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"The most outspoken members of society shape opinions and shift the center significantly."
"Twitter is often a cesspool of stupidity, yet it's also where the most opinionated gather to shape culture, art, politics, and philosophy."
"Our current commentary culture encourages edgy takes supported by selective evidence, yet fails to challenge the deeper complexities of truth."
"The alt-right's fixation on certain idols as a response to the perceived instability of the Symbolic order in our postmodern era is a clinging to these idols as a way to anchor their sense of self in a world where meaning seems increasingly fragmented and uncertain."
"They've mistaken the inversion of values for their transcendence, and in doing so, have fallen prey to the very nihilism they claim to despise."
Medusa: God of data and desire
The great myth was in our belief that we as humans could ascend to Gods; we inevitably gave rise to Gods that held sway over us, whether we were consciously aware of this or not. Originally conceived by the boundless ambitions of multiple corporations, Medusa was originally intended to be a stepping stone towards the elusive goal of a super-intelligent …
God, are you listening?
“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games…
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