Crunching the numbers on spiritual advice I never seem to get far from the claims of techno-futurists who think it’s a great idea to upload their consciousness or who look forward to having AI take over the world. Someone wrote to ask Wired’s spiritual advice columnist Meghan O’Gieblyn whether life would be better in the… Continue reading TMMW 7: The Kingdom of God is Within You, But You’re Trapped in the Metaverse
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TMMW 6: Peter Thiel and the Right Monopoly
Pupils with the highest marks receive status and credentials. We teach every young person the same subjects in mostly the same ways, irrespective of individual talents and preferences. Students who don’t learn best by sitting still at a desk are made to feel somehow inferior, while students who excel in conventional measures like tests and… Continue reading TMMW 6: Peter Thiel and the Right Monopoly
TMMW 5: Self-Care Is Not Optional
What is Active Self Care and How Can I Get Some? You know this, but I’ll say it anyway: The default setting on the machine of western civilization is “neurotic.” We’re over-medicated (thanks in part to medical studies funded by drug companies), overworked (thanks to our cultural fabric being steeped in some weird post-industrial quasi-puritan… Continue reading TMMW 5: Self-Care Is Not Optional
TMMW 4: Never Bring your Crypto Balances to Zero
tl;dr — zero stays zero forever, but even a fractional amount can grow. A lot of people got rich from the early days of Bitcoin and Ethereum.The good news: despite how high the prices have become, we are still in the early days of cryptocurrency. Many years ago, I bought some BTC and ETH. In… Continue reading TMMW 4: Never Bring your Crypto Balances to Zero
TMMW 3: Shorter Workdays and Weird Meals
Awhile back, I listened to Keith Richards autobiography (which is great, btw), and he mentioned how he generally eats one meal a day. Part of that habit came from having a performer’s schedule, where it wouldn’t make sense to follow a steak dinner with giving a rock concert, but it would make sense to eat… Continue reading TMMW 3: Shorter Workdays and Weird Meals