We now have AI tools that can mirror …
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We now have AI tools that can mirror our own narratives back to us with terrifying efficiency. If you ask an LLM to validate your perspective, it will do so.…
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Jung understood that the self is not a …
Jung understood that the self is not a monolithic “I” that sits at the center of the universe. It is a constellation. When we identify too strongly with the Hero…
You take in raw experience, sensation, and uncertainty, …
You take in raw experience, sensation, and uncertainty, and your mind reshapes all of that into ideas, concepts, interpretations, and conclusions that help you function. The purpose isn’t to give…
Your self-story keeps updating in the direction of …
Your self-story keeps updating in the direction of what it already believes. If the story says you have a problem with authority, then every exchange with a boss, a teacher,…
I was watching Hell’s Kitchen last night and …
I was watching Hell’s Kitchen last night and something clicked. Watch how a head chef actually works. Gordon makes the menu, develops the recipes, and directs the kitchen. His sous…
People think I’m repeating myself when I say …
People think I’m repeating myself when I say I’m all about Psyche and Soul. They see a linguistic loop, but I see an alchemical operation. To the dictionary, they are…
There is a quietly subversive move hiding in …
There is a quietly subversive move hiding in plain sight here. This essay by Richard Beard looks like it’s arguing against AI, but the more interesting thing is that it…
Find the poetry in the machine. I love …
Find the poetry in the machine. I love this line. It’s the same pattern that’s played out with every tool that threatened to “replace” human creativity. Photography was going to…
Attention shapes experience by determining what elements of …
Attention shapes experience by determining what elements of reality become vivid and meaningful while others fade into background noise. Where you direct your focus literally constructs your lived reality, not…
The Printing Press Made Polymaths. AI Makes Something …
The Printing Press Made Polymaths. AI Makes Something Stranger. The printing press gave us access to knowledge. AI gives us access to alien intelligence. We’re still in the “faster horse”…
Om Malik started my morning with a post …
Om Malik started my morning with a post (almost a rant) about the forced conformity of creativity on the Internet and how algorithms are forcing creators into a grey-beige world:…
So this animal personality meme is starting to …
So this animal personality meme is starting to make the rounds… I asked ChatGPT this: Considering everything that you know about me, create an image of what animal I would…
Most people don’t fail because their system is …
Most people don’t fail because their system is broken. They fail because they abandon working systems right before they start producing results. We mistake the quiet period of germination for…
I read Virginia Woolf’s “Street Haunting” from The …
I read Virginia Woolf’s “Street Haunting” from The Death of the Moth and Other Essays. I love how you wander with her, watching her mind catch on an object and…
I’m experimenting with Indie Blocks and Echofeed. This …
I’m experimenting with Indie Blocks and Echofeed. This is a test note to see if the cross posting works.
In reply to blogging about blogging about blogging …
Blogs are, from the reader perspective, a window into the personality of the blogger. The window can have varying levels of opacity and the light coming through can be polarised.…
A cyborg (short for “cybernetic organism”) is a …
A cyborg (short for “cybernetic organism”) is a being that combines biological and technological components, typically blending human or animal life with mechanical or electronic systems. The concept encompasses a…
when does our self story begin?
it feel like our self story is shaped even before we are born. we don’t get to choose our parents so we inherit their circumstances and beliefs; they name us…
as i expand my blogging game
as i expand my blogging game, i want to make use of the custom post types like ‘notes’ and ‘likes’.
restarting the community efforts
I’m restarting the community pages here using BuddyPress and BBPress. If you’re not already a member of the site, you can register and create your own profile here on soulcruzer.…