We want to reduce the stress in our lives, yet we keep piling on the number of things we need to do. We travel arms wide open into a tidal wave of responsibilities.
We want to restrict the data tech companies collect from us, yet we swipe right at consent—all terms, all conditions, in favor of the Leviathan.
We want all the benefits of social media—influence, and fame—while maintaining our privacy.
We want to think we’re a curious bunch, open to a world unknown, yet act like novices at the ways of seeing. What is new leads somewhere new, absent the spot.
We meditate to detach the mind from surfeit consciousness when merely going for a walk, doing the dishes, or shooting hoops produces the same relaxing effect. With little effort, the neuronal spike train intensifies in voltage.
We want to believe and remain certain without bravado. Little do we know that uncertainty is natural, confidence is artificial.
Opposite to everything, without opposition to anything. Whatever one says is true, the reverse is equally valid.