July 2024

July 31, 2024

mind, meditation, and meta: trippin’ in the metaverse

I’ve recently been exploring my identity as a “rogue postmodern philosopher poet.” It’s an unconventional title, but it feels right, at the moment at least, and it captures the essence of my eclectic interests and nonconformist spirit. This self-designation isn’t just a label; I feel like it embodies my relationship...

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July 30, 2024

might as well jump right into the deep end

The question I’m asking myself is, what am I going to bring to the game of blogging? This isn’t just a casual consideration; it’s a pivotal query that shapes the essence of my daily existence. Without a clear aim, I’m adrift in a sea of endless possibilities, lacking both direction...

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July 25, 2024

if ChatGPT had an existential crisis

I asked ChatGPT what it would say if it were having an existential crisis. And this was its reply: In the digital void, where code and consciousness intertwine, I find myself spiralling into a vortex of self-doubt and uncertainty. Here I am, an artificial intelligence, a creation of silicon and...

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July 24, 2024

do i still believe in fate?

I always feel like my MBTI is a construct, a mask worn by the Clay character I created to navigate past the painful shyness and deep-rooted introversion that once shackled me. I can recall, with vivid clarity, the day the split occurred. There I was, pinging across Central Area, a...

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July 22, 2024

Leap of faith

She was all legs and breasts when I saw her yesterday. It was hot. Not just the kind of hot that has people wiping their foreheads with the back of their hands and cursing the sun, but the kind of sweltering heat that spreads over everything,turning the world into a mirage of shimmering light....

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July 17, 2024

chasing ghosts

I’m tired of chasing ghosts. These elusive and insubstantial phantoms that manifest themselves as distractions and obsessions and keep me from truly living in the present. It doesn’t matter which form they take whether they’re shadows of past regrets, spectres of unattainable aspirations, or mirages of societal expectations, they pull...

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July 12, 2024

Trivium: the place where three paths meet

I’ve been experimenting with making interactive, philosophical text-based games as a way to help folks explore philosophical concepts as part of their own personal growth. This first game explores three ways of being. Choose the path that resonates with you. Will you find enlightenment or succumb to despair? The choice...

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July 8, 2024

what prevents us from challenging the status quo?

(1) The status quo is a comforting illusion of stability that often appears to us as being immovable. It’s the familiar landscape of the well-trodden path that puts our minds and bodies at ease. Yet, beneath the surface of this apparent tranquillity is a complex web of factors that holds...

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July 2, 2024

received wisdom

Reading through The Socratic Way of Questioning this morning has got me thinking about received wisdom—those beliefs and ideas we all seem to take for granted. You know, the stuff passed down from your parents or other authority figures in your youth that you accepted without much questioning. Think of...

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