Vivid Nothing
@spilgtsnekas.bsky.social
Post-promising. Pre-posthumous.
The broad popular misunderstanding of what LLMs do, or don't do, has made the strongest case in decades for the inclusion of philosophy in public education.
The Philosophical Zombie is dangerously close to relevance.
The Philosophical Zombie is dangerously close to relevance.
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The broad popular misunderstanding of what LLMs do, or don't do, has made the strongest case in decades for the inclusion of philosophy in public education.
The Philosophical Zombie is dangerously close to relevance.
The Philosophical Zombie is dangerously close to relevance.
No one is talking about the immutable ontological loneliness epidemic.
October 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
No one is talking about the immutable ontological loneliness epidemic.
I exist in that incredibly dull space between expertise and insanity. I live in a world, that from my perspective, is infinitely many accurate but disappointing shrugs. No great ideas or ability and no delusion to think that they are anyway.
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I exist in that incredibly dull space between expertise and insanity. I live in a world, that from my perspective, is infinitely many accurate but disappointing shrugs. No great ideas or ability and no delusion to think that they are anyway.
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gaps in the whalesongs
accounts, no longer active
lost friends. and silence
we listen for them
but hear only the hunger
quiet, broken sobs
old quoteposts, broken
old songs, forgotten from tongues
connections decay
there are no good ends
there are no endings at all
I wish that that helped
accounts, no longer active
lost friends. and silence
we listen for them
but hear only the hunger
quiet, broken sobs
old quoteposts, broken
old songs, forgotten from tongues
connections decay
there are no good ends
there are no endings at all
I wish that that helped
August 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
gaps in the whalesongs
accounts, no longer active
lost friends. and silence
we listen for them
but hear only the hunger
quiet, broken sobs
old quoteposts, broken
old songs, forgotten from tongues
connections decay
there are no good ends
there are no endings at all
I wish that that helped
accounts, no longer active
lost friends. and silence
we listen for them
but hear only the hunger
quiet, broken sobs
old quoteposts, broken
old songs, forgotten from tongues
connections decay
there are no good ends
there are no endings at all
I wish that that helped
Let's see if I find social media engaging yet.
Nope.
Nope.
August 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Let's see if I find social media engaging yet.
Nope.
Nope.
Turmeric is nice.
April 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Turmeric is nice.
I wish to be alone so that I no longer have to pretend that I'm not.
March 31, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I wish to be alone so that I no longer have to pretend that I'm not.
If your constituents are angry about something and your response is to defend yourself, get out of the way.
March 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
If your constituents are angry about something and your response is to defend yourself, get out of the way.
He's surrounded by disinformation the same way a bomb is surrounded by debris.
February 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
He's surrounded by disinformation the same way a bomb is surrounded by debris.
I've recused myself from my own life.
February 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I've recused myself from my own life.
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I used to be clever and now I’m tired
February 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I used to be clever and now I’m tired
They didn't know the net was missing until they hit the ground. "It's fine," they said, "I've never fallen before, and the net has always been there."
February 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
They didn't know the net was missing until they hit the ground. "It's fine," they said, "I've never fallen before, and the net has always been there."
Heh heh... Yeah.
January 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Heh heh... Yeah.
I want to show you this
share why I think it nice
but I grew up
now always sure
that I am mistaken
I wanted to show you this
now unsure I had
or ever could
or knew why
I thought it nice
share why I think it nice
but I grew up
now always sure
that I am mistaken
I wanted to show you this
now unsure I had
or ever could
or knew why
I thought it nice
January 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I want to show you this
share why I think it nice
but I grew up
now always sure
that I am mistaken
I wanted to show you this
now unsure I had
or ever could
or knew why
I thought it nice
share why I think it nice
but I grew up
now always sure
that I am mistaken
I wanted to show you this
now unsure I had
or ever could
or knew why
I thought it nice
There's something about being told "it won't be that bad" that assures me it will.
Precedent, I think.
Precedent, I think.
January 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
There's something about being told "it won't be that bad" that assures me it will.
Precedent, I think.
Precedent, I think.
I strike a bell that does not ring
the only reverberation
this routine motion
the shape of its silence
dust untread
and days
the only reverberation
this routine motion
the shape of its silence
dust untread
and days
January 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I strike a bell that does not ring
the only reverberation
this routine motion
the shape of its silence
dust untread
and days
the only reverberation
this routine motion
the shape of its silence
dust untread
and days
I still don't know what "ratioed" even means and I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm pretty content with that.
December 31, 2024 at 12:54 PM
I still don't know what "ratioed" even means and I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm pretty content with that.
We are reincarnated into our own corpse every infinitesimal moment.
December 11, 2024 at 10:22 AM
We are reincarnated into our own corpse every infinitesimal moment.
For no particular reason.
The Prodigy - Omen (Official Video)
YouTube video by The Prodigy
youtu.be
December 7, 2024 at 11:09 AM
For no particular reason.
The origins of the words "masochism" and "sadism" really sounds like folk-etymology horseshit when you explain them out loud.
December 4, 2024 at 9:19 PM
The origins of the words "masochism" and "sadism" really sounds like folk-etymology horseshit when you explain them out loud.
ethically upcycle the rich.
November 30, 2024 at 11:04 AM
ethically upcycle the rich.
The dead internet theory is the friends we made along the way.
November 26, 2024 at 11:06 PM
The dead internet theory is the friends we made along the way.
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
Yeah.
As opposed to what?
Yeah.
As opposed to what?
November 23, 2024 at 9:43 AM
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
Yeah.
As opposed to what?
Yeah.
As opposed to what?