epistemology - Sonya Supposedly

newsletter/ Jun 2026 /2 min read

Trust the system (the system is me)

I double-dog dare you to figure out your life.

religion/ Oct 2022 /10 min read

What is God?

Immanence, eminence.

examining/ Dec 2021 /6 min read

Rearview Mirror

I'm never satisfied, but nonetheless I'm at peace.

examining/ Jul 2021 /5 min read

Entropy Notes

Eventually a system will realize a possibility that reduces the subsequent number of possibilities, and so on, until there are no available possibilities that could have this effect.

art/ Oct 2020 /2 min read

Close to the Surface

Made with clip art by Arcanaofwales [https://www.etsy.com/listing/831010515/occult-clipart-witchcraft-procreate] (who is also on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/arcanaofwales/]) and OlgaSoi007 [https://www.etsy.com/listing/847537738/

examining/ Jul 2020 /19 min read

Multiplayer Psychosis

My friend Beau [https://beaugunderson.com/] suggested that I reflect on cyberpunk again, do an issue of Exolymph [https://www.exolymph.news/] for old time's sake. I've been pondering the

examining/ Jul 2020 /5 min read

Thriverism

An exhortation in favor of vim, vigor, and verve.

examining/ Jun 2020 /8 min read

Survivalist Epistemology

On the existential politics of sorting through salience signals under uncertainty.

just-so stories/ Apr 2020 /4 min read

Civilizational Immune Systems

In a recent call to arms, software magnate Marc Andreessen remarked on widespread inability to respond swiftly, let alone appropriately, to the onset of pandemic: [...] the harsh reality is that it all failed — no

online communities/ Apr 2020 /2 min read

Akshually, Reading the Comments Is Good

A defense of delving into the peanut gallery.

newsletter/ Apr 2020 /1 min read

Please wear a mask and encourage others to do so!

I've been yelling about this on Twitter all day, and I feel honor-bound to spread the message as far as possible. Masks work [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HLrm0pqBN_5bdyysOeoOBX4pt4oFDBhsC_

journalism/ Aug 2019 /3 min read

Thoughts on Media Twitter

I like it when journalists tweet about their personal opinions and experiences. I want to know where people are coming from, why they care about the issues that concern them most, how they approach the world, and whether they seem like a thoughtful person in general.