youtu.be/gP-ekeEQXkc An interview with an amazing woman from over a year ago that is very relevant in light of the events of 6 Jan. It is not enough to condemn the actions of the terrorists that stormed the Capitol and the issues will not simply disappear 1/

when Trump is no longer in office. Of course, Trump and his administration are to blame for inciting the violence and fuelling the flames, but blaming them also isn't enough. I think that in order to eradicate hatred, we need to really try to understand what drives 2/

these extremists, and to see how we can work to prevent further people from being radicalised. In addition to the interview, Deeyah Khan has also made an amazing documentary called "White Right: Meeting the Enemy". It is difficult to watch but I think also very important, 3/

and I think proves that the strategy of "marginalising away" people with deplorable views may only be a short term solution. The long-term solution, and the one that will result in less violence, is to look into ourselves and realise that under different circumstances, 4/

we might have become radicalised ourselves. The hard part about this solution is that it doesn't scale well, and in order to enact widespread change, everyone willing to enact change must be prepared to have 1-on-1, difficult conversations with people that may have 5/

monstrous beliefs. But think of the progress we'd make if each person inspired just one other vulnerable individual to turn away from hate. And if Deeyah Khan could talk her way into making even the most far-gone extremists put down their torches, then I think that each one of 6/

us can make an impact by talking and listening (and really listening) to someone in our lives, be it a neighbour, friend, family member, etc. whom we feel may be in need, before that pain gets harnessed by an extremist organisation's political agenda. 7/7

My good buddy Jonah Saks and I have written a little paper on alternating-sum statistics of primitive sets, among other things. The preprint is available here: arxiv.org/abs/2206.12535

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Honoured to have my short story "The Vigil" appear in Ricepaper! Happy #AsianHeritageMonth :))

#NintendoMinute GOTY Shovel Knight over Super Smash Bros. for 3DS

#NintendoMinute GOTY Bravely Default over Mario Golf: World Tour

#NintendoMinute GOTY Child of Light over Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Dear Shuhei Yoshida, ᴀᴅᴀᴍ ʙᴏʏᴇs, PlayStation. We heard 吉澤　純一. The folks RTing/Favoriting this would like a sequel to #FreedomWars, please.