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Ylia Macazo

Chihiro, losing my real name, and the life-or-death matter of the fear of failure

To what extent should we continue ramming our bare heads into endless brick walls of fear, just to experience life at its fullest?

10 min readJun 23, 2023

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Chihiro, losing my real name, and the life-or-death matter of the fear of failure

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Ylia Macazo

Never been gifted, but also never been any less

The grade for my fourth written essay quiz in Philosophy came in this afternoon, and yet again it shows me a zero mark on the online…

9 min readMar 1, 2023

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Never been gifted, but also never been any less

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Ylia Macazo

The Not-So-Controversial Objectification of Ramona Flowers (and Scott Pilgrim)

You’ve heard of it in all its different forms — the manic pixie dream girl. The Ramona Flowers (or Ramona Sampaguita, as I would call the…

8 min readAug 28, 2022

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The Not-So-Controversial Objectification of Ramona Flowers (and Scott Pilgrim)

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Ylia Macazo

Bedside Friends That Sing Me Songs

Being interested in occult practices has allowed me to create a few of my own that are sacred to me. These practices aren’t anything like…

5 min readAug 10, 2022

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Bedside Friends That Sing Me Songs

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Ylia Macazo

Why Escapism Isn’t Always A Bad Thing

The film Lost in Translation, directed by Sofia Coppola, perfectly depicts escapism. Two people who need a break from their own, individual…

10 min readAug 6, 2022

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A view of the entrance of red-light district Kabukicho Ichiban-gai, Shinjuku-Ku, Japan at 2 in the morning. Photo by Paul Ast on Unsplash.

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Ylia Macazo

sober, clothed, in nightlife hours

Thirty minutes into a conversation that was just turning out to be another good one, and my best friend excuses herself to go to the…

2 min readApr 24, 2022

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sober, clothed, in nightlife hours

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Ylia Macazo

Scratched Lenses and Skewed Lines

For the past few days, I have been being visited by a couple of intrusive thoughts. They were not as bad as they normally would be, but…

5 min readSep 8, 2021

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Scratched Lenses and Skewed Lines

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Ylia Macazo

Thriving on Leftovers

Substituting superstitious beliefs for a lack of a spiritual foundation isn’t a new concept to me. I like being able to trust my own…

5 min readMar 20, 2021

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Thriving on Leftovers

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Ylia Macazo

Ylia Macazo

Coherent ranting always is the better option. All views listed on this page are my own and are not affiliated with those of my organizations and companies.

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