"Live by the Claude, die by the Claude." In late 2024, a meme captured something unsettling: the "Claude Boys"—teenagers who "carry AI on hand at all times and constantly ask it what to do." What began as satire became earnest practice. Students created websites, adopted the identity, performed the role. The joke revealed something real: … Continue reading Simulation as Bypass: When Performance Replaces Processing
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Epistemic Hygiene for the Terminally Secular: A Contemplative Practice Without the Metaphysics
Traditional contemplative practices come wrapped in cosmologies most secular moderns can't honestly adopt. You can't just extract "mindfulness" from Buddhism without noticing you've gutted the thing. The four noble truths aren't optional packaging—they're load-bearing structure. The Trappist monk's lectio divina assumes divine revelation. Zen koans presuppose non-dual awareness. Sufi dhikr requires belief in God. The … Continue reading Epistemic Hygiene for the Terminally Secular: A Contemplative Practice Without the Metaphysics
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