My writing corner. The name of this blog comes from the title of a song by Earth, which in turn comes from a book by Cormac McCarthy. I like both of those...
I recently read a question that asked why people are not excited about new technology anymore? My first reaction was to chuckle inside, because the answer seems so obvious that it makes the question sound almost rhetorical. My biggest gripe about new technology is that it provides a lot of churn in one's life for little to no benefit. The endless slew of notifications, warnings, updates gets old…
I think that we need intelligent critiques and analyses of the current sprawling tentacles of The Machine. Especially the ones that aren't based in the modernist or postmodernist mindsets, because The Machine is in itself based in the "praise the science" mindset, providing various "solutions" to our health problems, communication gaps, and environment's perceived crudeness. One can see that such…
There are many sad people in this world, and they can't be helped. They can't be helped because they don't want to be helped. At this point their being sad is a part of their image. It's integrated and cannot be easily removed. You might have tried to help people like this in the past. You've listened, you've given some simple advice. You've nodded while they described how their situation is just…
You are more than sum of your parts. You are not committed to your interests, job, profession, or convictions. The commodification of such a complex thing as human persona is ludicrous at best and we should rebel against it. Each time they want to box you because they don't know on which shelf you should be put on, you are free to leap like a frog running for life. Each time we propose a dichotomy…
For a long time, I haven't really written down books that I have read, movies that I have seen, or little events that have happened in my life. Today I think this was a mistake and if I could go back in time, this would be one of the few things that I'd change. I think the reason why I didn't do this boils down to two factors: first, I, to this day, don't really like to sign up to various…
You escape, said Abe Marx, into your books. I didn't have the wit then, quite, for the obvious riposte: I escape, when I feel the need, into what all you bullies insist is reality. I study birds, library patrons, local politicians. Sometimes I garden. Sometimes I watch the Sox. Sometimes I drink. I keep a neat house and I pay my taxes, all in the real world. But I don't live there. — Jincy…
If you're like me, and are struggling with themes like procrastination, short-lived enthusiasm, daydreaming, and liking of minimalist-like things, then watch out for aesthetic content . I'm starting to treat it like just another form of advertisement and/or porn . My past experiences might contain indications that I'm skewed in a way that makes me a good target for aesthetic content, but your…