The public is insufficiently educated on how to be a good public. I think this is civilisation-specific (ie not an issue for egalitarian hunter-gatherers who live enmeshed lives). And I think appreciating this requires appreciating that civilisation is hierarchical, stratified. The reality of status hierarchies is starker than we articulate. Nobody introduces you to sexism […]

Friends from abroad often ask me for suggested readings re: Lee Kuan Yew. I recommend starting by reading The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, which isn’t directly about Lee Kuan Yew – but it’s a story set in Singapore. I’ve also recommended watching this video of talking about the 1980 SIA pilot’s strike [2:09]. I […]

I thought it would be interesting to make a list of notable events where I’ve spoken at. I’ve emceed 2 weddings. Interestingly, both of the grooms were named Kenneth. I’ve given speeches at 2 others – my ex-boss’s, and my brother’s. I’ve spoken at Hong Lim Park against internet regulations. [youtube] I organized a screaming […]

I remember when I was a young child – maybe five or six years old – when I first watched WWE on TV. (At the time it was called WWF, or “world wrestling federation”. The name change was for legal reasons, but it did inadvertently put the emphasis on the “entertainment” aspect.) I think what’s […]

This blogpost started out as a bunch of notes and links, and I found myself sharing it with people over and over again so much. Here are a list of things that I recommend reading if you’re interested in communities. I used to run a community focused on intelligent conversation, and I made the naive […]

This is a test post that I might use to list out all the posts on visakanv.com. I’m wondering if visakanv.com might be a good place to keep everything that I revisit very regularly on visakanv.com/blog/