Month: January 2020

what’s energy? nobody knows. we know how it works very precisely. still don’t know what the fuck it is. get over it.

what if the fundamental particle of energy were information?

how does music transfer emotion? use domains to follow the pattern of reasoning.

music (however you define it) is domain 0

domain 1 is the air and the physical transference of vibrations.

domain 2 is the complex of apparatuses used to sense those vibrations.

domain 3 is the nervous system capable of transferring it within the body.

domain 4 is the pattern recognition engine of the brian capable of emotions, interpretation of signals and complex multidimensional analysis.

domain 5 is _________.

go.

carnelian. the danish prince. the many johns. the silver tongued man of the church of bacon. the many from tennessee. the fat lady. the diver. the karaoke singer. the pretty, tattooed bear. the man with the bent face. the vagina and her rock star. the classy gentleman with the sequined blouse. colonel sanders. the roper and the climber and his mother.

at first, i put millennials in the title of this post. but that’s not fair. it’s true: that shit-covered generation can’t tell the difference. but it’s not exclusive. there are large numbers of individuals and sub-groups in all generations who can’t tell the difference between creation and imagination. i wondered if it were a language problem. it takes me back to the whorf-sapir hypothesis: language influences culture. in my opinion, it’s a feedback loop: language influences culture and culture influences language. what’s more true today than ever before, i suppose, is that language is being used manipulatively to influence culture in conjunction with dozens of other “nudges.” yes, it’s being done on purpose by capitalists to exploit weaknesses in the market systems. should i be angry with these idiots? yes. they’re destroying themselves, their culture, our civilization and humanity. idiots.

i don’t normally do this but this year i am doing it. because. reasons. in no particular order.

• cope with stress. this one is obviously very abstract. the major cause of my stress is people interfering with my processes. let people be themselves. we are primates, and by definition, our evolutionary survival mechanism has been the guerrilla attack and hiding out. let people do that, but build psychological (and sometimes physical) defenses that allow people to express their emotions without harming me or my capital. stop being so sensitive. build a thicker skin. construct more personas. hide more fetishes that could be the object of attacks. empathize, pity, show mercy, forgive, gently rebuff.
• intermediate fasting for the entire month of january, save for vacation. clearly this one is more practical. this is cutting.
• stick to my diet the rest of the year. the diet and the volume training has been working. keep it up. bear mode is over. bulking is over. time to return to clean bulking.
• spend less, do more with less. stop shopping. find cheaper ways to do retail therapy. use more of what you have, or find it more cheaply. find joy in experiences, not in possessions.
• stick to the habit tracker more diligently.

none of these are easy. i prefer a challenging life because it rewards me with meaningful experiences.