Archive - Corné’s Newsletter

The godless don't exist

An interesting insight I heard from a famous clinical psychologist recently is that it does not really matter whether or not you believe in a…

Dec 14, 2023 •

August 2023

Immigration woes

One thing I always hated about immigrants to the Netherlands, growing up, is that they only ever seemed to have bad things to say about the country and…

Aug 22, 2023 •

July 2023

Why I don't push my kids to excel

Lots of parents move heaven and earth to get their kids to excel in some particular way.

Jul 19, 2023 •

June 2023

"Relative strength" is a cope

Gym bros often talk about strength standards referencing bodyweight. For example, they’ll say that you’re not really strong until you can deadlift 2.5…

Jun 14, 2023 •

February 2023

You have never seen true anarchy like girl's names in America.

Literally *anything* goes.

Feb 13, 2023 •

Why doctors have become glorified drug dealers

They sell it because you buy it

Feb 1, 2023 •

January 2023

Government upside down

One of the biggest problems of today’s governmental structures is that we turned things completely upside down.

Jan 6, 2023 •

What rugby could learn from American Football and UFC

Earlier today, I saw a quote by the captain of the Springboks (South Africa):

Jan 4, 2023 •

December 2022

Who I lost respect for (elaborated)

Dec 5, 2022 •

November 2022

Who I lost respect for

List of professions I lost all respect for over the years:

Nov 29, 2022 •

Why I'm not a conspiracy theorist

Whenever I'm openly skeptical of the official COVID story in the media, I sometimes get this question:

Nov 23, 2022 •

The case against voting

Nov 7, 2022 •

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