Rabbit Holes 🕳️ #109

Humans abstract themselves from reality, drawn into the mirages of the metaverse. The machine, meanwhile, is learning to walk in our physical world, conquering the space we abandon. We have ceased to inhabit space.

A world where education prepares us for a future that no longer exists. Where work produces nomadic bodies, minds evaporated into the c

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The body is no longer a temple; it’s a startup chasing optimization, hacking itself for efficiency.

Here’s how computer logic shapes our habits of the mind:

• Digitization (binary code) = Intransigence: Things lose nuance. They’re either black or white, 0 or 1, on or off, no or yes.


• Algorithmic (input/output model) = Impertinence: Like axioms, computer programs return only what’s already known. This makes us close-minded and insensitive to new pers

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“Productivity advice promises the ability to extend the capacity of an hour to encompass more work, more production , than it could otherwise hold. Our productivity hacks are like little time machines, allowing us to double up on each minute of the day. One might understandably expect this to make time feel as if it's slowing down, becoming denser,

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