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

  • Projection

    It is impossible to get any understanding of someone else’s behavior if we have no awareness of our own… Our true behavior, not the façade we create for others to see. Without self awareness, we end up projecting all our… Continue reading

  • Where Was I Again?

    Recently, I have been derailed, diseased, and distracted… But I am getting back to it… I am always plugging along. Continue reading

  • In The Beginning…

    In the beginning,.. there was Monarchy. The monarchs owned all the property. When the monarchies came crashing down the reaction was to question what to do with the property. The answers to this were Capitalism and Communism. They are siblings… Continue reading

  • The Greatest Generation

    The Greatest Generation was not those who fought in WWII, but the kids who will thumb their noses at the greed and selfishness of their parents and grandparents, and do the right thing for the community and environment. It will… Continue reading

  • The Evil Paradox

    Caffeine boosts my productivity, but destroys my creativity. Continue reading

  • 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