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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Who Have We Become?

People want the lockdown
to be enforced with
facial recognition technology
because they don’t recognize themselves anymore

Other works by Chris Gaither...
Stop the Presses!

Instead of dismantling oppression we dismantled the printing press inaugurating the Information Age when no news is good news all information is disinformation
What If You Played Hide-and-Go-Seek but Everyone Was It

Because I was both my private and public self I was neither and my trail went cold from there But now that there are neither
Ceci n’est pas un telephone

A smart phone is 1/7 billionth of a doomsday machine
Ludwig Wittgenstein’s First Name Means “Famous Warrior”, His Last Name Means “Stone of Wit”, and, Famously, He Showed Us That Our Real Battle Is Not to Outwit Ourselves

Per Wittgenstein Words only gain meaning through th… And they are always used in the co… Of the game being played in the mo… So, when we use words
Free Will Boils Down to One Choice: Rest Easy in Sanity or Indulge the All-consuming Vanity

I have what I need I know what I want I do all that I can until my day… My God does all the rest Or
Bcc

I’ve started blind copying my wife on emails to myself
Breaking the Honor Code

You’re not allowed to copy from your neighbor because you’re supposed to copy from your teacher
The Socialists Put the Party in Party Politics

I was happily feeding at the trough when I noticed it had been filled with finger food
Nothing Could Be Further from the Truth Than a False Memory

By preserving crucial memories Your amygdala prepares for the fut… Through understanding the past By digging strategic memory holes The internet controls the present
A Chicken and Egg Situation

Self-flattery will get you everywhere but there’s nowhere left to go
I Had FOMO but Now I’m in the FOG, Which Is How I See Things Clearly

Nobody wants to feel left out And we’ll do anything to stay in Which is why most people have inni… Right by their guts Because trusting your gut
You’re Not the Sad Clown You Think You Are

The lamppost is an outpost Where it’s safe to admit That between you, me, and the lamp… Self-knowledge is over-rated Self-deception is automated
As an Existentialist I’m Always Out of Control

All sense of control is an illusio… except for the control you feel in letting go of your need for contro… handing it over to God or to other people
It’s Either a Misprint or a Blueprint

I’ve never been one who just takes… I’ve only been able to see if I s… Now I’m middle-aged, the whole wo… My rose-colored glasses have fast… Turned into reading glasses throug…
Happiness, H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S, Happiness

Whoever said It’s lonely at the top must have never had their own spelling group in third grade



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