What was the last good movie you saw? Did the actors deliver a stellar performance, or was it just more of the same old routine? Most movies are designed to sell an idea of life and how it should be lived, to convince you that certain behaviours and attitudes are proper and necessary. They are big-budget productions full of bright lights and loud noises, and they keep you from thinking critically. …
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I’ve been publishing Sunday Letters in one form or another since 2015. It is a conversation with myself, an exploration into the human condition amidst an alienating and destructive technocapitalist system of living. Subscribe and join in the conversation.
An Overcoat.
It's not the first time it has been suggested; many religions and philosophies have done so. It seems to be accurate despite my believing myself to be very much real. I have a sense of identity, likes and dislikes, ideas and attitudes towards others and the world. I look in the mirror, probably fifty odd years from when I first did so, and I see this something or other staring back at me. Pale …
Cursed With A Brain
Sometimes it feels like I am cursed with a brain. Would it be better to regress to the level of an ant? Would that even be a regression? Maybe ants are more sophisticated than humans. Do I have a choice in the matter? Some people choose drugs, some choose betting, sex or shopping. Some people indulge in the victimisation and murder of others to escape their own minds. They crave power and control …
Niccoló Machiavelli & The Power Game
Niccolò Machiavelli was a 16th-century Italian philosopher and political commentator, best known for his 1513 work, The Prince. In this infamous text, he outlined his guidance on suitable behaviour for royals and aristocrats of his time, which essentially extended to the premise “ends justify the means”. In other words, the immoral, cruel and criminal actions of kings were justified if they …
Everyone Eventually Forgotten
The fundamental question I have wrestled with for most of my adult life is, who or what am I? Even as a teenager, I'd lie awake at night wondering about it all. I got busy for a while as I developed a career, and I forgot about it, but today the question is back, and it dominates my mind most of the time. I'm satisfied, for the most part, that my awareness of myself is something other than my …
On Introversion
I have a distinct tendency towards introversion. I am introspective, content in solitude, comfortable in my own skin, standing quietly on the periphery of the madness and occasionally taking part. Perhaps it’s a protection mechanism, but then, if it is, it's just as much a protection mechanism as an extrovert’s need to be in the spotlight. I enjoy the company of others, but I prefer small groups. …