The Faking Times

Know Thy Stupidity: Journey From Mount Stupid to Mount Wisdom

Stupidity

There’s an old saying that a chain is no stronger than its weakest link. When we talk about the entire planetary ecosystem, human stupidity is the most important constraint in the way of sustainable progress. Stupidity is a pervasive human condition because we are fundamentally stupid creatures. And unlike intelligence, stupidity knows no bounds. So here I present an animated discussion about the tyranny of the bounded rationality and the unbounded stupidity. This witty conversation between Santa Singh and Banta Singh is about the past, the present and the future of mankind.

When Papu Met Jumla Raja: The Untold Saga Beyond a Tiny Virus

tiny virus

Aren’t we all fed up with 24/7 Corona news coverage which is repetitive and negative, distorting our understanding of the world? Here’s some lighter stuff about the tiny virus which is wreaking havoc across the globe. The chronicles of Coronavirus contains the exciting story of golden bird and the helicopter, the comic story of Jumla raja and the Papu, the suspense story of new imperialist, the sad story of the divinity, thrilling booze story and many other witty stories of the Covid-19 times.

Fake News: Living in a Fake World

fake

2019 was the year of fake news. But whom to blame? Does the fault lie solely with social media? What about yellow journalism of traditional print and broadcast news media? Why do the news media emphasize negative stories? And why does the falsehood travels faster than the truth? Here’s an attempt to find fake answers to the fake questions about this fake world: