3 days agoMember-onlyHow Science Caused Climate CollapseIt’s ain’t gonna save us — If you pick up a popular science book it’s all about wonder and discovery and a bit of woe about the state of the world, but that’s what science says, not what it does. In the western delusion of words over actions, science is portrayed as a hero in the…Science5 min readScience5 min read
Jan 18Member-onlyLife After DeathLike day after night — The security wears black and I wear white. I haven’t worn color since He died. He is dead in the earth and I am alive. But we all know that’s a lie. I stand by his grave and see green growing, Whereas I feel nothing but dead inside. A man is not…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Jan 11Member-onlyWhen Did Philosophy Get So Boring?How stories got whitewashed out of philosophy — As I wrote last time, we’ve got names all wrong. As Bryan Van Nordern has a book about, Anglo-European philosophy has devoured the entire term, to the exclusion of the world. And as the academy insists, poetry is in dusty white tomes in libraries and certainly not the strip clubs…Philosophy6 min readPhilosophy6 min read
Jan 10Member-onlyThe Wrecking Of NamesConfucius said the most important thing was ‘rectifying names’. What did he mean? — If he ever got power (which he never did) Confucius said his first priority would be the ‘rectification of names’. Like a boor, I never quite understood this. As The Analects said: 13.3 Zilu asked, “If the Duke of Wei were to employ you to serve in the government of…Philosophy8 min readPhilosophy8 min read
Jan 5Member-onlyThe Horror Of The Airport Perfume AisleGet me out of this damned spot — I’m walking through the airport perfume aisle. Airports are the most racist, classist places on Earth. They’re mini police states, where freedom of movement is violently constrained by where you’re from and how much money you have. The rich and corporate literally sit in first class or business while everyone…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Jan 4Member-onlyHow Grief Is An Out Of Body ExperienceGrief is pain felt in other bodies — Death is both our loneliest moment and when we’re the least alone. At that moment, our feelings fly out of our body and into our loved ones. Grief is pain felt in other bodies. Grief is pain at a higher level of existence, at the family, at the community, at…Death4 min readDeath4 min read
Jan 3Member-onlyA Normal Person From 20 Years Ago Looks Like A Monk TodayRemembering life before the digital age — When I took out a smartphone at a baseball game in 2002, I was the only one in the whole stadium. I looked weird as hell to my friends, chatting to someone in the UK over GPRS. Now everyone has a smartphone. Any stadium can instantly turn into a festival…Spirituality4 min readSpirituality4 min read
Jan 2Member-onlyAncient Egyptian Advice For WritersReading a lesson from 1800 BC — In -1800 the scribe Nebmare-nakht devoted an entire papyrus to dunking on every other profession in the Middle Kingdom, all addressed to one lazy pupil. It’s quite hilarious, and contains some useful (albeit dickish) advice for writers today. The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves Nebmar is literally trying to beat this message into his recalcitrant pupil…Egypt5 min readEgypt5 min read
Dec 15, 2022Member-onlyCorporations Are Unions Of Rich PeopleAnd they hate competition — Corporations are unions. They are literally organized groups of people (shareholders). Corporation have union meetings (shareholder meetings) and take collective action (board resolutions). The capitalist class is highly unionized and they have no objection to the general concept. They just don’t like working class people doing it. A union is…Economy2 min readEconomy2 min read
Dec 12, 2022Member-onlyHow The UK Has FallenBabylon is ded — The trains don’t run on time. Ambulances don’t come for hours. Doctor appointments are months away. One-day immigration service takes a month. Regular immigrantion takes a year. The UK is just a memory of a country. In truth, through a jaundiced outsiders eyes, the United Kingdom has already disappeared. In…UK5 min readUK5 min read
