Take a journey into the cosmic black hole of meaninglessness in my latest fiction at Weird Lit Mag

https://www.weirdlitmag.com/fiction/dead-thought-space

I think about how hard it's been to just survive the last three decades. The struggle to find my place in this world. Learning to human like a real human. Finding space to grow a little confidence in myself.

And I've been lucky. I was born with some strange but useful genes. I met tonnes of good people along my journey. Plus I was born at a good time in history, in a good economy.

Then I think, what about the other billions of people today who weren't as lucky as me?

If you'll allow me to promote myself briefly -- I'm giving away 10 *free* digital copies of my upcoming poetry collection:

"Poetic Nothing, Nothing Poetic - A collection of romantic, erotic, and existential poems"

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The collection releases on Jan. 31st, 2025, available in e-book format with print coming shortly after

Saturday tastes like blep, and as Maizy pondered whether or not she was done washing her face, her tongue stood ready for any possible action, blepping like a fucking queen, a goddess of blep if you will, just tasting the air while deeply considering the nature of all existence

Why are we so afraid of dying? I mean, if I die tonight, does it really matter?

Is it simply because death is a mystery? Or is it that we feel life is too precious to let go?

What if life is the worst, and death is precious?

I think it’s because even with all the suffering, we enjoy the experience. Sugar, love, music, sex, flowers, rain…maybe we’ll miss it. Or maybe our consciousness ends.

I know I’m not afraid to die.

You know who you are. (Or do you?)

But do we know who you are?
Does it matter if we do?

Does what we think we know of you match who you really are?

Do words have weight if we don’t know the writer?

What do you need to do to be really you? #existential #identity #perception

More than likely, within the next 3 or 4 generations, most of us will be so forgotten that no one even remembers our names.

Sitting here, I can name 7 of my 8 great-grandparents off the top of my head (maternal gpa's mother's name escapes me atm). I can even name 2 g-g-grands. But it's only bc I'm a 3rd-gen hobby genealogist.

Our great-grandchildren aren't likely to know or remember us, y'all.

Such is life on the pale blue dot.

#reality
#existential

Today in BoneQuest History for October 19th 2023 "RANDOM EVENTS" https://bonequest.com/8980 #bonequest #coy_pants #deuce_pants_spigot #edited #existential #food #hot_dogs #moustache #photoshop #sfw

All the big companies in #AI have been saying that:
1. we are on the cusp of major breakthroughs in AI
2. this poses #existential risks to humanity, with AI people talking about their P(doom)
3. #regulation is needed to prevent really bad outcomes

So the California legislature is crafting #AISafety legislation and -- surprise, surprise -- ALL the big AI companies are against it! Makes all their talk sounds self-serving, doesn't it?

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/california-ai-safety-bill/

I feel as though I’ve stumbled into a roomful of techies, many of whom are enthusiastic cat lovers while some evidently have a predeliction for porn. Hello? Humanities calling! #philosophy #ecology #ecologicalemergency #yoga #meditation #existential #mentoring

#LovingJoe #keepingcompany

Speaking in #Atlanta, #Biden slammed #Trump over “who he #keepscompany with,” pointing to the former president’s #rally alongside Rep. Marjorie Taylor #Greene here in Rome, Georgia, and his #gushing review of a Friday night meeting with right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister #ViktorOrbán, before again describing Trump as an #existential #threat to the #republic.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/09/politics/biden-trump-georgia/index.html