These aren’t polished essays or tidy aphorisms. They’re scraps I’ve carried around this month—half-heard thoughts, borrowed lines, sudden recognitions—that refused to be forgotten. Zuihitsu literally means “following the brush,” and while my version is shorter and scrappier than the classical form, the impulse feels the same: to catch what drifts across the mind before it … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2025-11
Why You Can’t Win That Internet Argument (And Shouldn’t Try)
We have all been there. You are in a comment section or a group chat. Someone says something that isn’t just wrong—it’s fundamentally confused. Maybe they think an AI chatbot is a conscious person because it said "I'm sad." Maybe they think they understand war because they play Call of Duty. Maybe they think running … Continue reading Why You Can’t Win That Internet Argument (And Shouldn’t Try)
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