daliwali
3 days ago
years of archives re-discovered, from various places. trying to piece together a history of myself.
colexdev
2 days ago
wow. this is neat, I may have to take some time to go through these. you have been journaling a long time.
fishforfree
1 month ago
I mean yeah people still suck in democracies. But it's the shitty parts of humanity are a lot more bearable if you're safe.
schizopunk-media
1 month ago
"The individual desires judgement. Without that desire, the cohesion of groups is impossible, and so is civilization. The human being created civilization not because of a willingness but because of a need to be assimilated into higher orders of structure and meaning. God was a dream of good government." - Morpheus AI, Deus Ex
inaka
1 month ago
Ah, I wish. I have always wanted to rent a white phosphorus night vision tube to do some astrophotography with, but I've never pulled the trigger. On that vein, you might like the photography of Richard Mosse in the Congo, which was shot using color infrared film designed to spot military camouflage from 10,000 feet. Creates a very interesting effect at ground level.
daliwali
1 month ago
incredibly cool, i have bookmarked this: https://publicdelivery.org/richard-mosse-the-enclave/ <- didn't know Aerochrome existed, would have guessed it was photoshopped.
secular mindfulness is harmful in another way, but it is still evil. the 15 minute mindfulness sessions that the western mental health experts tout, is all in service of you becoming a more efficient worker bee who is not too stressed to return to work and it costs nothing but time, that is all. it is like praying to allah 5 times a day, it is not the God part that is load bearing but giving you a brief respite.
Just because the spread is malicious, does that make the act itself harmful? I feel like if it has genuine benefits that the reason it is suggested isn't as important. I agree with numerous of your criticisms of modern society. I am not suggesting meditation as a cope, the opposite. I believe if one is mindful that they have the ability to escape the drone of daily life and possibly think beyond it to an extent.
Think beyond as in realize that they are stuck and possibly end up taking action. I understand that 99% of people who "meditate" will not do this, but I feel that without being self-aware and or mindful it is practically impossible.
i am not asking for anyone to take any action, there is none to be taken (for now at least). there is actually not really an escape from the drone of daily life, this is all there is, whether you are rotting in prison or hedonicmaxxing buddha, the body will adjust to any baseline. there are no utopias to be had, i am not saying a better world is not possible, but it will not be reached through meditation.