and white German American in the room, Trump will look significantly mor...

September 7, 2024 What is Hypnosis? Hypnosis is a mental state of focused attention, heightened suggestibility, and deep relaxation. Hypnosis involves a trance-like state in which a person becomes less judgemental and more open to suggestions. Hypnosis can make it easier to influence emotions, perceptions, and thoughts that may lead to different suggested behaviors.  How is someone hypnotized? Hypnosis is typically induced by a trained practitioner, but it can be self-induced (self-hypnosis). When hypnotized, a person may experience altered sensations. The sensing of the surrounding environment may be reduced as the person becomes more hypnotized. Hypnosis is not sleep, despite some similarities in relaxation and altered awareness. What is the neeuroscience of hypnosis? Neuroscience is still investigating and trying to understand the process behind hypnosis. Neuroscientists study the brain’s activity and responses during hypnotic states to demystify the cognitive and neural mechani...

September 6, 2024 Is Vladimir Putin the most powerful man in the world? Yes, Putin is the most powerful human being on Earth. Putin controls Russia, which is not only the largest country in the world by land mass but is also a bellicose nuclear superpower eager to start World War III. Future historians may point out that Putin's invasion of Ukraine was actually the start of WWIII. Regardless of the outcome of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Putin will most likely find a way to stay in power in Russia until the day he dies. For all practical purposes, Putin is Russia's king tsar for life. Below let's take a look a look at Putin's biography followed by a brief summary of the Russian-Ukraine war. Putin's Early Life and Education (1952–1975) Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born on October 7, 1952, in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russia, which was then part of the Soviet Union. He grew up in a working-class family in a Soviet apartment. His father, Vladimir Spiridonovic...