Maciolekism

The Pursuit of Context

It took me a long time to learn, frustratingly brutal trial and error, fighting presumptions and misconceptions, but eventually I realized that all of my writing leads to this work: Maciolekism. My very own philosophy.

Latest Posts

  • Parasitic Industries

    A Fractal Thought Exercise Imagine a professional sports industry whose league executives decided that it was beneficial to all if they manipulated the games to be more entertaining. They would do this by having the referees call fouls, or not… Continue reading

  • The Macro “Secret”

    It is not too difficult to understand logically where the next famine is coming from, but it is very tricky to see it in real time. We all know how important it is to have a positive attitude in this… Continue reading

  • Visions and Revisions

    For some decades, our vision of our society has been deteriorating. Exponentially becoming less communal, less social, and more individualistic. Brutal individualism. Never mind the illusion social media creates. A single person alone can be rigid to their vision, if… Continue reading

  • The Peeling Fire

    Famine comes on like a fire: slow at first, mostly smoke, then the conflagration builds exponentially to consume everything; peeling away the layers of decadence. The brochure life, built around the objects and routines that convey the illusion of maturity,… Continue reading

  • How I Classify Music

    Imagine getting a message from an old friend you haven’t seen in a long time, and making arrangements to meet one evening. As the plans get closer there is anticipation that turns into excitement, and when you finally meet the… Continue reading

  • The A.I. Pool

    I was thinking about this AI writing thing, where there is so much concern about students cheating, and now I am suffering from memories. Laughing at a memory of sitting along the wall in my college’s typing pool room off… Continue reading

  • Five Stars

    I have come to learn that rating things, like movies, on a five star system can give people anxiety. This, apparently, is why some online and streaming services have moved to a more simplistic like/dislike system. I don’t know for… Continue reading

  • Throttle and Brake

    So far, in my fifty plus years of living, the hardest lesson to learn has been knowing when to press the throttle and when to press the brake. A lesson that is still playing out. Like everyone, information is continuously… Continue reading

  • Our brains are feedback machines, so it is important that we take responsibility with what we put into them when we can. Continue reading

  • The Next Trail of Tears

    A sleek Mercedes comes into the parking lot. There are only a few cars and plenty of open spaces. The Mercedes is slow, wiggles a little as if from indecision, and then pulls into the handicapped spot instead of the… Continue reading