Maciolekism

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  • To Build a Modern Society

    Recently, I read the book “Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain.” by Maryanne Wolf. A very good book that made me think of a piece of my philosophy (Maciolekism) I developed long ago. If… Continue reading

  • Conspiracy Theories And Adaptation

    There are people making choices for us, but we really don’t know who they are or what their intentions are. They are acting and communicating in our name and we are left trying to guess what is going on from… Continue reading

  • Art And Small Talk

    Small talk is like any other art. At one end of the spectrum is the purely superficial chat about the weather or sports just to pass the time. At the other end are chats that have layers of metaphor and… Continue reading

  • Building Better Analogies

    There is a commercial we all must suffer through, as we suffer all commercials. It is the one where Mathew McConaughey is dressed up as a cowboy and pontificates about AI; an analogy where AI is the new “wild west”… Continue reading

  • Family Gatherings and Social Media

    Words, by themselves, are not more than grunts. Evolved grunts, maybe. Advanced grunts,.. but grunts just the same. Used to simply get attention, in a battle for dominance (aggressive or submissive dominance), and little else.  Used to interrupt, distract, and… Continue reading

  • Transition

    I had a chance to commune with a Bald Eagle today. I was on a walk along a river and decided to rest on a large rock. It flew up to alight on a nearby branch with the clear intention… Continue reading