If anything has defined the recent political and cultural age, it’s the rise in seemingly self destructive ideologies, and the collapse of pragmaticism and critical thinking. We seem to have developed in certain parts of society, in large groups of people, a thought process unbound by traditional structures but susceptible […]
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Chpt 3: Nervous Energy
I, for one, welcome our new [ insert existential threat ] overlords. Whilst H.G. Wells vision of a future ruled by insect overlords hasn’t come to pass (yet) we are still facing exponential growth in one of the most fascinating technologies developed in recent times. AI and Artificial General Intelligence, […]
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Chpt2: Credibility Problem
In 1946 George Orwell wrote “Politics and the English Language“, an essay critiquing the political language of the day. It observed the connection between what he saw as the debasement of the language and the connection to the political orthodoxies of the day. “The great enemy of clear language is […]
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Chpt1: So you want to be a writer, eh?
Stephen King said “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot”. Well, the thing is I don’t want to be a writer necessarily. I want to be a thinker. Or rather, a more reflective and serious […]