Was in the shower, thinking about life and my current state in it. Remembered a series of arguments with a family member. Unsurprisingly, I started audibly talking back, as if I would finally win. As if I could explain myself better and we’d reach a consensus. L’esprit de l’escalier stuff. Y’all. Now I’m like that …
Category Archives: Philosophy
Flux
On the same day, I learn that glitterkitten.uk and toot.community will soon be shutting down operations, for legitimate reasons. It feels, to me, like a dark day for the #fediverse, but really it’s an example of how human systems change and evolve. I shouldn’t be so despondent. Change is part of the recipe, eh? This …
Soap Boxes
I want people. I miss people. I need people. I spend time with people. But every person now is a preacher. Everybody has a sermon. Everyone has an opinion. I have opinions too, but there is no room for me. No space. Not in this marketplace of ideas. Soapboxes everywhere, in and out of every …
Intentional Fan
As I stood up on the bench and pulled the rusty chain of the ceiling fan above the sweltering café patio, I told my friend, who was complaining of the still-air heat, “I am an engineer. I fuck with my environment to make it better.” After a few tugs, the dead fan sprung to life …
Pluck
When, in a society, you have developed the methods to turn a profit when the market goes up, and you have developed the methods to earn a profit when the market goes down, then you can fully expect that the market will not remain stable for long. Eventually someone will pluck the string. Then, in …