Ahmad
@ahmadthakur.bsky.social
Trying to use my overthinking for the better.
Aspiring bureaucrat. Follow for philosophy, books, and weird takes. ahmadthakur.substack.com
Aspiring bureaucrat. Follow for philosophy, books, and weird takes. ahmadthakur.substack.com
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Ahmad
@ahmadthakur.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Plato, Justice, and the Problem with Democracy
Do we really know what’s best?
open.substack.com
I've started a new series on Substack where I write about ideas from philosophy, psychology, history, and culture and how bygone theories shape our thinking today.
It’s mostly me trying to learn and memorize by writing.
The first one’s about Plato.
open.substack.com/pub/thepartt...
It’s mostly me trying to learn and memorize by writing.
The first one’s about Plato.
open.substack.com/pub/thepartt...
A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. — Alan Watts
November 23, 2025 at 5:36 AM
A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. — Alan Watts
Please go outside and look at the sky during the day at least once a day, otherwise you are performing a brutal and inhumane psychological experiment on yourself that the ruling class usually reserves for prisoners.
November 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Please go outside and look at the sky during the day at least once a day, otherwise you are performing a brutal and inhumane psychological experiment on yourself that the ruling class usually reserves for prisoners.
I need friends who randomly go insanely in-depth over an extremely specific and niche phenomenon.
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I need friends who randomly go insanely in-depth over an extremely specific and niche phenomenon.
We all need to do this: banish the internet from our pockets.
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
We all need to do this: banish the internet from our pockets.
It's quite sad realizing how creative I was as a kid before all the social media, unlimited content, and stimulation from everything, and I’ve never felt that way ever since.
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It's quite sad realizing how creative I was as a kid before all the social media, unlimited content, and stimulation from everything, and I’ve never felt that way ever since.
It’s wild how social media warped our perspective; suddenly, 10 likes feels insignificant. But imagine 10 real people standing in front of you, saying they understand and relate to what you wrote. That’s not small at all.
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
It’s wild how social media warped our perspective; suddenly, 10 likes feels insignificant. But imagine 10 real people standing in front of you, saying they understand and relate to what you wrote. That’s not small at all.
This, and nobody rushing me.
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This, and nobody rushing me.
I cleaned my room today and immediately lost everything I own
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I cleaned my room today and immediately lost everything I own
My reading list is now a hydra. Every time I cut one article, three new RSS feeds appear.
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
My reading list is now a hydra. Every time I cut one article, three new RSS feeds appear.
I've started a new series on Substack where I write about ideas from philosophy, psychology, history, and culture and how bygone theories shape our thinking today.
It’s mostly me trying to learn and memorize by writing.
The first one’s about Plato.
open.substack.com/pub/thepartt...
It’s mostly me trying to learn and memorize by writing.
The first one’s about Plato.
open.substack.com/pub/thepartt...
Plato, Justice, and the Problem with Democracy
Do we really know what’s best?
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I've started a new series on Substack where I write about ideas from philosophy, psychology, history, and culture and how bygone theories shape our thinking today.
It’s mostly me trying to learn and memorize by writing.
The first one’s about Plato.
open.substack.com/pub/thepartt...
It’s mostly me trying to learn and memorize by writing.
The first one’s about Plato.
open.substack.com/pub/thepartt...
I learned a new word today: "Heliotropism". It's the tendency of a plant to turn towards the sun.
Although some plants lose this ability as they mature, just like somewhere along the line we forget how to do that as well.
Although some plants lose this ability as they mature, just like somewhere along the line we forget how to do that as well.
June 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I learned a new word today: "Heliotropism". It's the tendency of a plant to turn towards the sun.
Although some plants lose this ability as they mature, just like somewhere along the line we forget how to do that as well.
Although some plants lose this ability as they mature, just like somewhere along the line we forget how to do that as well.
Happy new year everyone!
Hoping to go through 2025 more motivated, more disciplined, and better informed. And I hope the situation of the whole world gets somewhat better in 2025
What are your goals for this year?
What are you hoping for changes or hoping to change yourself?
Hoping to go through 2025 more motivated, more disciplined, and better informed. And I hope the situation of the whole world gets somewhat better in 2025
What are your goals for this year?
What are you hoping for changes or hoping to change yourself?
January 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Happy new year everyone!
Hoping to go through 2025 more motivated, more disciplined, and better informed. And I hope the situation of the whole world gets somewhat better in 2025
What are your goals for this year?
What are you hoping for changes or hoping to change yourself?
Hoping to go through 2025 more motivated, more disciplined, and better informed. And I hope the situation of the whole world gets somewhat better in 2025
What are your goals for this year?
What are you hoping for changes or hoping to change yourself?
Many people want to journal because "self-improvement." But when they try to write something, they get overwhelmed because they can't come up with anything meaningful. If you're like this, then this post is for you.
open.substack.com/pub/ahmadtha...
#selfimprovment #journaling #substack
open.substack.com/pub/ahmadtha...
#selfimprovment #journaling #substack
How to Journal Without Trying to Convince Your Journal That You’re Cool
And not role play as Marcus Aurelius when writing in it.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Many people want to journal because "self-improvement." But when they try to write something, they get overwhelmed because they can't come up with anything meaningful. If you're like this, then this post is for you.
open.substack.com/pub/ahmadtha...
#selfimprovment #journaling #substack
open.substack.com/pub/ahmadtha...
#selfimprovment #journaling #substack
I like to rant about psychoanalysis, neuroscience, philosophy, and geopolitics. If you're into this stuff, then I want to connect with you.
December 3, 2024 at 11:48 AM
I like to rant about psychoanalysis, neuroscience, philosophy, and geopolitics. If you're into this stuff, then I want to connect with you.
Question for social psychologists:
Why do societies accept the rise of rulers of any kind instead of resisting them? Why do the people in different levels of any hierarchy accept that hierarchy?
#Society #SocialPsychology #Philosophy #HumanNature #History #Politics
Why do societies accept the rise of rulers of any kind instead of resisting them? Why do the people in different levels of any hierarchy accept that hierarchy?
#Society #SocialPsychology #Philosophy #HumanNature #History #Politics
November 27, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Question for social psychologists:
Why do societies accept the rise of rulers of any kind instead of resisting them? Why do the people in different levels of any hierarchy accept that hierarchy?
#Society #SocialPsychology #Philosophy #HumanNature #History #Politics
Why do societies accept the rise of rulers of any kind instead of resisting them? Why do the people in different levels of any hierarchy accept that hierarchy?
#Society #SocialPsychology #Philosophy #HumanNature #History #Politics
My this week's essay on substack is about artist sentiment towards AI, and how it's not the actual problem
open.substack.com/pub/ahmadtha...
open.substack.com/pub/ahmadtha...
AI Is Not the Problem, Artists Are
And so is capitalism, but artists are more annoying.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:25 PM
My this week's essay on substack is about artist sentiment towards AI, and how it's not the actual problem
open.substack.com/pub/ahmadtha...
open.substack.com/pub/ahmadtha...
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I don't know if it's ever coming, but I love that there are no blue checkmarks here. It's evolved far from its original use of verification and perhaps paying for the mark democratized that access, but now it just creates an unnecessary hierarchy of perceived authority, prestige, and status.
November 18, 2024 at 1:07 PM
I don't know if it's ever coming, but I love that there are no blue checkmarks here. It's evolved far from its original use of verification and perhaps paying for the mark democratized that access, but now it just creates an unnecessary hierarchy of perceived authority, prestige, and status.
I’ve started a blog/newsletter for Gen Z folks who trying to figure out their life, like me. The main purpose is to build a community where we can learn and grow together. This week's post is about YouTube addiction, and our need to know everything.
ahmadthakur.substack.com/p/my-crippli...
ahmadthakur.substack.com/p/my-crippli...
My Crippling YouTube Addiction
Curiosity killed the cat.
ahmadthakur.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:14 AM
I’ve started a blog/newsletter for Gen Z folks who trying to figure out their life, like me. The main purpose is to build a community where we can learn and grow together. This week's post is about YouTube addiction, and our need to know everything.
ahmadthakur.substack.com/p/my-crippli...
ahmadthakur.substack.com/p/my-crippli...
Okay, I just got here due to everyone mentioning Bluesky on Substack. What do I do now?
November 15, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Okay, I just got here due to everyone mentioning Bluesky on Substack. What do I do now?