Uselessness is worse than death
The idea of being useless is somehow worse than the idea of death: to be useless scuttles social standing and personal ambition. Being useless is …
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Evil: Incompatible illusions
Evil is when my illusion is incompatible with your illusion. (All cultural constructs and ideologies are illusions we invest ourselves in because we are afraid …
Death Transference Objects
We all have transferrence objects to make our life meaningful when faced with the inevitability of death. This can be your shoe collection, religion, or …
He who dies with the most toys wins
"He who dies with the most toys wins" is a child-like sentiment, and yet there is comfort in the physical items that surround us. They …
not a bang, but a whimper
When most of us die there will be nothing epic about it. In the grand scheme of things only a handful of people will notice …
No Virtue in Consistency
Self Creation: the path of fixation leads to death, the path of fluidity leads to life. There is no virtue in consistency if it prevents …
Moment Mori
Today I envision myself being killed in a traffic accident during rush hour. My only concerns were that my wife knew that I loved her, …