Author: Imrul Hasan

This is Imrul Hasan's profile, and this is a bit of copy about him. He grew up in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Imrul is a Wordpress developer, Linux Server Expert, Software Tester, Blogger, and Cyclist. He’s known for his love of cats, but is also crazy about movies, dogs, coffee, sea and mountains.
The Triumph of Cynicism: Why the Ancient Philosophy of Diogenes Perfectly Describes Modern Digital Anxiety
Philosophy

The Triumph of Cynicism: Why the Ancient Philosophy of Diogenes Perfectly Describes Modern Digital Anxiety

If Diogenes of Sinope were alive today, he wouldn’t be living in a barrel.He’d be living online—weaponizing sarcasm, dismantling illusions, exposing hypocrisy, and delivering uncomfortable truths in the comments section of every social platform. He would be the philosopher-troll we didn’t know we needed, but absolutely deserved. The strange and ironic reality is this: a wandering philosopher from the 4th century BCE may understand modern digital life better than any influencer, psychologist, or tech mogul. The world of algorithms, curated perfection, and hyper-surveillance has resurrected the core anxieties Diogenes spent his entire life mocking. We’ve all become participants in a digital ecosystem defined by performative selfhood, constant comparison, and chronic dissatisfaction—the ex...
The Great Displacement: How Climate Migration Will Reshape the Global Map and Urban Life in the Next Century
Earth

The Great Displacement: How Climate Migration Will Reshape the Global Map and Urban Life in the Next Century

For most of human history, migration unfolded slowly—driven by trade, conquest, or the search for fertile land. But the 21st century is introducing a new, unprecedented force that will uproot millions: climate change. As oceans rise, farmlands fail, heat becomes dangerous, and storms intensify, humanity is entering an era of mobility unlike anything civilization has ever experienced. This is not a distant dystopian theory. It is happening now. From sinking islands in the Pacific to desertifying regions in Africa and South Asia, from wildfire-ravaged communities in North America to coastal cities confronting the inevitability of rising seas, entire populations are already on the move. The next 100 years will not simply be defined by climate change—they will be defined by climate migration...
The AI Ghostwriter: Can a Machine Master Narrative, or Does Storytelling Require Consciousness?
literature

The AI Ghostwriter: Can a Machine Master Narrative, or Does Storytelling Require Consciousness?

For centuries, storytelling has been considered the most human of arts—a craft shaped by memory, emotion, trauma, imagination, and the messy interior landscape of lived experience. Stories were how ancient civilizations preserved identity, how religions transmitted meaning, how cultures created morality, and how individuals made sense of themselves. A writer was not just a producer of text but a vessel of consciousness. And then came the age of the machine. Large Language Models (LLMs) have exploded into public life, capable of writing novels, film scripts, speeches, poems, and journalism at speeds no human mind could ever approach. They mimic style, structure, pacing, and even emotional tone. To some, this is a technological miracle. To others, it is a threat to creative integrity. And ...
Fashion as a Time Machine: Why Generation Z Is Obsessed With Y2K and Retro Aesthetics
Fashion

Fashion as a Time Machine: Why Generation Z Is Obsessed With Y2K and Retro Aesthetics

Fashion has always been cyclical, but Generation Z has turned nostalgia into something bigger than a passing trend. For them, retro aesthetics are not just clothes—they are a cultural portal, a digital rebellion, a coping mechanism, and a way to rewrite the past they never actually lived. In an age shaped by technological uncertainty, climate anxiety, and economic instability, Gen Z has discovered that fashion can function as a time machine. And the moment they keep traveling back to—almost compulsively—is the Y2K era. Low-rise jeans, bedazzled flip phones, baby tees, jelly shoes, butterfly clips, wired headphones, glossy lip gloss, chaotic layering, cyber-influenced metallics, and grainy camcorder aesthetics flood TikTok feeds and Instagram moodboards. These are not ironic revivals; they...
From Forest Demon to Social Media Icon: How Modern Mythology Is Re-Imagining Cryptids for the Digital Age
Myths

From Forest Demon to Social Media Icon: How Modern Mythology Is Re-Imagining Cryptids for the Digital Age

For centuries, cryptids lived in the dark margins of folklore. They lurked in forests, swamps, mountains, and the corners of our collective imagination—half-believed, half-feared, and always whispered about. Yet in the twenty-first century, these shadowy beings have undergone a strange and fascinating transformation. Once creatures of dirt paths, campfire tales, and ancient superstition, cryptids have now become digital celebrities—icons, memes, fandom favorites, and mythological mascots for entire online communities. The forest demon became fan art.The lake monster became a TikTok trend.The urban legend became a viral hashtag.The unknown became profitable, relatable, and strangely lovable. The digital age hasn’t destroyed mythology. It has rewritten it. Modern cryptids aren’t just mons...
The Secret History of Sensory Deprivation: How Ancient Philosophers and Priests Used Isolation to Achieve Enlightenment
archeology

The Secret History of Sensory Deprivation: How Ancient Philosophers and Priests Used Isolation to Achieve Enlightenment

In modern culture, sensory deprivation is associated with float tanks, neuroscience labs, and biohackers seeking inner clarity. But the idea is anything but new. Thousands of years before psychologists coined terms like “altered states of consciousness,” ancient priests, mystics, monks, and philosophers discovered something profound: when the senses fall silent, the mind begins to speak. What science studies today as an experimental phenomenon was once a guarded spiritual technology, used to access visions, revelations, creativity, and even political authority. Across civilizations—from Egypt to Greece, from the Himalayas to the Mayan world—sensory deprivation was not an accidental discovery. It was a deliberate path to enlightenment. This is the hidden history of a practice far older an...
Beyond Our Universe: Why the Multiverse Theory Is No Longer Science Fiction, But a Mathematical Imperative
Science

Beyond Our Universe: Why the Multiverse Theory Is No Longer Science Fiction, But a Mathematical Imperative

For most of human history, the idea of parallel universes belonged to the realm of myth, mysticism, and—much later—science fiction. It appeared in folk tales about mirrored worlds, in ancient philosophical speculation, and eventually in comic books and blockbuster movies. But today, the multiverse has evolved from a narrative device into something far more serious: a concept many physicists now consider not only plausible, but mathematically unavoidable. The shift didn’t happen overnight. It emerged through decades of cosmology, quantum mechanics, and high-level mathematics converging on one strange truth: our universe is too unlikely, too fine-tuned, and too cosmically specific to be the only one. The multiverse, once dismissed as speculation, now stands at the crossroads of modern physi...
The Post-Hustle Ethos: Tracing the History of Resistance to Workism from the Luddites to ‘Quiet Quitting’
Lifestyle

The Post-Hustle Ethos: Tracing the History of Resistance to Workism from the Luddites to ‘Quiet Quitting’

The twenty-first century has become obsessed with productivity. For years, social media glorified 4 a.m. wake-up calls, side-hustles stacked atop full-time jobs, “grindset” motivational quotes, and the idea that constant work is the path to meaning. This ideology, known as workism, transformed labor into identity, productivity into virtue, and exhaustion into a badge of honor. But as burnout spread like a societal fever and the pandemic shattered long-standing myths about labor, a countermovement emerged — quieter, slower, and surprisingly familiar. This so-called post-hustle ethos is not merely a trend. It is a resurrection of a much older cycle of resistance to labor exploitation. From the Luddites in the early nineteenth century to modern-day “quiet quitters,” the battle against workis...
Why We Can’t Look Away: The Neuroscience of Doomscrolling and Our Cognitive Addiction to Negative Information
Mental Health

Why We Can’t Look Away: The Neuroscience of Doomscrolling and Our Cognitive Addiction to Negative Information

We live in a world where a single swipe can reveal a tragedy, a crisis, a scandal, or the next global disaster. The term doomscrolling — the compulsive consumption of negative news — entered popular vocabulary only recently, yet it instantly felt familiar. Everyone recognizes the pattern: it’s late at night, your phone glows in the dark, and you keep scrolling through catastrophe after catastrophe. You don’t want to, you know you shouldn’t, yet you do. The thumb moves on its own. The mind sinks deeper. The cycle repeats. But doomscrolling is not a moral failing or a lack of willpower. It is a neurological trap, perfected by the architecture of human cognition and amplified by the design of modern information systems. Bad news doesn’t simply attract us — it hooks us. Understanding why requ...
The Uncanny Valley of Digital Identity: The Philosophical and Legal Battle Over AI-Generated Deepfakes
Technology

The Uncanny Valley of Digital Identity: The Philosophical and Legal Battle Over AI-Generated Deepfakes

We have entered an era where the boundary between what is real and what merely appears real is dissolving. A face, once the most immutable symbol of personal identity, is now as editable as a JPEG on a laptop. A voice, once the anchor of one’s presence, can be rewritten with a few seconds of audio. Digital fingerprints are no longer guarantees — they are materials. We are living in the age of synthetic media, where deepfakes challenge not only our political systems and legal frameworks but also something far more delicate: the very concept of the self. At the heart of this crisis lies the Uncanny Valley, the disturbing psychological space where human-like replicas feel almost real yet undeniably wrong. Deepfakes, hyperreal voices, and AI-generated personas inhabit this valley, blurring id...
The Wicked Game – Episode 8: The Turning Point That Changes Everything
TV Shows

The Wicked Game – Episode 8: The Turning Point That Changes Everything

Episode 8 of The Wicked Game arrives not just as another chapter in the story, but as the episode that pulls every thread tight and exposes the true architecture of betrayal, desire, and power at the center of the narrative. If earlier episodes set the board, Episode 8 is where someone finally flips it — hard. This is where masks come off, loyalties fracture, and the show’s central theme becomes sharper than ever: in this game, no one plays clean — not even the ones pretending to. Below is a complete breakdown of Episode 8, followed by an analytical deep dive into symbolism, character arcs, and what this episode means for the rest of the series. A Quick Recap: When All Quiet Moments Hide a Storm Episode 8 opens right after the emotional debris left behind in Episode 7. The cha...
Sniper Safari: Inside the Dark World of Long-Range Hunts, Ethical Gray Zones, and the Deadliest Sport on Earth
Wildlife, World

Sniper Safari: Inside the Dark World of Long-Range Hunts, Ethical Gray Zones, and the Deadliest Sport on Earth

Few terms ignite controversy as sharply as “Sniper Safari.” The phrase sounds cinematic at first, almost like a title from a gritty action thriller — but behind the dramatic wording lies a real, unsettling phenomenon linked to long-range hunting, military-style marksmanship, and a moral debate that refuses to fade. Sniper Safari is not about photography, tourism, or ordinary wildlife observation. It is a fusion of extreme precision shooting and big-game hunting, blending high-powered rifles, advanced optics, ballistic computers, and targets often unaware of danger until it is too late. It turns the African savanna, American grasslands, or distant mountain ranges into open-air shooting ranges where distance becomes both the challenge and the shield. In essence, Sniper Safari pushes hunting...
Me and Thee – Episode 1: A Beautifully Broken Beginning to a Story About Connection, Secrets, and the Shadows Between Us
TV Shows

Me and Thee – Episode 1: A Beautifully Broken Beginning to a Story About Connection, Secrets, and the Shadows Between Us

The premiere of Me and Thee arrives with quiet intensity — not through explosive drama, but through the subtle, lingering tension that comes from two people whose lives collide at the wrong time, in the wrong place, for reasons neither fully understands. Episode 1 doesn’t rush. Instead, it pulls the viewer gently but firmly into a world where relationships feel fragile, conversations hide deeper meanings, and every character seems to be carrying a story they cannot bear to tell. This is an opening chapter built on emotion, mystery, and the slow revelation of two souls who will soon become entangled in ways neither can control. The first episode sets the tone for the entire series: intimate, careful, beautifully observed. It is not interested in clichés or loud twists — its power lies in a...
The Dead Horse Theory: Why People Keep Pushing Failing Ideas — and the Psychology Behind It
Philosophy

The Dead Horse Theory: Why People Keep Pushing Failing Ideas — and the Psychology Behind It

Why do humans keep investing in something long after it stops working? The “Dead Horse Theory” explains one of the most universal and destructive patterns in decision-making. The “Dead Horse Theory” is one of those strange, darkly humorous concepts that has traveled from Indigenous stories to management workshops, political commentary, corporate satire, and even academic psychology. It sounds simple:When you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount.Yet in real life — whether in companies, governments, marriages, or personal habits — human beings rarely get off the dead horse. Instead, they upgrade the saddle, call meetings, form committees, hire consultants, give motivational speeches, and pretend the horse is just “resting.” This article digs deep into the ...
Olo: The Impossible Color Human Eyes Should Never See — And the Science Behind It
Science, World News

Olo: The Impossible Color Human Eyes Should Never See — And the Science Behind It

Human vision feels complete — as if the palette of colors we see every day spans everything nature can offer. But hidden deep within the biology of our eyes is a strange truth: there are colors that exist in theory, yet humans can never naturally see them.Among these “forbidden colors,” one of the most fascinating is Olo, an imaginary color visible only when the M-cones in the human retina are artificially isolated using lasers. Olo is not purple, not green, not yellow — and not a mix of anything you’ve ever seen.It is a color impossible under normal conditions, yet real in the sense that the human visual system can experience it if the right stimulus is applied directly to the retina. This article explores what Olo actually is, why the eye cannot naturally perceive it, and what its exis...
The Secret Anxiety of Modern Pets: Understanding FOMO in Cats
Pets & Animals

The Secret Anxiety of Modern Pets: Understanding FOMO in Cats

Why your cat follows you everywhere, cries outside closed doors, and refuses to let you enjoy a snack alone. For decades, cats have been stereotyped as independent, aloof, emotionally detached creatures who barely tolerate human presence. But anyone who actually lives with a cat knows the truth: many modern domestic cats are clingy, observant, intensely sensitive — and sometimes, victims of a surprising psychological phenomenon. Yes, cats can experience FOMO: Fear of Missing Out. It sounds humorous at first. FOMO is usually associated with social-media-driven humans, not whiskered predators. Yet veterinarians, feline behaviorists, and countless cat owners increasingly report signs that mirror human FOMO — anxiety triggered by being left out, excluded, or separated from activities happen...
William Lanne: The Last Tasmanian Man and the Tragedy the World Forgot
History, Personalities

William Lanne: The Last Tasmanian Man and the Tragedy the World Forgot

The forgotten story of a young man whose life — and death — reveal one of the darkest chapters of colonial history. History often remembers kings, generals, and conquerors. It rarely remembers the individuals crushed under the wheels of empire. William Lanne, often called “King Billy” or “the last Tasmanian man,” is one such figure — a man whose life became a symbol of survival, whose death became a battlefield for scientific exploitation, and whose story continues to force the world to confront the cruelty of colonialism. Though he lived only about 30 years, his story spans continents, scientific institutions, churches, governments, and the painful disappearance of an entire people. This article tells the full story: the man, the myth, the politics, and the shameful post-mortem battle ...
Beyond the Viral Reels: The Untold Story of “Jahran” Mamdani
Personalities, Politics, World News

Beyond the Viral Reels: The Untold Story of “Jahran” Mamdani

For millions of people scrolling Instagram, TikTok, or WhatsApp statuses, he shows up in 15-second edits as “Jahran Mamdani, New York er leader” – a brown guy in a kurta or Knicks jersey, speaking sharp English, Hindi or Bangla-ish phrases, and marching in protests. Behind those clips is Zohran Kwame Mamdani – a Ugandan-born, Queens-based, Indian-diaspora Muslim and one of the most closely watched left-wing politicians in the United States right now. He’s known officially as a New York State Assembly member from Astoria, but informally he has become a global symbol for a new generation of diasporic, unapologetically political youth. Most coverage focuses on his “firsts”: first South Asian, first Indian-origin, one of the few openly socialist Muslims in his position. This article looks at...
Project Blue Beam: The Ultimate Illusion — Inside the Conspiracy Theory That Captivates Millions
Opinion, World News

Project Blue Beam: The Ultimate Illusion — Inside the Conspiracy Theory That Captivates Millions

For nearly thirty years, Project Blue Beam has existed in the shadows of global speculation — whispered in forums, debated in documentaries, and resurrected every few years whenever strange lights appear in the sky or governments release cryptic statements about UFOs. It is one of the most expansive and enduring conspiracy theories of the modern era, claiming that NASA and global authorities are preparing to stage a series of fake, world-shattering events using advanced holograms, psychological warfare, and secret technologies. To its believers, it represents the final chapter of human independence — a technological deception so vast it could collapse religions, rewrite history, and usher in a global authority with absolute power. To its critics, it is a myth born from fear, distrust, an...
“1984” by George Orwell — A Vision Too True: Complete Review, Banned History, Themes, and the Story Behind the Writer
Books

“1984” by George Orwell — A Vision Too True: Complete Review, Banned History, Themes, and the Story Behind the Writer

Few books have shaped modern thought as profoundly as “1984”, George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece. Published in 1949, it remains one of the most influential — and most disturbing — novels ever written. More than seventy years later, its warnings about surveillance, propaganda, censorship, and psychological control feel eerily familiar. This in-depth article explores the novel in four dimensions: A complete and thoughtful book review Why “1984” has been banned or challenged around the world Its chilling prophetic vision of the future The story of George Orwell — the man behind the prophecy 1. BOOK REVIEW: A MASTERPIECE THAT STILL HAUNTS US Plot Overview “1984” is set in Oceania, a totalitarian superstate ruled by the omnipresent Party, led by th...