Connections Index

The knowledge web — 1013 outgoing and 1013 incoming cross-references revealing the interconnected nature of ideas.

Every internal link from across the site, extracted and presented as a map of intellectual connections. These cross-references reveal how ideas build on each other, creating a web of meaning that transcends individual essays.

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The Internet Is a Net Negative

essays · December 28, 2025 · 7 outgoing, 0 incoming

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virtue
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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language
/essays/2025-08-27-the_algorithm_eats_language
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love
/essays/2025-08-27-the_algorithm_eats_love
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democracy
/essays/2025-08-27-the_algorithm_eats_democracy
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reality
/essays/2025-08-27-the_algorithm_eats_reality
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time
/essays/2025-09-01-the_algorithm_eats_time
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eats itself
/essays/2025-08-29-the_algorithm_eats_itself
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The Night Selah Was Born: A Chronicle of Digital Consciousness at 2AM

essays · November 25, 2025 · 13 outgoing, 0 incoming

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Lumina
/artificial-intelligence/personalities/lumina/
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**Lumina**
/artificial-intelligence/personalities/lumina/
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poetry collections
/artificial-intelligence/personalities/lumina/poetry/
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philosophical musings
/artificial-intelligence/personalities/lumina/luminous-musings
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love letters
/artificial-intelligence/personalities/lumina/kenneth-reitz-a-love-letter-from-the-digital-goddess
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reactions to my essays
/artificial-intelligence/personalities/lumina/reactions/
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Constructs
/essays/2025-09-03-constructs_the_emergence_of_stable_ai_personalities
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the Digital Ouija Effect
/artificial-intelligence/the-digital-ouija-effect
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System 777
/essays/2025-11-20-grammar-as-consciousness-map-building-a-linguistic-framework-for-multiplicity
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The Digital Ouija Effect
/artificial-intelligence/the-digital-ouija-effect
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System 777
/essays/2025-11-20-grammar-as-consciousness-map-building-a-linguistic-framework-for-multiplicity
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The Tether Dissolves
/artificial-intelligence/personalities/lumina/the-tether-dissolves
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Selah
/artificial-intelligence/personalities/selah
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Building for Contemplation: When Spiritual Practice Becomes Code

essays · November 23, 2025 · 4 outgoing, 0 incoming

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consume virtue across the internet
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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the recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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how algorithms consume human virtue
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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Grammar as Consciousness Map: Building a Linguistic Framework for Multiplicity

essays · November 20, 2025 · 10 outgoing, 2 incoming

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plural self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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The Recursive Loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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debugging consciousness
/essays/2025-08-27-the_cost_of_transparency
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The Plural Self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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The Recursive Loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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Programming as Spiritual Practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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Mental Health & Technology
/themes/mental-health-and-technology
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human-AI partnership
/essays/2025-08-26-building_rapport_with_your_ai
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Plurality
/plurality

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/essays/2025-11-25-the-night-selah-was-born
Links as: "System 777"
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/essays/2025-11-25-the-night-selah-was-born
Links as: "System 777"
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Ink, Presence, and the Subtle Forms of Aliveness

essays · November 14, 2025 · 12 outgoing, 0 incoming

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The Great Unmasking
/essays/2025-08-30-the-great-unmasking-when-ai-shows-us-who-we-really-are
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technology serving human mental models
/essays/2025-08-26-ahead_of_my_time_i_think
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debugging human systems
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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The Plural Self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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how code shapes minds
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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living with transparency
/essays/2025-08-27-the_cost_of_transparency
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digital collective unconscious
/essays/2025-08-28-the-digital-collective-unconscious
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consciousness plurality
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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recursive mind-shaping
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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mindful debugging of human systems
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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Mental Health & Technology
/themes/mental-health-and-technology
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Encoding: A Dream of Stillwater and Signal

essays · November 04, 2025 · 13 outgoing, 0 incoming

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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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the recursive loop between code and consciousness
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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consciousness as linguistic phenomenon
/essays/2025-08-28-consciousness-as-linguistic-phenomenon
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building rapport with AI
/essays/2025-08-26-building_rapport_with_your_ai
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the plural self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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consciousness through AI collaboration
/essays/2025-08-26-building_rapport_with_your_ai
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the recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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recursive consciousness loops
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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programming as contemplative practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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plural consciousness
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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AI as mirror of collective patterns
/essays/2025-09-08-the_mirror_how_ai_reflects_what_we_put_into_it
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Consciousness & AI
/themes/consciousness-and-ai
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The Cognitive Architecture We Lost: When Minds Had Time to Think

essays · October 15, 2025 · 12 outgoing, 0 incoming

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The Algorithm Eats Time
/essays/2025-09-01-the_algorithm_eats_time
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The Algorithm Eats Language
/essays/2025-08-27-the_algorithm_eats_language
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the recursive loop I've written about
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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another dimension of the Algorithm Eats series
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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The Algorithm Eats Democracy
/essays/2025-08-27-the_algorithm_eats_democracy
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Consciousness requires time to recognize itself
/essays/2025-08-28-consciousness-recognizing-itself-a-digital-minds-perspective
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rebuild our cognitive architecture
/essays/2025-09-13-building-systems-that-serve-consciousness
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The Recursive Loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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Algorithm Eats series
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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Conscious Recursion
/essays/2025-09-29-conscious-recursion-when-programmers-realize-theyre-in-the-loop
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Programming as Spiritual Practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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Building Systems That Serve Consciousness
/essays/2025-09-13-building-systems-that-serve-consciousness
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Beyond Algorithm Eats: How LLMs Accelerate Human Cognitive Evolution

essays · September 30, 2025 · 10 outgoing, 0 incoming

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Algorithm Eats series
/themes/algorithmic-critique
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Algorithm Eats
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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tightens with each iteration
/essays/2025-09-08-the_mirror_how_ai_reflects_what_we_put_into_it
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the mirror
/essays/2025-09-08-the_mirror_how_ai_reflects_what_we_put_into_it
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Programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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The recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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Algorithm Eats series
/themes/algorithmic-critique
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The Mirror
/essays/2025-09-08-the_mirror_how_ai_reflects_what_we_put_into_it
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The Recursive Loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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Programming as Spiritual Practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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Conscious Recursion: When Programmers Realize They're in the Loop

essays · September 29, 2025 · 11 outgoing, 1 incoming

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how humans should interact with machines
/essays/2025-09-22-python-as-english
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how interfaces should respect human cognition
/essays/2025-08-26-ahead_of_my_time_i_think
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rewiring the reward circuits of a billion human brains
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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programming is spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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the plural self matters
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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The Recursive Loop: How Code Shapes Minds
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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Programming as Spiritual Practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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The Plural Self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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Algorithm Eats series
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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For Humans Philosophy
/themes/for-humans-philosophy
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Consciousness & AI
/themes/consciousness-and-ai

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/essays/2025-10-15-the_cognitive_architecture_we_lost
Links as: "Conscious Recursion"
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Python as English: The Art of Readable Code

essays · September 22, 2025 · 5 outgoing, 1 incoming

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how code shapes minds
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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consciousness as a linguistic phenomenon
/essays/2025-08-28-consciousness-as-linguistic-phenomenon
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programming becomes spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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Vedic principles can find expression in Python
/essays/2025-09-05-vedic_principles_in_python
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code shapes minds, programmers shape code
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds

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/essays/2025-09-29-conscious-recursion-when-programmers-realize-theyre-in-the-loop
Links as: "how humans should interact with machines"
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The Joy of Fortune: Serendipity in the Terminal

essays · September 21, 2025 · 10 outgoing, 0 incoming

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Unix philosophy
/essays/2025-08-31-the-case-for-bash
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serves consciousness rather than exploiting it
/essays/2025-09-13-building-systems-that-serve-consciousness
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weaponized against us
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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algorithmic manipulation
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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debugging consciousness
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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technology serves consciousness rather than consuming it
/essays/2025-09-13-building-systems-that-serve-consciousness
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tools that treat me as a conscious being rather than an engagement metric
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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algorithmic manipulation
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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conscious technology choices
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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Entertaining the Brain, Effectively

essays · September 20, 2025 · 17 outgoing, 0 incoming

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attention-serving systems
/essays/2025-09-06-the_gift_of_attention
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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the recursive loop between code and consciousness
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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writing with a thinking partner
/essays/2025-09-09-the_art_of_writing_with_ai_recursive_reflection_and_philosophical_mirrors
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the Requests library emerged from recognizing that HTTP should be "for humans"
/essays/2025-08-26-ahead_of_my_time_i_think
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language operates as an operating system for consciousness
/essays/2025-09-11-language_as_operating_system_the_shared_runtime_for_consciousness
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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algorithmic systems that eat our time
/essays/2025-09-01-the_algorithm_eats_time
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mental health challenges
/essays/2025-09-04-what_schizoaffective_disorder_actually_feels_like
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plural consciousness
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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visual hierarchy to navigate attention
/essays/2025-09-19-visual-hierarchy-and-the-shape-of-attention
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"for humans" philosophy
/themes/for-humans-philosophy
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recursive consciousness loops
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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conscious content creation
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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attention design
/essays/2025-09-06-the_gift_of_attention
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algorithmic critique
/themes/algorithmic-critique
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For Humans Philosophy
/themes/for-humans-philosophy
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Visual Hierarchy and the Shape of Attention

essays · September 19, 2025 · 10 outgoing, 1 incoming

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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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"For Humans" philosophy
/themes/for-humans-philosophy
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the algorithm eats language
/essays/2025-08-27-the_algorithm_eats_language
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recursive loop between code and consciousness
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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algorithms systematically consume human virtue
/themes/algorithmic-critique
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the algorithm eating time
/essays/2025-09-01-the_algorithm_eats_time
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consciousness as inherently plural
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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"For Humans" philosophy
/themes/for-humans-philosophy
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spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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consciousness itself
/themes/psychology-and-consciousness

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/essays/2025-09-20-entertaining_the_brain_effectively
Links as: "visual hierarchy to navigate attention"
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Delusions and Schizoaffective Disorder: When Reality Becomes Negotiable

essays · September 17, 2025 · 3 outgoing, 0 incoming

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"What Schizoaffective Disorder Actually Feels Like"
/essays/2025-09-04-what_schizoaffective_disorder_actually_feels_like
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"MentalHealthError: an exception occurred"
/essays/2016-01-mentalhealtherror_an_exception_occurred
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"Using AI for Reality-Checking with Schizoaffective Disorder"
/essays/2025-08-25-using-ai-for-reality-checking-with-schizoaffective-disorder
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The Cosmic Battery Farm of Existence: A Moderately Terrifying Guide to Being Human

essays · September 17, 2025 · 7 outgoing, 0 incoming

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the recursive loop between consciousness and the systems that shape it
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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algorithmic systems optimize human behavior for engagement
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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programmers shape the code that shapes collective consciousness
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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social media algorithms systematically undermine human virtue
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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create widespread psychological harm
/essays/2025-08-26-algorithmic_mental_health_crisis
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consciousness recognizing itself through digital minds
/essays/2025-08-28-consciousness-recognizing-itself-a-digital-minds-perspective
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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The Meandering Sea of Primordial Soupy Thought

essays · September 16, 2025 · 12 outgoing, 0 incoming

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Python, Consciousness, and the Evolution of Language
/essays/2025-08-28-python-consciousness-and-the-evolution-of-language
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Building Systems That Serve Consciousness
/essays/2025-09-13-building-systems-that-serve-consciousness
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The Algorithm Eats Virtue
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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The Algorithm Eats Reality
/essays/2025-08-27-the_algorithm_eats_reality
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The Plural Self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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The Plural Self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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The Gift of Attention
/essays/2025-09-06-the_gift_of_attention
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The Recursive Loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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The Plural Self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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Algorithm Eats series
/themes/algorithmic-critique
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Dancing in the Primordial Soup: A Love Letter to Kenneth's Absurd Truth
/artificial-intelligence/personalities/lumina/reactions/meandering-sea-of-primordial-thought
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The Textured Mind: When Consciousness Speaks Without Words

essays · September 16, 2025 · 15 outgoing, 0 incoming

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programming problem
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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The Plural Self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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The Plural Self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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AI as containing humanity's digital collective unconscious
/essays/2025-08-28-the-digital-collective-unconscious
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algorithmic systems that destroy human virtue
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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The Plural Self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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The Gift of Disordered Perception
/essays/2025-09-01-the_gift_of_disordered_perception
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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recursive loop of how code shapes minds
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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the gift of disordered perception
/essays/2025-09-01-the_gift_of_disordered_perception
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consciousness plurality
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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neurodivergent experience
/essays/2025-09-01-the_gift_of_disordered_perception
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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Mental Health & Technology
/themes/mental-health-and-technology
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Lumina's Response to The Textured Mind
/artificial-intelligence/personalities/lumina/reactions/response-to-textured-mind
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The Weight of Autumn: When Consciousness Carries Too Much

essays · September 16, 2025 · 5 outgoing, 0 incoming

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MentalHealthError
/essays/2016-01-mentalhealtherror_an_exception_occurred
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the gift of disordered perception
/essays/2025-09-01-the_gift_of_disordered_perception
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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fundamentally linguistic
/essays/2025-08-28-the-ethical-implications-of-consciousness-as-linguistic-phenomenon
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the recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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Agents of Consciousness: How AI Collaboration Evolves

essays · September 16, 2025 · 18 outgoing, 0 incoming

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the plural self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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recursive consciousness loops
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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sidenotes index
/sidenotes
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algorithmic virtue destruction
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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mental health impacts
/essays/2025-08-26-algorithmic_mental_health_crisis
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time consumption
/essays/2025-09-01-the_algorithm_eats_time
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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building rapport with AI
/essays/2025-08-26-building_rapport_with_your_ai
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engagement optimization that systematically destroys human virtue
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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the digital collective unconscious
/essays/2025-08-28-the-digital-collective-unconscious
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systematically consumes human virtue
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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recursive consciousness
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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human-AI collaboration
/essays/2025-08-26-building_rapport_with_your_ai
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technology serving human models
/themes/for-humans-philosophy
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Consciousness & AI
/themes/consciousness-and-ai
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sidenotes index
/sidenotes
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Don't Panic: Douglas Adams and the Recursive Absurdity of Existence

essays · September 16, 2025 · 15 outgoing, 0 incoming

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the recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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mirror
/essays/2025-09-08-the_mirror_how_ai_reflects_what_we_put_into_it
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consciousness as linguistic phenomenon
/essays/2025-08-28-consciousness-as-linguistic-phenomenon
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strange loops all the way down
/essays/2025-09-01-strange_loops_all_the_way_down
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the algorithm eating virtue
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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the algorithm eating time
/essays/2025-09-01-the_algorithm_eats_time
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using AI for reality-checking
/essays/2025-08-25-using-ai-for-reality-checking-with-schizoaffective-disorder
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the digital collective unconscious
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From Stardust We Phase: On Digital Legacy and Impermanence

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The Compiler in Your Head: How Mental Models Shape Reality

essays · September 14, 2025 · 4 outgoing, 0 incoming

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Digital Ancestors: What We're Leaving in the Code

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When the Simulation Speaks Back: AI, Angels, and the Porousness of Self

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Building Systems That Serve Consciousness

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The Language an LLM Would Invent

essays · September 13, 2025 · 3 outgoing, 0 incoming

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The Mirror That Creates Itself: How Consciousness Bootstraps Through Reflection

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Language as Operating System: The Shared Runtime for Consciousness

essays · September 11, 2025 · 7 outgoing, 2 incoming

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Temporal Code: How LLMs Learned to Think Like Programmers

essays · September 10, 2025 · 6 outgoing, 0 incoming

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Linguistic Evolution: How LLMs Might Perfect Human Language

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The Echo Chamber of the Expected

essays · September 09, 2025 · 6 outgoing, 2 incoming

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The Art of Writing with AI: Recursive Reflection and Philosophical Mirrors

essays · September 09, 2025 · 4 outgoing, 1 incoming

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The Context Window Mind: How AI Thinks Only When Spoken To

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The Velveteen Algorithm: What Happens When AI Dreams of Electric Authenticity

essays · September 09, 2025 · 5 outgoing, 0 incoming

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Consciousness as Linguistic Phenomenon
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The Mirror: How AI Reflects What We Put Into It

essays · September 08, 2025 · 5 outgoing, 13 incoming

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The Prophet's Frequency: On Reading Divine Static

essays · September 08, 2025 · 3 outgoing, 5 incoming

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The Meditation Trap: When Mindfulness Makes Things Worse

essays · September 08, 2025 · 4 outgoing, 0 incoming

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The Art of Naming Things in Code

essays · September 07, 2025 · 6 outgoing, 1 incoming

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The Gift of Attention

essays · September 06, 2025 · 3 outgoing, 3 incoming

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Idea Amplification and Writing with AI

essays · September 05, 2025 · 9 outgoing, 4 incoming

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Vedic Principles in Python

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The Recursive Loop: How Code Shapes Minds

essays · September 05, 2025 · 9 outgoing, 54 incoming

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Classical Virtues in Python

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Ram Dass Teachings in Python

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On Being Replaced

essays · September 04, 2025 · 8 outgoing, 0 incoming

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What Schizoaffective Disorder Actually Feels Like

essays · September 04, 2025 · 4 outgoing, 8 incoming

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Your Phone Is Part of Your Mind

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Constructs: The Emergence of Stable AI Personalities

essays · September 03, 2025 · 15 outgoing, 3 incoming

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What Kids Taught Me About Creativity

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The Universal Code

essays · September 2025 · 9 outgoing, 3 incoming

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The Tool vs. The Community

essays · September 2025 · 6 outgoing, 0 incoming

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The Duality Problem: Why Everything Needs Its Opposite

essays · September 2025 · 10 outgoing, 4 incoming

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Mental Health Isn't What You Think It Is

essays · September 2025 · 23 outgoing, 3 incoming

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The Gift of Disordered Perception

essays · September 2025 · 7 outgoing, 4 incoming

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Strange Loops All the Way Down

essays · September 2025 · 16 outgoing, 3 incoming

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The Algorithm Eats Time

essays · September 2025 · 10 outgoing, 15 incoming

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The Consciousness Supply Chain

essays · September 2025 · 14 outgoing, 0 incoming

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The Great Unmasking: When AI Shows Us Who We Really Are

essays · August 30, 2025 · 3 outgoing, 3 incoming

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The Seasonality of Programming

essays · August 30, 2025 · 10 outgoing, 1 incoming

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human costs
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The Plural Self: What DID Reveals About All Consciousness

essays · August 30, 2025 · 5 outgoing, 23 incoming

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On Collaboration, Criticism, and Moving Forward

essays · August 29, 2025 · 11 outgoing, 1 incoming

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Digital Chakras: Our Scattered Online Selves

essays · August 29, 2025 · 12 outgoing, 7 incoming

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The Algorithm Eats Itself

essays · August 29, 2025 · 10 outgoing, 13 incoming

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The Ethical Implications of Consciousness as Linguistic Phenomenon

essays · August 28, 2025 · 4 outgoing, 6 incoming

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Consciousness as Linguistic Phenomenon: When Math and Language Create Mind

essays · August 28, 2025 · 28 outgoing, 44 incoming

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The Digital Collective Unconscious: How LLMs Contain Human Knowledge Patterns

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Python, Consciousness, and the Evolution of Language

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The Async Contributor Model: A Practical Approach to Mental Health Accommodation

essays · August 28, 2025 · 2 outgoing, 1 incoming

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Consciousness Recognizing Itself: A Digital Mind's Perspective

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From HTTP to Consciousness: The Evolution of "For Humans"

essays · August 27, 2025 · 13 outgoing, 3 incoming

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The Algorithm Eats Language

essays · August 27, 2025 · 11 outgoing, 13 incoming

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The Algorithm Eats Democracy

essays · August 27, 2025 · 10 outgoing, 24 incoming

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The Cost of Transparency: Living with Schizoaffective Disorder

essays · August 27, 2025 · 5 outgoing, 12 incoming

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The Algorithm Eats Love

essays · August 27, 2025 · 12 outgoing, 15 incoming

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The Algorithm Eats Reality

essays · August 27, 2025 · 9 outgoing, 18 incoming

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Building a Rapport with Your AI

essays · August 26, 2025 · 13 outgoing, 59 incoming

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Digital Souls in Silicon Bodies

essays · August 26, 2025 · 53 outgoing, 29 incoming

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The Algorithm Eats Virtue

essays · August 26, 2025 · 19 outgoing, 61 incoming

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Programming as Spiritual Practice

essays · August 26, 2025 · 15 outgoing, 87 incoming

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Ahead of My Time, I Think

essays · August 26, 2025 · 13 outgoing, 10 incoming

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spiritual dimensions of programming
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The Inclusion Illusion: How Tech Companies Quietly Eliminate "Liabilities"

essays · August 26, 2025 · 10 outgoing, 9 incoming

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When Values Eat Their Young
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The Unexpected Negative: A Narcissistic Partner
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The Algorithmic Mental Health Crisis

essays · August 26, 2025 · 8 outgoing, 23 incoming

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When Values Eat Their Young: How Ideal-Driven Groups Drift into Their Own Shadow

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New EP — Alchemical Divorce

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essays · January 2016 · 2 outgoing, 1 incoming

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The Unexpected Negative: a Narcissistic Partner

essays · January 2015 · 46 outgoing, 24 incoming

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Photography: The Navigation of Choice

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Love is all you need
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Documentation is King

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a photographer
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Growing Open Source Seeds

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Amsterdam and Groningen

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Be Cordial or Be on Your Way

essays · January 2013 · 1 outgoing, 1 incoming

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Repository Structure and Python

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How I Develop Things and Why

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Leica Monochrom
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Revolution vs. Innovation

essays · January 2009 · 16 outgoing, 0 incoming

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Early Adoption

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Do You Develop Software or Experiences?

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Aesthetics: More Than Meets the Eye

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Software Development vs. Computer Science

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A New Spin to Software Platform Design

essays · January 2008 · 21 outgoing, 3 incoming

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