“Bold words transform complacent minds.”

If you are here, you have probably already realised (or suspect) that being silly is not a very pleasant thing. This undesirable trait may seem like a humorous and somewhat pejorative term, but in reality it is a problem of everyday philosophy and has existential implications.

Ah, the modern mantra: ‘Love yourself as you are’. A phrase as noble as it is hypocritical in a world where Botox is more common than...