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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Why Elon Musk Bought Twitter

When all politics were still local
to exert power you were required
to go where the people were gathered
 
In cyberspace all politics are nodal
and to exert power you require the people
to go through you in order to gather

Other works by Chris Gaither...
Neo Is the One but Trinity Is Me and You as Us

The narrative arc of the Matrix m… appears to be about man vs. machin… when really it’s about resolving man vs. woman: A man must learn
In First-person Shooters You Don’t Have a Body, Just a Gun

A mind without a body, Say one that’s been uploaded to th… Is like a thought without words– You can picture it But it’s senseless
Jacques Lacan’t Get No Satisfaction

Because desire is lack like everyone else I take what I can’t get until I learn to give what I can
If You Can’t Be with the One You Love, Love the Room You’re In

Pay attention to what is said: “One day we hope to enable every p… to feel as strong a sense of conne… as you feel when you’re physically with someone you love”
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Storytime Is Running Out

All forms of life have an unconsci… sentient animals have developed co… to extend the unconscious’ operati… and human beings have developed la… to make consciousness the unconsci…
There Are No Perfect Endings and Romeo and Juliet Has a Perfect Ending

In this world A perfectionist can never admit a… Because and therefore He has nothing to learn In the world to come
“The root of gaining wisdom is the fear of God”

Our two choices are The fear of God Or the fear of death And since we gain wisdom through t… Then we must have the faith not to…
You Have to See the Truth in Order to Imagine the Possibilities

In Let there be plight the P is silent
Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis

In the confession booth I have a confession to make so that I can receive forgiveness In the show trial I have a confession to make up
The Fermi Paradox, Resolved

“The week that AI went to scale” was immediately followed by “North America’s UFO weekend” as if all this time the UFOs had been waiting
The Before, the After, and the Beautiful

Let’s call the before times “The… It’s not what you know It’s who you know But after the social media It’s not who you know
“Smells Like Teen Spirit”

I was struggling to decide Whether music is more defined by t… “90’s music is obviously the great… Or by type– “Grunge is so underrated, it’s ove…
Freedom’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Control

We mistake the feeling of control for the feeling of freedom when freedom actually consists of the courage to take risks Those who encourage us
Marriage Comes Alive

In my second marriage I went all in on being authentic When she left she said that being with me
Love Spreads Unless It’s Spread Thin

I was an idea man with one good idea and I have no idea why they stole my idea of a good t… when they could just have it



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