Eric Scheske

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Flow

A few writers and thinkers seem to have caught onto the same thing. I believe I could find a host of other thinkers, such as William James and Victor Frankl, who would agree with them: "When one is busy and absorbed in one's work, the very absorption

There aren't Economic Systems

There aren't Economic Systems

The Great Reset appears to be an idea among the global elite that COVID gives them an opportunity to “reimagine” economic systems, along the lines that the elite think more appropriate. The problem is, there is no such thing as an “economic system.” People naturally pursue happiness. To paraphrase St.

Moloch Rises

Moloch Rises

How dark are these times? Have pagan forces (i.e., Satanic forces) been unleashed into western culture? Heck, I don't know, but it really sucks that it's even a theory worth considering. And in this regard, it's worth remembering that the number one response

Postmodernist Pinball Wizards

Postmodernist Pinball Wizards

"He Stands Like a Statue/Becomes Part of the Machine" That lyric from The Who's righteous (if overplayed) song summarizes the point of this very good piece at Salon. It's not often you see TDE post an essay from that leftist e-rag, but it&

AI and the Left Hemisphere

AI and the Left Hemisphere

About once a month, I come across an online essay that is so lengthy and compelling that, after reading the first section, I merely scan the rest and print it out so I can study it later. Such is this essay by Adam Kirsch. It appears to be an explanation

QR Codes Aren't Evil

QR Codes Aren't Evil

They just feel that way. We ought to be asking "why?"

Edward Frenkel on the Limits of Large Language Models

Edward Frenkel on the Limits of Large Language Models

"I wonder if a large language model could actually ever come up with the idea that the square root of negative one is something that is essential or meaningful because if all information you get, if all the knowledge that had been accumulated up to that point, tells you

Ellis Sandoz, RIP

Ellis Sandoz, RIP

The Voegelin community is a puzzling one. To an outsider (i.e., to me), it seems insular but enthusiastic. It's like they're on their own island and eagerly invite others to the island but with one requirement: the others already be on the island. And what

In Praise of Clichés

In Praise of Clichés

Avoid stale phrases. Orwell called them "dying metaphors." Robert Fiske called them "moribund metaphors." They're sayings that have been used hundreds of time but haven't yet made it into regular vernacular. "Emotional rollercoaster," "It's a jungle out

Don't Kill Hudge and Gudge by Thinking Like Hudge and Gudge Writ Small

Don't Kill Hudge and Gudge by Thinking Like Hudge and Gudge Writ Small

The struggle to reconcile our use of Amazon with our hatred of big corporations is a constant mental, even emotional, struggle, especially when facts like this are plopped in front of us: Money is power, and companies like Amazon suck this economic power out of local communities and concentrate it