Published in The Startup·PinnedThe Realm of No Cell PhonesWhen was the last time you saw someone sitting alone in a recliner or chair in silence, staring off into space, contemplating unknown thoughts … without their cell phone next to them? In all the years of the modern homo sapiens sapiens, this has only occurred for .001% of the…Life3 min read
Published in Information, Creation and Consciousness·Dec 6, 2021But Then … a Zig-Zag is a Spring in Three DimensionsI once overheard a Waffle House waitress in the deep south telling a co-worker how proud of herself she was for making a chicken sandwich at home that tasted almost exactly like a McChicken. I evaluated the white southern accent, the poor nature of the town, the business where she…Politics5 min read
Published in Information, Creation and Consciousness·Oct 31, 2021A Box for Mount OlympusAnd so it was that the gods of Mount Olympus came to earth to experience the lives of mortal men, setting their palace in the mind of the most average of Greek men: a transplant to New York City by the name of Azarios Polous. “This man is a beggar…Short Fiction6 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Aug 12, 2021On Judging One’s Day by the Bad That Doesn’t Happen …I lived alone, off and on, for many years cradled by the forests of northern Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes and abundant quiet. The solitude was both good and bad for me and my mental state, but in large part the experience simply informed who I am today. Writing was…Economics4 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·May 23, 2021Habitually Cultivating the “Dark Night of the Soul”“But I thought … I thought this was LOVE!” laments the partner cheated on for the first time. “Do I really not believe this religion? Do I even believe in God?” asks the religious on a truly deep dive into their personal faith. “How can they spin inflation, unemployment, and…Psychology5 min read
Feb 4, 2021Time, Distance, and Invisibility: Factors that Limit Widespread Human CompassionTime in the ancient world has done the same things to human empathy as physical distance does in the present; separation by time and separation by geography make any suffering and death irrelevant if not immediately at our fore. Who really cares for those who died by the tens of…History4 min read
Dec 23, 2020Empowerment in the COVID EraAs with general mass ignorance of economics, the nature of POWER itself is also overlooked. …Economics3 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Nov 9, 2020Rendering Faces is a Drain on RAM: Masks Enter the SimulationIt’s often said that if this human existence is a simulation, one of the most obvious indicators is that half of the world is asleep at any given time, sparing heavy loads on the amount of Random Access Memory (RAM) used. Then there are personality types and voting blocs for…Computer Science3 min read
Published in The Startup·Oct 30, 2020Zen Thinkables for A New AmericaA wise monk asked his students, “How does one become truly multi-dimensional?” One student replied, “Enlightenment.” Another responded, “Death.” The wise monk said, “Watch and I will show you.” He proceeded to acquire a new lotus posture, one in which his back and neck bent strangely forward and his arms…Current Events6 min read
Feb 9, 2020Humanity Wasn’t This Angry 20 Years AgoI remember a time when people looked at the sky when they went outside … … when they could order a pizza by calling the pizzeria without having a panic attack because they couldn’t just use the pizza app … when young people would look you in the eye when…Social Media2 min read
