Aging Japan and the Herbivore Male

Japan has been at the forefront of technological advancement and wacky creativity for decades. Their feats are made doubly impressive by the fact that they transformed themselves from a war-torn nation into what is now the third largest economy in the world. What all their modern flair hides, however, is the pervasive aging crisis that's slated to lower Japan's population by 38 million. They're aging faster than any country in history, and it's reported that by the year 2050, four out of ten Japanese people will be 65 or over.

Jeremy Lin: Linsanity

Unless you're a basement shut-in with no interest in sports, you've probably heard about the biggest thing in basketball right now. Jeremy Lin, a relative nobody who was undrafted, booted off two teams, and benched for the majority of his career, came exploding onto the scene as he helped the Knicks win 7 games in a row. Remember how the Knicks kind of sucked? Lin has single-handedly made them a relevant team again, and has increased NBA viewership like no one has ever done before. Anyway, what is so special about him, you ask?

Dog Meat is Not Korean Traditional Food

If you don't know by now, I'm Korean. If there is any negative stereotype Koreans are known for, it is that they eat dog meat. Now, is this some sort of elaborate lie? Of course not; it's absolutely true. I remember walking through a street market when I was a kid, and there were slaughtered dogs ready to be sold. What you have to understand though, is that dog meat is NOT a common food. Just because it exists, doesn't mean people consume it regularly. Saying "all Koreans eat dogs" is like saying "all Americans are Latino gang members". Nowadays, it's just as unpopular in Korea as it is in any country in the world, mostly due to the younger generation being used to keeping dogs as pets.

The Bystander Effect

So I was just surfing youtube, and I stumbled upon the video above. The video itself isn't interesting, but the comments below it got me a bit riled up. Almost every user was complaining about how the onlookers just stood there and did nothing. They called it disgusting, and cowardly. I used to think like this when I was immature too, but I don't bullshit anymore.

Answering "I don't know" on the Internet....

This is something that I'm sure most people have noticed, and it's something I've witnessed hundreds of times but it never actually bothered me...until recently. I've been looking up a lot of questions on google and it has been frustrating me to a small degree. Why, when faced with a question on a forum thread or yahoo answers etc., do some people choose to answer "I don't know"?

Kindness = Weakness

If there's any quality that I've been associated with the most while growing up, it's that I'm "nice". I never thought much of this, since honestly, what could be bad about being nice? But as I moved on through each step of childhood and ultimately reached adulthood, I noticed the immediate effects of being a "nice guy". This reality is merciless to the weak, and being nice is only an extension of weakness. I know this may sound like a dystopian cliche, but its a conclusion I've come to realize through personal experience and the experiences of others like myself. I spent time analyzing every aspect of what being "nice" is, and they all point to a correlation with weakness.