Category: Struggling
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The Quest of Being a Man: A Task as Hard as a Morning Wood…
Every man imagines the man he wants to become, but few are those who sit long enough with the man they already are. In this blog, Georgiev struggles with what he’s been thinking about lately: whether masculinity is ambition, sacrifice, discipline, freedom — or simply accepting that life doesn’t always unfold the way we imagined.…
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The End of History and the Beginning of Next…
In this essay, Georgiev challenges the idea that history ever truly “ends,” arguing instead that every stable system quietly produces the forces that will disrupt it. Drawing on Fukuyama, the figure of the Stranger, and cultural examples like The Dark Knight Rises, Ivo explores how unfulfilled recognition, civic stagnation, and buried contradictions shape modern societies.…
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THE STRANGER, THE STRANGER+, THE STRANGER 2.0…
In this piece, Georgiev examines how the figure of “the stranger” has shifted from a temporary condition to a permanent state in modern life. Drawing from Alfred Schutz’s concept, he traces the evolution from the outsider who struggles to belong to the individual who adapts so completely that belonging itself becomes unclear. Set against both…
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The Feedback: I’m Wrong, but How Right I Am…
DABOISASTRGLEDT – by Ivaniel “Ivo” Georgiev DABOIS, it’s time for another blog post. Last week I had an anthropology exam—the final for this semester, worth 50% of my grade. I had to explain Hume’s idea that reason is a slave of passions. I did, but I did it in pure DABOIS style. No phones, no…
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You Must Be the Change You Wish to See in the World: or You Wouldn’t…
Gandhi’s famous words aren’t a comfort – they’re a demand. This week, Georgiev dissects a phrase about what real change actually requires: not posts or protests, but the brutal work of transformation when no one’s watching. He tears apart the gap between who we claim to be and who we actually are – the lies…
