Maciolekism

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  • Everyone Writes Fiction

    An individual mind must continuously rewrite memories to gain a better understanding of current circumstances. The goal is confidence and survival in the current environment, not the accuracy of past memories. This is no different at every level of the… Continue reading

  • Everyone Is An Artist

    The amount of energy, imagination, and creativity required to maintain denial of responsibility and culpability could develop and fuel a trip to Pluto, and sustain a colony there. In fact, large parts of our civilization are like tree rings (or… Continue reading

    Everyone Is An Artist

  • To Become A Gladiator

    “Don’t take your guns to town, son.” It has always been true;the political arena is a savage, brutal place. It was true when the arena was the Roman Senate.It was true when the arena was in the courts of kings.It… Continue reading

  • The Dirty Clothes Hamper Fire

    I woke to a strange light coming from my closet. I got up to investigate and found an unnatural fire burning in my dirty clothes hamper. Just before I reached to grab a damp towel lying on the floor to… Continue reading

  • From One-Liners to Philosophy

    For a long time I had the opinion that a philosopher was nothing more than a comedian who no longer cared about getting laughs or being the center of attention. Lately I have come to see this perspective as an… Continue reading

  • Too Late

    Deep in the bunker that afforded them the illusion of safety and superiority, they realized the Tower of Babel was a metaphor for the increasingly complex and deceptive narrative needed to justify the pursuit of empire. Continue reading