Author

Otba

@otbajakob

articles: 15
total claps: 9,792
top claps: 1,398
avg read: 2.2 min
paywalled: 15
active: 2024-07-25 → 2026-07-24

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✍️ · Writing & Creative · 4 😂 · Humor & Satire · 4 💑 · Relationships · 4 PSY · Psychology · 3 LIT · Literature & Writing · 3 💭 · Philosophy of Spirit · 3 🔒 · Cybersecurity · 3 🏔️ · Outdoor & Adventure · 2

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#humor ·3 #life-lessons ·3 #relationships ·3 #poetry ·3 #psychology ·2 #human-nature ·2 #poem ·2 #society ·2 #pets ·1 #writing ·1

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No Honey in Autumn

On departure, waiting, and the quiet color of despair

May 04, 2026 · 1 min read · 1,398 claps paywalled #poetry #grief #existential

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And What Happens After the First Half?

We don’t watch football. We participate in a modern ritual of belonging.

Jun 17, 2026 · 3 min read · 1,155 claps paywalled #football #society #human-nature

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The ‘Maybe’ Safety Pillow

“I slept for years on the softest pillow… only to realize it was slowly suffocating me.”

Jul 24, 2026 · 3 min read · 902 claps paywalled #indecision #existential-crises #personal-essay

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Cosmic Chaos! Who Doesn’t Understand Whom? And Why Don’t We Try?

“We share the same bed, the same bills, and the same Wi-Fi. So why does it feel like we’re negotiating a peace treaty between two alien…

Jul 08, 2026 · 4 min read · 830 claps paywalled #relationships #humor #psychology

Cosmic Chaos! Who Doesn’t Understand Whom? And Why Don’t We Try?

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Intelligence..Stupidity

“Why I fear the elevator button presser more than the robot uprising”

Mar 26, 2026 · 5 min read · 805 claps paywalled #artificial-intelligence #human-nature #humor-and-satire

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“What’s left”

Poem

Aug 24, 2024 · 1 min read · 790 claps paywalled #nostalgia #beloved #poetry

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In the Presence of the Actor… Scientists Fall Silent

Let us be honest,

Feb 24, 2026 · 2 min read · 772 claps paywalled #public-opinion #media-influence #knowledgevspopularity

In the Presence of the Actor… Scientists Fall Silent

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Sebastian… The Small God Who Lives in My Apartment

Who is training whom… and who is truly learning?

Jun 05, 2026 · 4 min read · 750 claps paywalled #pets #humor #life-lessons

Sebastian… The Small God Who Lives in My Apartment

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“Alive despite death”

Lesson from life

Nov 03, 2024 · 2 min read · 548 claps paywalled #recovery-success #life-lesson-101 #empathy

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A Thief with a Code of Honor

When the last seat was taken on the train heading from France to Britain, fate placed a French woman beside an Englishman she had never met…

Jan 27, 2026 · 2 min read · 495 claps paywalled #twist-ending #crime-story #moral-of-the-story

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What If Omari Hadn’t Been There?

_What If Omari Hadn’t Been There?_

Jan 08, 2026 · 2 min read · 453 claps paywalled #humanity-first #stories-that-matter #hope-in-humanity

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Imagination = Reality

In a story that blurs the line between science and the power of the mind, a physician once carried out a controversial experiment with…

Jan 17, 2026 · 2 min read · 373 claps paywalled #power-of-the-mind #psychology #mind-over-matter

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POEM

Jul 25, 2024 · 0 min read · 311 claps paywalled #leaves #poem #poetry

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Comfort Now or the Dream Ahead?

Imagine living on just a dollar a day — yet somehow owning three houses.

Dec 31, 2025 · 2 min read · 175 claps paywalled #discipline #minimalism #financial-freedom

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Love with a Swipe

Once upon a time, love required courage. Today, it requires a charged phone.

May 28, 2026 · 3 min read · 35 claps paywalled #modern-love #dating-app #society