World is no longer be flat. We can't assume video and pictures are of real things anymore, especially videos of crises or political events. We retreat to what we can confirm for ourselves, making the larger world a dark forest once again, this time one that also projects hallucinations.
I had to inform about half of my students yesterday that the videos they'd seen of "the Chinese defying Israel to airdrop supplies to Gaza" were, in fact, total bullshit.
"The proles are making their own content. This used to be the preserve of the rich. Bad development!"
May 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
World is no longer be flat. We can't assume video and pictures are of real things anymore, especially videos of crises or political events. We retreat to what we can confirm for ourselves, making the larger world a dark forest once again, this time one that also projects hallucinations.
Translation of Li Po’s Mountain Drinking Song. Rumi used wine as a metaphor for the ecstasy of God, and I like that it works here, too. Li Po was a poet’s poet: he famously drowned trying to drunkenly hug the reflection of the moon in a river
February 17, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Translation of Li Po’s Mountain Drinking Song. Rumi used wine as a metaphor for the ecstasy of God, and I like that it works here, too. Li Po was a poet’s poet: he famously drowned trying to drunkenly hug the reflection of the moon in a river
Math is the same way, if you’re a Platonist. It’s the interface between the physical and whatever ideal “world of forms” exists. Pythagoras made a cult from it but I think we’re more pragmatic about it nowadays. Poem by Rumi
January 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Math is the same way, if you’re a Platonist. It’s the interface between the physical and whatever ideal “world of forms” exists. Pythagoras made a cult from it but I think we’re more pragmatic about it nowadays. Poem by Rumi
In classic new years resolution, getting back into old hobbies i haven’t done in months. Rusty hand on a Alberto Caeiro poem. Rickety letters like twigs but it’s ok
January 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
In classic new years resolution, getting back into old hobbies i haven’t done in months. Rusty hand on a Alberto Caeiro poem. Rickety letters like twigs but it’s ok