I don't fit neatly into any one culture and that's exactly why I can see yours clearly. Essays on broken systems, false norms, and the absurdities modern life asks us to accept."


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"Where have you seen the 'Access over Merit' logic play out in your own life?"
New video out on the same topic.

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New video out. comparing systems via experience not people.

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

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I changed the name of channel to misfit clarity as it describes well what this channel is about.

2 months ago | [YT] | 1

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Video is live.

This one's different. It's about what happens to ordinary people when war comes to their country.

It's hard to watch. But looking away is worse.

If you have thoughts, leave them in the comments. If you've lived through what I'm describing, your voice matters more than mine.

2 months ago | [YT] | 0

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Tomorrow's video is different.

I'm not talking about self-improvement or productivity myths. I'm talking about something harder.

What happens to normal people when war comes to their country?

There's a parent in Iran right now deciding whether to send their child to school tomorrow. Because yesterday, a school was bombed. Children died.

So they're doing a calculation no parent should ever have to do: Is my child safer at home, or is staying home more dangerous?

I grew up in Pakistan. I know what it's like when safety isn't guaranteed. I now live in Sweden, where my kids' school will never be bombed.

That's not because I'm a better parent. That's geography. That's privilege.

This video isn't about geopolitics. I'm not qualified for that. It's about the human cost. The impossible decisions. Why some children's lives are considered "acceptable losses."

It's a hard video. But looking away is worse.

Thursday, 6 pm swedsih time.

If you've lived through war, I want to hear from you in the comments. Your experience matters.

2 months ago | [YT] | 0

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New video out. This time its not faceless. Asking a question which might be relevant for many. looking forward to thoughts and comments on the topic.

2 months ago | [YT] | 0

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I've been watching what's happening in Iran, and I keep thinking about something:

When governments collapse or change overnight, what happens to the person who just wanted to live a quiet life?

The person who has kids to pick up from school. Who has elderly parents to care for. Who was just trying to save enough for a small apartment. Who had plans for next year that now feel absurd to even think about.

You don't get to pause your life while history unfolds around you. Your kids still need dinner. Your rent is still due. You still have to make decisions about a future you can't predict.

And here's the existential weight of it: How do you plan for anything when the ground keeps shifting?

Do you save money that might be worthless tomorrow? Do you stay or leave? Do you keep your head down or speak up? Do you tell your kids everything will be okay when you genuinely don't know if it will be?

I don't have answers. But I'm thinking about everyone navigating impossible choices right now in Iran, in Syria, in Palestine, in places where "normal life" and "political upheaval" aren't separate categories. They're just... life.

What do you do when the future is uncertain? How do you make decisions when all the rules might change tomorrow?

I'm genuinely asking. Let me know your thoughts below.

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*Note: This isn't a full video topic (yet), but if you want me to examine how political instability affects ordinary people—and why some countries' "normal" includes this uncertainty while others don't—let me know.

2 months ago | [YT] | 1

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New video out. This is the 4 video on human rights series as its has been the subject of discussion during the last few years. The new video explores as to who gets to belong and how immigration politics effect the lives of millions.

4 months ago | [YT] | 0

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We’re told the calendar turning means a reset. But most of us carry the same questions forward, about work, identity, belonging, the world we’re raising children in, and the one we’re quietly adapting to.

Maybe this year doesn’t need resolutions.
Maybe it needs better questions.
Better listening.
A little less certainty.

If 2025 taught us anything, it’s that change doesn’t always announce itself, it creeps in, normalizes, settles. And noticing it might be the most important act we have.

Here’s to a year of thinking carefully, caring deliberately, and fussing over the things that still matter.

Happy New Year.

4 months ago | [YT] | 1

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It’s that time of year again.
Lights go up. Calendars slow down. We’re reminded to be kinder, softer, more generous, at least for a few days.

The holiday spirit asks us to pause, reflect, reconnect.

Somewhere between gift lists and group photos, there are people navigating grief, displacement, silence, and exhaustion often invisible, often uninterrupted by the season. And yet, the expectation remains: be cheerful, be grateful, keep going.

Maybe the real spirit of the holidays isn’t perfection or positivity.
Maybe it’s noticing.
Maybe it’s allowing space for joy and discomfort to coexist without guilt.

This year, if nothing else, I hope we remember that warmth isn’t seasonal and neither is empathy.

Wishing you a holiday that feels honest, gentle, and human.

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