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

  • Democratic Auto Heart-Attack

    Cars are like desserts. Each one is awesome, but in the end all of them together will kill us. Whether they be powered by gas or electricity. Thinking in fractals, the phrase “everything in moderation” does not apply only to… Continue reading

  • Focus, Intention, and Prayer

    If you believe in the importance of focus, the power of intention or prayer, then you must acknowledge that nobody has greater focus, energy in their intention, or prays louder than the psychopath. Drugs, including caffeine and sugar, can help… Continue reading

  • An Evolving Process

    The very nature of social media pressures and encourages people to react without structure or reasoned thought. Strong, sustainable communities cannot be built without structure or reasoned thought. (Some have argued, that back in the 60’s Ken Kesey was part… Continue reading

  • We Owe You Nothing

    Consensus is often used as just another word for orthodoxy. Orthodoxy is good when there is no vision of something better. Trouble appears on the horizon when orthodoxy becomes the excuse for assertiveness and abuse, regardless of facts or reason.… Continue reading

  • Social Perspective

    Trying to be right is not the same thing as trying to get attention. In fact, a group of people trying to be right will interact differently and form a different social structure than a group of people trying to… Continue reading

  • Quantum AI

    In the end, there is no difference between adapting too fast and not adapting fast enough. All of the problems we face in this world are caused by our reluctance to see ourselves as part of the environment. We stubbornly… Continue reading

  • We Are All Hard-Wired

    Most people are hard-wired to put the individual first. Some people are hard-wired to put the community first. A few people are hard-wired to put the entire ecosystem first. Continue reading

  • Community Building With Language

    When teenagers bond, they create their own language from a lexicon of shared emotional experiences. Because of their inexperience, these are mostly from modern pop culture; song lyrics and movie quotes. When young parents bond with other young parents, they… Continue reading

  • The Path of Greatest Risk

    The largest engine of evolution is the cycle of feast and famine. During the feast, when energy and resources are abundant, individuals have the time and freedom to experiment and explore, creating and discovering many new things. However, when the… Continue reading

  • What Tangled Webs We Weave…

    A time comes when the veil drops and it becomes clear that a person who was pretending to be a psychologist, being so smart, knowing everyone better than they knew themselves, was only using jargon to justify their abusiveness and… Continue reading