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Personality

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Employer: Well, everything seems to be in order. You certainly look like a 10x engineer to us. We just need to do some due diligence and comb through your social media feeds for any signs of personality.

Candidate: Uh, signs of personality?

Employer: Yes, you know, just making sure you don’t have too much of one. We have a carefully curated company culture—mostly work-obsessed but with just enough ironic detachment to seem relatable. Wouldn’t want any dangerous individuality slipping through.

Candidate: So, what exactly are you looking for?

Employer: Oh, nothing major! Just ensuring you haven’t expressed strong opinions on, well… anything. Politics, media, lunch preferences—really anything that could spark a Slack debate and damage productivity.

Candidate: So, if I post about liking pineapple on pizza…?

Employer: Risky. Divisive. Our backend team almost collapsed over that debate last year.

Candidate: Right. What about memes?

Employer: Ah, memes are a gray area. We love memes, if they demonstrate enthusiasm for coding, hustle culture, or the existential despair of late-stage capitalism in a way that doesn’t question our role in it.

Candidate: So, no jokes about tech layoffs?

Employer: Oh god, no.

Candidate: What if I just delete all my social media?

Employer: That’s actually a red flag. It suggests you have something to hide. We prefer a light, algorithm-friendly presence—LinkedIn posts about leadership, tweets about frameworks nobody uses, maybe an Instagram story of a standing desk setup.

Candidate: So you want me to seem engaged, but not too engaged. Present, but not too present.

Employer: Exactly! We’re looking for someone who can balance the illusion of individuality with the predictability of a well-optimized persona.

Candidate: …And you say I’m the 10x engineer?

Employer: We believe in hiring the best. Now, before we proceed, do you have any past tweets with… opinions?

Candidate: Opinions? No, no, of course not! Not a single opinion. Never had one. Wouldn’t even recognize one if it walked up and introduced itself.

Employer: Excellent. We value neutrality.

Candidate: Oh, I’m as neutral as a Swede in a snowstorm! No opinions, no strong feelings, and certainly no thoughts of my own. Just pure, unfiltered, corporate-compatible enthusiasm!

Employer: Splendid! Just a few final checks—ah, wait a moment, what’s this? scrolls phone You once liked a tweet that said, “JavaScript is a nightmare” back in 2017.

Candidate: Oh, that? That was an accident. Slipped thumb. Muscle spasm. Could’ve happened to anyone.

Employer: Hm. And what about this Reddit post? Reads aloud ‘Anyone else feel like Agile just means doing twice the work in half the time while smiling?’

Candidate: I was hacked.

Employer: Oh?

Candidate: Yes! Hacked. Russian bots, probably. Or maybe North Korean cyber ninjas. Happens all the time, you know.

Employer: Hm. Very suspicious. And what’s this? Glares at phone An Instagram photo of… a book? A paper book?

Candidate: Gasp!

Employer: Reads title ‘The Mythical Man-Month.’ My word.

Candidate: It was a prop! Just decor! I never read it, I swear!

Employer: And yet… here we are. A documented history of independent thought. Unchecked critical analysis. Possibly even… free will.

Candidate: No! I’m just like everyone else! I post about productivity hacks, pretend to enjoy networking events, and use ‘🚀’ in LinkedIn posts without irony! Look! Frantically pulls out phone I even have a Medium blog called “Why Failure is Just Success in Disguise!”

Employer: Hm. That is promising. But I’m afraid the damage is done. We can’t risk hiring someone who might think for themselves.

Candidate: So what now?

Employer: We have two options. You can sign an affidavit swearing that any past opinions were the result of a youthful indiscretion—perhaps a phase where you mistakenly believed in things.

Candidate: And the second option?

Employer: Exile. You will be cast out into the wilderness of the unemployable, doomed to wander among freelancers, indie developers, and… shudders… start-up founders.

Candidate: No… not that! Anything but… hushed whisper self-employment!

Employer: Leaning in Choose wisely.

Candidate: Sweating …Fine. I’ll sign the affidavit.

Employer: Smart choice. Now, let’s discuss your salary. We were thinking somewhere between ‘passion’ and ‘exposure’.

Candidate: Passion and exposure? But those aren’t real currencies!

Employer: Not with that attitude, they’re not! Here at InnoSyncHyperByte AI—

Candidate: You just made that up!

Employer: —we believe in a post-monetary ecosystem where compensation is measured in the warm glow of innovation, the sheer thrill of synergy, and—if you really excel—maybe a company-branded hoodie.

Candidate: A hoodie?

Employer: Oh-ho-ho! Not just any hoodie. This is an exclusive, team-building, high-performance, moisture-wicking hoodie. With a zipper.

Candidate: Incredible. Does it at least come with a salary?

Employer: Oh, you poor, sweet, naïve thing. Salaries are for legacy industries, like coal mining or universities. We’re about disrupting the concept of payment itself!

Candidate: Oh no.

Employer: Oh yes! You see, instead of a so-called “salary,” you’ll be compensated with—

(Dramatic pause. The lights flicker. A drumroll sounds from nowhere.)

Employer: EQUITY!

(Angelic choir sings. Fireworks erupt. A small brass band parades through the office, throwing confetti made of shredded NDAs.)

Candidate: Equity? Equity in what?

Employer: We’re not legally allowed to say. But let’s just say it’s Web3 adjacent.

Candidate: …Is this a crypto thing?

Employer: No no no, not crypto! Blockchain-enabled financial abstraction!

Candidate: That’s just a longer way of saying “crypto.”

Employer: Shhhh! You can’t say the C-word out loud, the investors might hear you!

(A door creaks open. A shadowy figure in a Patagonia vest peeks in, sniffing the air for regulatory scrutiny before silently retreating.)

Candidate: Okay, let’s cut to the chase. What exactly is this job?

Employer: Ah, excellent question! Your role will be a Full-Stack DevOps AI-Cloud Evangelist Architect Engineer Scrum Sensei.

Candidate: That’s not a job title! That’s just words!

Employer: Exactly! We believe in titles without limits, roles without borders! One day you might be debugging an app, the next day you’ll be head of Quantum Synergy Alignment.

Candidate: Is that… a real department?

Employer: It is now! BOOM! You just innovated a new role. You’re already thinking like a 10x engineer!

Candidate: But I haven’t done anything!

Employer: Exactly!

(Silence. The candidate’s brain visibly short-circuits as they try to process this.)

Candidate: Okay. One last question. If I take this job, will I ever get to leave the office?

Employer: Technically yes! Thanks to our flexible hybrid work policy, you’ll be able to work from anywhere in the world.

Candidate: Oh, that’s great!

Employer: As long as it’s within five feet of your laptop, 24/7, and you’re on Slack at all times, and you answer emails instantly, and—

Candidate: I’m leaving.

Employer: Waaait! Before you go, can you sign this waiver agreeing that this entire interview was a legally non-binding thought experiment and that you do not, in fact, exist?

Candidate: SCREAMS AND RUNS AWAY

Employer: sigh Another one lost to the so-called “real world.”

(Presses intercom button.)

Employer: Send in the next candidate. And this time, make sure they’re hungry.

Meta-Logic and the Absurd

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Meta-logic is a concept that challenges traditional logic and reasoning. It is the idea of communicating beyond the semantic level and conveying a truth that lies beyond ordinary meaning. This concept is often associated with the absurd, but the term “absurd” is misleading. Instead, the expression “meta-logical” is a more accurate description of this phenomenon.

To communicate at the meta-logical level, one must construct apparent contradictions in terms of ordinary meaning. This is akin to the use of koans in Zen Buddhism, which are paradoxical statements designed to provoke a deeper level of understanding. The purpose of using such language is to project an image just beyond the belief structure of the target person, conveying a deeper meaning that lies beyond ordinary language.

The use of meta-logic raises the question of whether most concepts are diversionary, making the real, infinitely more complex nature of reality. The answer may be that meta-logic does not refer to itself, and it is not logical. It is a manifestation of a much more complex technology, a way of understanding reality that has been seen throughout history in the form of myth, religion, magic, and science.

Throughout history, meta-logic has consistently received or provided its own explanation within the framework of each culture. In myth, gods were often used to explain the mysteries of the universe. During the Middle Ages, magicians and alchemists attempted to understand the natural world through ritual and symbolism. In the 19th century, scientific geniuses like Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison pushed the boundaries of what was possible with technology. Today, the idea of aliens and extraterrestrial life is often used to explain phenomena that defy explanation.

Meta-logic is a concept that goes beyond traditional logic and reasoning. It involves the use of paradoxes and contradictions to communicate a truth that lies beyond the surface level of meaning. While the term “absurd” may be misleading, meta-logic has been observed throughout history in various cultural and intellectual contexts.

One individual who has explored adjacecent territory to meta-logic is Jacques Vallee, a French-born computer scientist, author, and ufologist. Vallee has written extensively on the subject of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and their impact on human culture and consciousness.

He argues that the seemingly illogical and contradictory nature of UFO reports and experiences serves a purpose beyond simple explanation or proof of extraterrestrial life.

Instead, Vallee suggests that UFOs may represent a kind of “control system” that is manipulating human consciousness and behavior for a specific purpose. He suggests that this purpose may be related to the evolution of human consciousness and the potential for a radical transformation of human society.

The origins of meta-logic are unknown, but it may be a manifestation of a natural occurrence that we have yet to discover. The key to understanding meta-logic lies in the psychic effects it produces. It is an awareness that we approach under conditions controlled by the absurd. Everything works as if the meta-logic is a product of a technology that follows well-defined rules and patterns.

In conclusion, meta-logic is a concept that challenges traditional logic and reasoning. It is a way of communicating beyond the semantic level and conveying a truth that lies beyond ordinary meaning. The impact of meta-logic in shaping human understanding of the universe has been enormous, and it is a phenomenon that continues to fascinate and inspire people today.