We already had the unconscious– A vast mechanism to shield us from… And it is so vast Because we are so very wrong But now, with the internet

In this, the year of efficiency AI chatbots exposed a deficiency Because there’s nothing worse In the known metaverse Than a lingering sense of self-suf…

The original version’s working title was The Giveth and Taketh Away Tree but Silverstein couldn’t get it published

The two-week lockdown To bend the curve Turned into a year-and-a-half That bent our minds When

Some people say They were born too late; I was almost born too soon But then along came the internet Just in time to stop time–

Mysticism, esoteric knowledge, these are euphemisms for what’s hiding in plain sight: We are not alone

The cold war was a just war but a just war is still just war and war is hell

When words fail you’re getting close to the truth But we’re just about to talk ourselves into

In addiction there is never enough… In God there is always enough How much is enough? As much as we can take And in addiction, we can’t take an…

A lot of brainiacs fail to believe… Because their excellent brains Fail the brainiacs What does a brain do? Because of the ever-shifting tides…

My self-care plan includes a cheat day when I get to go to church

In true democracy Authority flows via The will of the people In our technocracy Authority grows via

I spent most of my life naively believing that people mean what they say Then I came to understand that even when people don’t mean what t…

Everyone looks out for their own f… This is normal But looking out for your own first by dehumanizing the other for looking out for their own firs…

If you cut off an arm you are left with a stump to which you affix a prosthetic If you cut off a face you are left with a mask