Over the past couple years, I've delved into many different topics on this website, from the nostalgia I feel in fall, all the way to the eventual collapse of modern society. This year I'd like to take some time to explore the art and idea of thankfulness, and to mention a few things that I'm thankful for myself. When we...

Is there anything we as human beings are entitled to from the moment our consciousness lights up during development? This question has been bothering me a lot lately, and its conflicting answers have led me down several avenues of thoughts, all of which have been playing around in my head like a discordant band.

A few months ago I wrote a post about the collapse of all of our political, social, and economic systems, which I predicted would occur within the next 100-150 years, as a generous estimate. Recently, I've been trying to figure out what the world would look like on the other side of that collapse, and I've come to some interesting conclusions. ...

There was a time in my life when I looked at all religious folk as flocks of sheep guided by cunning shepherds, who would sooner fatten their animals with juicy morsels of faux morality than actually guide any one of them to the truth. I thought it was the classic case of Nietzsche's slave morality, and while it may...

The riots at the capitol a few weeks ago got me thinking about a central tenet of American society - the right to be wrong, and exactly how far that right extends. The right itself must exist, because if there was one correct way of thinking it would have complete dominance over the nation. Instead, we can observe not...

I would like to preface this essay with a quote from the philosopher who posited the idea which I will discuss shortly: "Always remember that it is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood: there will always be some who misunderstands you." - Karl Popper. I feel the need to start this essay off...

I've been reading Tragic Sense of Life, by Spanish existentialist Miguel de Unamuno recently, and his ideas on love, compassion, and central morality have been intriguing. He captures his thoughts beautifully in words, and while I don't agree with some of his conclusions, as I'll discuss here, I definitely think it's worth a read, especially beyond...

About a year ago, I made an essay called "On Happiness" which discussed my level of contentment at the time, which I likened to being on a ship at sea in a dense fog - safe and yet completely unsure of how to proceed in life. Since then I've changed a lot, and my response has altered accordingly. Strangely...

Studying world history - especially ancient world history, and philosophy can often lead one to the most nihilistic conclusions, as evident in my post "Shadows, Savagery, and History". My most recent studies have led me to another conclusion I find disturbing. Within the next 100-150 years, there will be a total collapse of the world's major...

I've spoken about how the fundamental problem of the human condition manifests itself individually as a crisis of complexity before, but I recently thought of an analogy which can be used to visualize this concept as a progression through life. The seeds of this idea were planted by Sisyphus55 on YouTube, whose channel I highly recommend if you're...

Part V of the "Fundamental Problem" Series

Part IV of the "Fundamental Problem" Series