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

  • 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

  • Trolling With Truths

    This whole gas stove thing, it is trolling to be certain. They throw something less important in people’s faces with the intention of causing a reaction that distracts everyone from things that are more important. However, there is also value… Continue reading

  • Enlightenment

    Our environment is fundamental to our perception. Changes in our environment alter our perception… even if we are not paying attention. We can say the same thing over and over again, uncertain if we are being heard; we can try… Continue reading

  • Quiet Resistence

    A system of control that depends on the controlled to maintain the system that controls them is inherently flawed. Like Soviet Russia of old, the workers, slowly at first, stop repairing elements of their servitude. Starting with the small things… Continue reading

  • We can use logic and/or intuition to guide our own actions and choices, but we can only use logic to guide the actions of other people. This is how nature favors the individual. Continue reading