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Why Meritocracy Fails Every Time - and it is Your Boss' Fault!

9 Jul 2026 4 minute read 4 comments rah

I am an idealist, I must admit it and those of you who follow me can be in absolutely no doubt, but I am not naive and I live in the real world. Meritocracy is a system in which people progress because they deserve it. The playing field is even and d...

Publish0x - A Curious Anomaly!

2 Jul 2026 1 minute read 10 comments rah

From time to time I feel that my Publish0x experience is unique and please note this is not a criticism of the the platform nor its admins. Those of you who read my posts know that I have absolute respect for everything P0x and incidentally this mont...

Why do gays have a pride?

14 Jun 2026 2 minute read 0 comments rah

Personally, I am quite ambivalent when it comes to Pride. Part of me worries that it actually generates more homophobia and stigmatisation as it creates an increased sense of "us and them", which is never a good thing whatever demographic we are talk...

P0x - Is it just me (again)?

18 May 2026 2 minute read 12 comments rah

Those of you who know and follow me know that I absolutely love Publish0x, which I (among others) affectionately call Publish0x. I also love the fact that whenever I flag something that remedial action is taken very quickly. Just occasionally I do re...

The Difference Between Quality Writing and the Alternative...

7 May 2026 4 minute read 0 comments rah

I am going to take a different track for today's post. The fact is that some people simply can't write. Writing is a craft and an art. There is a school of thought that says everybody can write, but if that were true why doesn't everybody do it. The...

I love P0x but... Additional Thoughts

16 Mar 2026 3 minute read 9 comments rah

In my last post, I made some observations about my experience on Publish0x, which I think is my right as I am closing in on being a six year veteran and so that gives me some idea of what makes the site tick. I am revisiting it because some of the co...

I love P0x, but...

14 Mar 2026 2 minute read 20 comments rah

I am rapidly closing in on being on Publish0x for six years. It was an early step not long after my crypto journey begun and I have written more posts than I can care to remember, even with a lengthy hiatus of a couple of years or so when I was posti...

What AI thinks about me :)

8 Mar 2026 1 minute read 3 comments rah

Maybe it was a bit vain of me, but last night just for fun when I was browsing on Microsoft Edge I decided to ask Co-Pilot the following question. Who is the blogger rah in crypto blogging and how significant is his blogging influence? And this is...

Just a Wedding Cake?

7 Mar 2026 4 minute read 2 comments rah

From time to time it is important to challenge our own worldviews and question the validity of our opinions. I recently found myself in such a position when I faced the paradox of when acceptance interacts with personal rights. I remember learning wh...

Another Special Day for CryptoRah

2 Mar 2026 2 minute read 3 comments rah

Short and sweet and straight to the point today. Those of you who know me know that for the longest of times we longed for a family and it just wasn't happening for us. In 2019 MamaRah almost died as part of the process we underwent to try to have a...