“Originality and individuality, in a trained mind, not corporate compliance will be essential to spiritual survival as Homo sapiens sapiens. For we are drifting, or being seduced, into another species: Homo inanis materialis.”
– Alan Garner, The Voice That Thunders
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“Even when you’ve paid enough
Been pulled apart
Or been held up
Every single memory of
The good or bad, faces of love
Don’t lose any sleep tonight
I’m sure everything will end up alright
You may win or lose
But to be yourself is all that you can do
To be yourself is all that you can do”
– Audioslave, Be Yourself
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As individuals we can make the world better.
Starting with our own microcosms.
If we can educate ourselves on our own originality then, perhaps, we can share it with the world.
Computers and AI do a better job of summarising and finding logical solutions and answers to our questions.
Perhaps our strategy should be illogical in a deeply personal way.
What grabs my attention?
Where does my unknowable mind take me?
What paths am I compelled to follow?
But it is hard not to worry about other’s perceptions of us.
The sensitive ego wants safety and protection.
Computers do not worry about perception.
How can I lean into my own interests and compulsions?
How can I feel less fear?
How can I become more human?
How can I become more valuable to other humans?
Where is this leading me?
Does it need a logical end?
Or is this merely the beginning of something else…
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