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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

The Frisson of Violence

Darth Vader.
Only you could be so bored.

Other works by Chris Gaither...
We Used to Protect Our Sources; Now We Protect Ourselves

In the analog it was enough to consider the source Now, in the digital you must consider the source code:
“Our nervous system is simultaneously being challenged by incompatible demands demanding both avoidance of contact with the SARSCov2 virus and the fulfillment of our biological imperative of connecting with others to feel calm and safe”

The genius of Big Tech’s business… is its simplicity: Get people to pay for what they had previously accessed for free
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Do Not Give Way On Your Desire

You can never be happy with what you have; on– ly with what you lack
Black Hole Sun

Behaviorists insist that the mind is a black box which makes it an utter mystery
If You’re Not Lost You Can’t Be Found, but Just Try Getting Lost with GPS

In the same Talking Heads song the “road to nowhere” is both a “road to paradise” and the way “they can tell you what to… and “make a fool of you”
Haiku

I can’t guess your age but I can guess your age when you got that tattoo
It Ain’t Over ‘Til the Permafrost Thaws

We have passed from an age of temporary solutions for permanent… consider religion and death– to an era of permanent solutions for temporary…
“This is a story about control”

I respond to A nail in my tire Like it’s the last nail In my coffin
A Period of Rabid Decline

Those who were once just foaming at the mouth have been rebooted by social media… fomenting at the mouth
The West Declared Victory in the War Between Good and Evil When It Secured a Permanent Stalemate

Of course, the west Still thinks it’s the best And in the postmodern west The best is the worst Which is all well and good
Living by the Word, then Dying by the Sword

What is the point of consciousness… Consciousness enables volitional m… liberating the will through purpos… What is language for? Language infuses purposeful action…
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It’s Official: It’s Alive!

In the official version of my life I love my life In real life I love life itself
Nothing Numbs the Pain, So, Let’s Have Nothing

The good Hurts so good The bad Hurts so bad And the ugly
Haiku

In the last stage of capitalism the rich will be ascetics
Fake It ‘Til You Make It

If you need to appear weak to access power you’ll end up weak-kneed and abuse your power



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