The tango Cambalache (written in 1934 by Enrique Santos Discépolo) famously claimed that “a donkey and a great professor are treated the same.” It described a social attitude that dismissed differences between knowledge and ignorance—an attitude that, disturbingly, feels very much alive today. I…
Recently I came across a statement by the renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari that struck me deeply: “Humans are the most intelligent animals on the planet. And we are also the most delusional.” At first glance, it sounds like an interesting paradox. But the more I think about it, the more that…
I must confess that, without seeking it or wishing it, I have found a method that, given enough patience, allows me to become invisible to others. The method simply consists in waiting for that moment in life when—without a precise date—others not only stop looking at us, but stop seeing us alto…
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