Searching for forgotten spells and ancient artifacts, uncovering remnants of an ancient civilization or the simple quest to find a mythical nearly forgotten all-purpose solution for the plot. At the core of most fantasy and science fiction stories lies the belief that there is wisdom in ancient knowledge. Knowledge that holds the key to a brighter future. Cursed by our own evolution humanity strives towards optimisation. Optimisation that will by it’s very own definition change the status quo. What remains is torn between an inachievable rose-tinted vision of the past and the relentless march of progress.
Understanding the near infinite complexity of reality.
Your brain is lying to you at this very moment and there is no way to fully grasp the world around. The physicality of the world can (or will) be fairly accurately described by classical physics in accordance with the correspondence principle. Which means that quantum phenomena merge into behavior that can be described by classical physics, if the sytem’s size is sufficient (or approximately that). [I am in fact not qualified to make that statement with enough confidence to not write this comment.]
Breaking down the very small fracture of information that is accessible through human sensory organs into a blurred mess of warped perception. Every single person has their past lifetime full of experiences to judge situations in accordance to what they have learned and lived through. Every single person you might walk past on the sidewalk most likely has a similarly complex social situation to oneself and every single person has values they hold dear and strive for. However different they may be.
Still trying to come to terms with the inherent complexity of reality and stumbling upon the difficulties that arise from a lack of ignorance.
I want to thank you for letting me experience such pure affection towards another human being. It feels like I am remembering. Although, I am not certain I ever felt similar before. Attracting forces come and go. If what drew us close vanishes I still want to wish you nothing but that you’ll find happiness however it may look to you. – I love you.
Currently:
- I noticed a decrease in typing accuracy, which is annoying because neither did I type less than before nor did I type on a different keyboard.
- I noticed a decrease in writing competence, I have trouble thinking words as well as writing or typing them and being able to tell if they are spelled correctly although they still are.
- Listening to Sophia Kennedy and still desperatly searching for a bit of a longer lasting satisfaction with the music i am listening to at the moment.
- The human heart in conflict with itself – ACOK Abridged #108: Jon IV was livestreamed and released on the 02.07.2023; I managed to tune in live and had quite enjoyable time. [If you a spare 1h50min and are way familiar with A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones and Dune, I can very much recommend this episode as well as the whole show.] – valyrian steel crab fork
- Since music did not provide my brain with the neccessary stimulation I finally listenend to Alt-Schwift X’s “Ranking every food description in a song of ice and fire [with Glidus]” and had quite the blast with it. Ranking the lavish food of the high-born especially in the early books set into contrast with the food of the peasantry and as the circumstances worsen so does the food until we reach the peak of an “old dry rat” and various ways of preparation for human flesh. All that ranked and discussed by questionably qualified people from ranks S to “I don’t wannit” (Jon Snow a character from an HBO television series also known as THE DRAGON SHOW)
Damn! That was a beautiful read.. I feel like the heaviness faded a little? Had a good laugh at “I noticed a decrease in writing competence…” – Can’t confirm it, though.
And another suggestion for future postings (that comes along with more work): Give some of the parts a graphic/visible difference. Like when you have some bullet points add them to a graphic or a strong visible separator, I mean you do, but I feel like there is the possibility for more.
Anyway – looking forward to the next!
Best,
Leobert
Jonathan: „i‘m not sure if i am autistic“
also Jonathan: „ [I am in fact not qualified to make that statement with enough confidence to not write this comment.]“
apart from that:
-your obsession w asoiaf is impressive and understandable, you‘re making me wanna keep reading the books.
-old dry rat sounds so good rn
-i think i‘ve accepted the fact that we will never know what reality is or even means at this point but i haven’t accepted the fact that i have to go work for money (yet)
Great writeup! Sorry for my rather late comment; really struggling with my Ketamin addiction and the fact that literally anything that keeps my internet damaged mind busy seems more attractive than the stuff I ought to do. That being said, I really like the part about other people’s life and that they do in fact are actual human beings, opposed to the rather depressingly view of solipsism. I can’t nearly grasp the extent to how much it really shapes life itself. Maybe we will never be able to do that. But deep inside of my heart I hope that we attain buddhahood sometime along our way.
Anyways, gotta get back to the k hole.
Best of luck, many kisses and eternal love,
KxD