Sensei Michael

Objectification can be of anyone, not just women, but it appears to be worse off for women. Answer by A Quora admin: I think the most useful way to explain this is to highlight the difference between the object and the subject. Is the woman the subject of the sentences narrating her life (or just this particular interaction), or is she an object in the sentences? Do they do, or are they done to? This doesn't always work (for example, "That person works for me."), but it's a good gut check. Disney princess movies are simple and good for contrasting examples. In Sleeping Beauty , Aurora was born, and a witch was jealous of her and cursed her. Her parents and fairy godmothers hid her. The witch still managed to trick her and put a sleeping spell on her. A prince found her, kissed her, and rescued her, so she married him. Aurora never really did anything. She never drove the plot; the plot happened to her. Anyone else could have been switched in for her character and not...

A good read for anyone wanting to understand why startups behave the way they do. Answer by A Quora admin: There is no one definition of a startup. But, one of the gurus in this field, Steve Blank, offers this definition: a startup is an organization formed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model . Think of a startup as a lab. A lab to experiment a variety of business models until one of them sticks & scalable. A researcher at the lab might try out a variety of combinations until she finds out the winning drug formula. With each formula she performs a variety of tests - first in the lab and if that works in the broader world [field trials etc]. Once she discovers the right formula that passes all the tests and cures the disease, she will take that to the engineers who will then build a large manufacturing unit that will mass produce that drug. At that point, her job is over and she can go and start discovering another drug. Discovering a drug This is what happens in...