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People Narrow to Their Choices
The grey room. Options sprawl, a tangled mess on the linoleum floor – careers, lovers, cities, vices. They writhe, pulsate with a sickly neon light. You, a bloodshot eye peering through a cracked peephole, must choose. But choice is a meat grinder, baby. It chews you up, spits out a pre-packaged version of yourself, cellophane-wrapped…
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Lost In Translation
In the vast expanse of linguistic exchange, the act of translation serves as both a bridge and a chasm, enabling communication across cultures while inevitably losing entire universes of meaning along the way. The notion that “there are universes lost in translation” encapsulates the profound truth that lies at the heart of this process –…
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Clubhouse: Cocaine for Lunch – Navigating the Anxious Act 2s of Social Media
In the ever-evolving landscape of social media platforms, Clubhouse emerges as a unique entity, offering users a novel experience of audio-based interaction. However, akin to the rush of a cocaine high, Clubhouse also presents a cocktail of excitement, anxiety, and uncertainty, reminiscent of navigating through Act 2s in a game of musical chairs. This essay…
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Conceptual Vagueness but Metaphysical Indeterminacy
Man, you dig right to the meat of it, scramblin’ eggs in the skull and fryin’ up reality on the griddle of existence. This ain’t no Sunday school picnic, this here’s the cosmic dive bar where language slurps shotgun with perception and logic gets kicked in the teeth by the Absurd. Conceptual vagueness? That’s for…
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NYT and Scenes
The New York Times has often been regarded as a harbinger of trends, cultural shifts, and emerging developments. When an event, issue, or scene is covered in a New York Times article, it holds the power to influence public perception and shape discussions. In this context, a New York Times article can signify one of…
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Dreamentia
If “Dreamentia” is an imaginary condition in the context of a sci-fi or William Burroughs-style story, you have the creative freedom to shape and define this concept in a way that suits your narrative. In this context, “Dreamentia” could be a unique and fantastical concept that combines dream-like experiences with elements of cognitive deterioration, in…
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NETWORKS: DESIGN TO FAIL
Typically in a network, you pay to join (free time). The network relies on you recruiting other people to join up and to part with their free time. For everyone in the network to make a profit, (from likes to $ later on) though, there needs to be an endless supply of new members. In…
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Ethics and Aesthetics
Aesthetics and ethics are intertwined concepts, suggesting that moral goodness can be achieved through an appreciation of beauty. Elites often shape the definition of aesthetics, with varying perspectives such as imitationalism, formalism, and emotionalism, each claiming to lead to moral correctness. The masses’ aesthetic taste is considered inferior by the elite, thus implying that they…
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Captain Kronos
Watching Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter (1974) https://youtu.be/RsWAVsRefSg Deep cut Debonair supernatural expert Captain Kronos + hunchbacked assistant, Grost meet their match as they encounter a village where vampires have been stealing the vitality of women, leaving them elderly. Armed with his sword and formidable deductive reasoning, Kronos begins to solve the macabre mystery, with evidence…
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Red Queen’s Race
The “Red Queen’s race” is a concept borrowed from Lewis Carroll’s novel “Through the Looking-Glass.” In the book, Alice finds herself in a strange world where she engages in a race with the Red Queen. Despite running as fast as they can, they remain in the same spot. The Red Queen explains that in their…