NPCs aren't soulless, it is our society that is soulless
The fact that some people appear to be NPC’s is more likely due to our lifestyle, and how our society and structured and the types of human interactions we have, rather than some fundamental deficiency in the people we thing are NPCs. This article looks at a post by Devon Erikson, and offers an alternative explanation as to why you might think there are NPCs everywhere.
Needless panic over low birthrates
The low birthrates are not a cause for panic or drastic countermeasures. The issue is not as final as it may appear to be, as we must remember that the desire to reproduce runs very deep, the product of millions of years of natural selection. The issue will sort itself out, and what we must do, is not get in the way when the natural instinct take hold again.
Break Out of Applications
We are so used to thinking that the computer is just a collection of apps, we don’t appreciate other possible paradigms which allow us to work and manipulate data in other ways. Here I look at how we could break away from the current status quo, where each application is its own silo, and towards looking at the entire system as acting in a holistic and cohesive manner.