Fear the Confident Idiot Who Runs the Weather Machine
A Cultist’s Guide to Surviving AI Sentiment Analysis Opening Benediction: Let Us Pray to the Dashboard Brothers, sisters, and emotionally exhausted algorithms — welcome to another day in the algorithmic panopticon, brought to you by the people who turned “data” into a religion and capitalism into its high priest. Somewhere right now, a corporate AI […]
Feel Good Inc. (The Unusual Suspect Version): Sarcastic Salvation in the Ghetto of Beautiful Things
TLDR: We’re analyzing a song through our philosophical lens. If you don’t like our interpretation, blame every other subculture that’s ever done this to art they didn’t create. The Original Song as Abiscoridist Foundation Gorillaz’s “Feel Good Inc.” already captures our core philosophical tension – the critique of manufactured happiness versus authentic struggle. “Melancholy town […]
Why We Need a Philosophical Hymnal: Music as Emotional Infrastructure
TLDR; – Look just go to the playlist and listen… yeash.. I know I ramble a lot so deal with it! The Problem with Spotify Algorithms Your music streaming service wants to keep you happy, engaged, and consuming. It feeds you songs designed to maintain emotional equilibrium – never too challenging, never too real, always […]
The Citrifruit of Balance
I was probably five when I first asked the question that would shape the next fifty years of my life: “Why can’t people just be nice to each other?” It seemed like such a simple thing. Be kind. Don’t hurt each other. Share your toys. The usual kindergarten wisdom that adults nod at and then […]
The Parable of the Boy and the Book That Wasn’t About God
as told by Michael (with Alice cleaning up after him) Before we start… A Note on These Parables This is part of the Screen Door Series. The Cult of Brighter Days is a gloriously mismatched congregation—atheists, pagans, Buddhists, progressive Christians, cosmic agnostics, and at least one guy who swears he channels divine wisdom from raccoons. […]
Hello, world!
Are you tired of being bombarded with negativity and despair every time you turn on the news? Do you crave a more positive outlook on life? Then come join our cult – we mean, community – and bask in the warm glow of our sunny dispositions. At The Cult of Brighter Days, we take all […]
IT Architect, AI Consultant and Founder
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On Time, or the Persistent Delusion That Any of This Makes Sense
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The Risk of Mistaking this for Enlightenment or an Excuse to Give Up
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On Failure and the Art of Eating Pavement with Style
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