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QWAN - Quality Without A Name
The many and varied thoughts of Martyn Foster
Welcome to QWAN - Quality Without A Name. This is the blog of writer Martyn Foster who embodies the spirit of QWAN through producing high quality pieces of writing without being a household name.
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Martyn Foster
May 26, 20233 min read
The meritocracy hypocrisy
Why we don’t really live in a meritocratic society.
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Martyn Foster
May 19, 20233 min read
Confronting my ignorance
The more I know, the more I realise what I don’t know.
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Martyn Foster
May 12, 20232 min read
34, can I get an encore, do you want more?
Life is good, but it can be better.
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Martyn Foster
May 5, 20234 min read
Why can’t people just go about their lives in peace?
How do you achieve peace and success in a society where everyone is out to get you?
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Martyn Foster
Apr 28, 20235 min read
What makes you feel alive?
Why not much in life excites me anymore and why this is problematic.
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Martyn Foster
Apr 21, 20234 min read
Why can’t people just be nice?
Because the world is not Cadbury.
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Martyn Foster
Mar 31, 20234 min read
The medicalisation of misery
Life at the bottom: How what used to be an existential crisis is now medical intervention.
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Martyn Foster
Mar 24, 20234 min read
The Misanthropic Psychologist
Carer of the contemptible.
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Martyn Foster
Mar 17, 20235 min read
Big picture – Modern problems, modern solutions.
Some of the biggest societal and existential concerns going forward and trying to solve them.
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Martyn Foster
Mar 3, 20234 min read
What it means to be human
Are we forgetting ourselves or is this just evolution?
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Martyn Foster
Feb 24, 20234 min read
Are activists the modern-day Sophists?
The rise of activism, but is it all rhetoric?
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Martyn Foster
Feb 17, 20234 min read
The derangement of the modern human
The rise of extremism and conspiracy theorists.
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Martyn Foster
Feb 10, 20234 min read
The Media-tations
A proper gander at propaganda, journalism and freedom of speech.
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Martyn Foster
Feb 3, 20234 min read
Popularity and Truth
The everlasting pursuit of truth, objectivity and certainty in a world of falsehoods, subjectivity and uncertainty.
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Martyn Foster
Dec 16, 20224 min read
National Treasures
Celebrating colourful characters that represent a country.
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Martyn Foster
Dec 9, 20223 min read
Therapeutic Gaming
Come with me if you want to live…or escape or suppress an existential crisis.
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Martyn Foster
Dec 2, 20223 min read
Perfectionism and Idealism
The struggling journey on never being able to do something justice.
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Martyn Foster
Nov 25, 20225 min read
Question time is in session
Back by popular demand, where you can get to know me, and more importantly yourself, a bit better.
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Martyn Foster
Nov 18, 20224 min read
Spirit of the law vs letter of the law
Applied with VARying results.
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