<div class="header-image"></div> # About Reading my earlier posts in this blog would probably give the impression that this is mostly a social-political space, with some forays into culture and technology. I've decided recently that I should try to avoid those topics where possible. The world is too political, too divided down social-political lines. And my own mind had become obsessed with these topics. I think a good reality check is the ability (or inability) to let people express opinion without feeling the need to interject. I was realizing that I couldn't let anything go, either online or in my personal life. And I wasn't always this way. I lived half my life without the internet, and 2 thirds of it without social media. I remember not worrying about what other people thought. I remember giving people the benefit of the doubt, and having strong interests that didn't involve politics at all. In fact, in my happiest times, I was utterly apolitical. This is what I'm going to strive for here. A return to that simpler mindset of forgiveness, acceptance, and passion for interests that exist outside the 24 Hour News Production Machine, and the puppeteering anger-algorithms that are setting the world on fire. The world can be a fun place to live again. It starts with passionate optimism, and the acceptance that you can't change the world, but you *can* change yourself. This blog represents my own attempt to redirect my mindset to better things. I may still wander into social-political topics, but the goal shall be to look at everything as an observer, and with a sense of humour. ## Contact The best way to contact me directly is on X: [https://x.com/wave9blog](https://x.com/wave9blog) If you want to email me, you can: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) I'm currently looking into a way to add comments here, and keep it privacy-respecting while not costing me a fortune. Hopefully that will come soon.