Love is the understanding—indeed the feeling—of the greater self that spans not just space but also time.

The local self that exists in your flesh (the ego) is important—each greater self is made of local selves—but greater selves are also the platforms and support systems for each local self.

Mama: brussel sprouts are good for your muscles.
Arthur (5yo): and your butt!
M: actually yes, it's good for your poop. Also it makes your poop smell extra bad...
A: 😏
A: I'm gonna eat all my brussel sprouts!!

carefree... ☀️

... but out of carelessness 👹

i only know how to explain to someone
i don't know how to move someone

... why are you all so heavy 😘

Ways to say no without saying no part 7: that is a very creative hypothesis!!

Arthur (5yo, angry): YOU'RE A BAD BABA!
Me (aloud): I'm sorry you feel that way right now, bud
Me (in my head): 🎶 you know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it!! 🎶

The exchange rate between money and power represents a singularity in the system. At the singularity, money is no longer a relevant performance indicator. Good regulation exists to keep us outside of the event horizon, where the rules of capitalism still apply.

Refrigerator: ding ding ding!
Me: oh shut it!!
Refrigerator: ...
Me: ah yes that's my job isn't it 😅

Brothers, Racing Up the Stairs

Arthur (victorious): I WIN!
Otto (victorious): I WIN!
Arthur (assertive): no, you lose
Otto (contemplative): ...
Otto (victorious): I LOSE!

Selecting the white skin: 👋🏻

Does it come across as "I'm not blindly using the Simpsons-'White' default e.g. privilege"?

Or rather something more sinister akin to White Pride?

What finally convinced me is Slack's handling of emoji responses. I love seeing all the different colors together. 🫶🏻

We create universes

*and*

There is a real world independent of our fantasies

Moments of tranquility in a sea of chaos

Moments of engagement in a sea of nothingness

Trying to find the patterns

The patterns to stay afloat

The patterns to swim

Fighting for air

I figured out how to play with AI

1. Get high 🪴 (optional)
2. Speech to text into your favorite note app
3. Ask for an AI summary
4. Refine & repeat

Before toddlers get good at walking, they get good at tripping and falling without hurting themselves (too much). There's probably a lesson in there somewhere...

So, The Singularity folks thought it meant: a paradise of technological achievement. What it really meant: what was previously understood is now undefined.

Our narratives are so overwhelmed by content that we can't make rational decisions, so we're sliding back into our default mode: tribalism.