Topic

Absurdity

A collection of 41 issues

The Society of False Selves

What if your true self is just another mask? In a world where curated identities thrive and authenticity becomes a performance, we’re left questioning if there’s anything real beneath the facade. Let's dive into this exploration of hyperreality, alienation, and redemption to confront the void...

The Geometry of Emotions : Symmetry, Chaos, and Human Feelings

What shapes your emotions — perfect symmetry or beautiful chaos? Let's into a poetic exploration of feelings, where love disrupts equilibrium, anger spirals fractally, and relationships evolve through turbulence. Let's uncover the hidden geometry that defines what it means to be human..

The Principal Agent Problem Across Life and Society

What happens when trust is delegated in a world driven by self-interest? Let's explore the principal-agent problem across life, corporate structures, and the economy, weaving philosophy, psychology, and existential reflection into an intricate tapestry of misaligned incentives...

The Paradox of Perfection

Our paradoxical pursuit of perfection often blinds us to the beauty of imperfection. Let's explores humanity’s obsession with flawlessness, its ethical and psychological dimensions, and how embracing imperfection can lead to authenticity, innovation, and a deeper appreciation of life’s transience..

When Idealism Stagnates : The Danger of Closed Systems

In the vast labyrinth of ideas, where human beings strive to construct systems that reflect their highest aspirations, there exists an inherent danger : the moment when ideals become rigid, unyielding, and closed. This danger is not confined to a particular ideology; it is a universal tendency, born out of our

The Absurdity of Beauty Standards : Chasing an Ever-Changing Ideal

As I reflect on the constructs of beauty — those transient ideals that have captivated humanity across epochs — I find myself entrenched in a paradox. Beauty, that ethereal and seemingly universal concept, feels both intimate and alien. It permeates every corner of our lives, from art and literature to the algorithms

Transmutation, Mutation, and Evolution : The Symphony of Errors and the Engine of Progress

The narrative of life, whether biological or intellectual, is one of transmutation — an alchemical, iterative process where change becomes the constant and error the catalyst. In both nature and human society, the fundamental unit of action is mutation, a mechanism driven by errors in processes that propel evolution. This principle,

Life, a Subset of Non-Life : The Absurdity of Consciousness

The Non-Life That Dreams of Itself There’s a subtle terror that grips me at times — a silent shudder of realization that everything I am, everything I’ve ever been, and everything I’ll ever be, is built on the scaffolding of non-life. Consciousness, that ineffable spark of “aliveness” I

The Party as Ritual : Modern-Day Dionysian Mysteries

Echoes of Dionysus in the Neon Glow Late into the night, when the strobe lights pulse with the rhythm of a collective heartbeat and bodies sway like leaves in a storm, I find myself struck by the uncanny similarity between the modern party and something far more ancient — the Dionysian

The Noise of Belonging : Why We Crave Loudness to Feel Alive?

There’s a peculiar phenomenon I’ve often observed in myself and others : the magnetic pull toward noise, chaos, and overstimulation. It’s in the way we crowd into concerts, letting basslines rattle our ribs; the way we light up our screens to stream endless reels of flashing images; the