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True Names and Labels

Epistemic Status: Thinking out loud. This is a time full of the best sort of uncertainty. Reality is a lot more of a general mish-mash than it is a meaningful set of divided concepts. There are places where the lines between realities blur, and then thinly dissolve. Changing roles is

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Quantifying Thought Pollution (Moloch cont.)

After the massive success of TikTok, other social media apps copied it at a comical speed (Youtube Shorts, Insta Reels, Snap... etc.). This sort of behavior is natural in an environment like the current social media landscape, where competitive pressures make tech giants prioritize attention above human wellbeing. Moloch Yet

The Horns Effect

Epistemic Status - curiosity There are certain concept spaces that are so deeply taboo, that everything that even seems tinged with them is not banned legally, but banned on a far more deep, ideological level. People will mentally avoid topics, solely because they are polluted. We simply don't even think

Mortality

I see a flower softly kiss the moist brown earth a deafening death

Which Movie Directors to Use for AI Images?

When using an AI to generate a cinematic shot, a lot of what can make or break an image is wise utilization of styles. There could certainly be whole posts written about prompting for camera angles, lighting, or other factors. But this one will focus on the effect of using

Menaced By Moloch

What sphinx of cement and aluminum bashed open their skulls and ate up their brains and imagination? Moloch! Solitude! Filth! Ugliness! Ashcans and unobtainable dollars! Children screaming under the stairways! Boys sobbing in armies! Old men weeping in the parks! Moloch! Moloch! Nightmare of Moloch! Moloch the loveless! Mental Moloch!

Hard Things are Easy, Easy Things are Hard

Where would you rather your challenges lie? Impossible people? Or impossible tasks? For me, the choice is easy.

Reclaiming my Calendar - Tools and Results

I'm trying new methods to trim busywork, and prioritize my main goals. Here's how it's been going, and the tools I'm using.

Impact ≠ Intention

Impact ≠ Effort. The things that have the biggest impact are fairly small in terms of time investment.