Contemplating human nature...
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0006 - Dating apps are turning you into a cheap disposable product
Listening to my friend's dating experience made me think of how replaceable we've made each other.
Increasingly, we are starting to see other humans and also ourselves, as easily disposable products, existing only to serve a utility.
Chapters:
1:47 - The illusion of endless options
3:08 - Hyper-curated profiles
4:21 - Becoming products in a supermarket
5:48 - Flattening complex humans into specifications
7:01 - Commodification
8:53 - Conditioning by apps to objectify others and the self
10:39 - Why modern dating experiences feel empty
11:35 - A parallel experience outside of dating
15:20 - This is a systemic design
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1 Oct 2026
0005 - Are you really an empath...or do you have a schadenfreude kink?
Schadenfreude is the experience of pleasure, joy or satisfaction that comes from learning of the troubles, failures, pain or misfortune of another person.
This is a commentary on schadenfreude masked as empathy, and at other times as gratitude.
Chapters:
00:00 – My experience seeking support during a dark phase
00:56 – Two types of friends
01:56 – "I'm so grateful it's not me"
03:00 – Why true empathy is so difficult
04:05 – Performative empathy and gratitude-porn on social media
05:55 – Schadenfreude
07:00 – Unsolicited comparisons
08:08 – A coping mechanism
09:20 – The schadenfreude scale
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Email: ajiteshgogoi@gmail.com
29 Sept 2026
0004 - Don't drink and spill your guts...(a case for sober vulnerability)
Drinking and driving is reckless. But drinking and spilling is recklesssser.
Why do you need a drink in hand to be your raw authentic self?
Why do you feel shame around your broken parts?
Why don't you just let it all spill?
Chapters:
00:00 – What's the deal with alcohol?
01:20 – Alcohol and vulnerability
01:58 – Male friendships
03:42 – Problem with compartmentalising
05:24 – The psychological human need to spill
06:07 – Sober vulnerability
08:02 – This weekend spill your guts
08:46 – Integration
09:28 – Wrap up
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Email: ajiteshgogoi@gmail.com
28 Sept 2026
0003 - Two ingredients for intellectual intimacy
It's a special kind of loneliness to not have people in your life to experience intellectual intimacy with.
Chapters:
00:00 - What is intellectual intimacy?
01:22 - The intelligence and ego trap
02:34 - The pitfalls of a hyper-logical mindset
03:21 - Ingredient 1: Humility
03:41 - Ingredient 2: Curiosity
04:24 - Final thoughts
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Email: ajiteshgogoi@gmail.com
22 Sept 2026
0002 - If you like spicy peanuts, you'd love your robo-girlfriend.
A commentary on the commodification of human connection and the loneliness epidemic.
Chapters:
00:00 - Late-night cravings and a lack of control
01:41 - Individual willpower vs. systemic environment
05:06 - Parasocial connections and AI companions in Japan
07:28 - Commodification of human connection in men and women
09:50 - Social obesity
13:24 - Dating apps to robo-companions
14:43 - Protecting your social muscle and final thoughts
You can reach me on:
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Email: ajiteshgogoi@gmail.com
20 Sept 2026
0001 - I want a mother...(yearning for maternal love)
I want a mother. But not my mother.
Not a mother that has existed. Or ever will.
An ideal maternal archetype. A true impossibility.
Maybe you yearn for the same.
Or not.
I hope this video helps.
Chapters:
00:00 - A late night search on Reddit
03:09 - Finding inspiration in my grandmother's writings
05:04 - Losing my mother and navigating grief
07:12 - Growing up with a tiger mom
10:09 - Learning self-sufficiency and emotional defences
13:03 - Complex childhood memories and lingering wounds
17:40 - Building impenetrable walls as an adult
19:56 - Craving for the maternal archetype
22:10 - Struggles of being understood
26:47 - Closing thoughts
You can reach me on:
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Email: ajiteshgogoi@gmail.com
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