Whoa
Oyler then gave us the following exercise: “Think about something that you've read or watched recently, and try to describe it objectively to someone who's never heard of it.” We did it twice: first with something we loved, and then with something we hated. The point of the exercise, Oyler stressed, was to not reveal our subjective impression of... See more
mere description
Simply having a smartphone that’s connected to the global human network is analogous to actual psychedelic trip; it’s just so commonplace now that we think of it as ordinary. I would actually argue that smartphones are wilder than drugs, because at least with drugs it should be moderately obvious, hopefully, that whatever hallucinations you’re... See more
Visakan Veerasamy • contending with cyberspace
The image I give is this: two images.
One, Thomas Merton said, “In the moment of your death, you can get all the people in the room with you that you want. They can all climb up in bed with you if you want, but you’re dying alone, and you’re that alone right now. And you’ll never find the intimacy you’re looking for by avoiding it. Because hidden in
... See morethe only times i truly suffer are when story comes in: a mental narrative about what happened, about myself or others, happy memories of the past, vague fears of the future. that’s easy to get stuck in, and it never fails to catch me unaware.
but sensation fades. stories linger. only one of them is real.
but sensation fades. stories linger. only one of them is real.