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ZhuangZi's Monkeys
Once a zookeeper said to his monkeys: "You'll get 3 bananas in the Morning and 4 in the afternoon." All monkeys are upset. "OK. How about 4 bananas in Morning and 3 in the afternoon?" Hearing this, the monkeys are content. - A story from ZhuangZi Same total, different reaction. Silly monkeys? Or silly me? From a lifestyle point of view, the monkeys were practical. Hunger in the morning can spoil the whole day, while hunger at night can be slept away. Cultures everywhere recog
Victor Benetton
Apr 272 min read
Getting Ready for My First Born: The Night of Bad Questions
3am I was awakened by some noise. The flicker from the television caught my attention as I struggled to open my eyes. My wife was stroking her fully stretched tummy. “Are you ok?” I asked — immediately realizing it was a bad question. With my glasses on, I could see pain written everywhere. She told me she had called the delivery suite and was advised to wait until contractions became more frequent, around five minutes apart. “Is it painful?” I asked. Another bad question. 4a
Victor Benetton
Feb 243 min read
What Made Us Greedy?
I’ve always loved wildlife documentaries, especially those about mammals. There’s something comforting about their simplicity. Each animal has three clear goals: feed itself, defend its territory, and reproduce. Survival is the whole story. Watching them, I often wonder: is it better the animal way or the human way? What really made us different? The usual answers come quickly — language, fire, maybe even divine intervention. But those are old explanations, already chewed ove
Victor Benetton
Feb 242 min read
The First Step
Hello, everyone! Welcome to my site. Oh gosh, how I adore AI. I've longed to express my thoughts on a larger scale for ages. My first blog was written 10 years ago — shared only with a private circle of friends on Facebook. Now, thanks to AI, I can finally build a website to share my verbal diarrhea with the world. The world is my audience. The world is my stage. The world is my toilet. Here, I’ll be transferring my ancient blogs to this site. I stopped writing after having m
Victor Benetton
Feb 233 min read
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