Exploring consciousness in the ruins of technology

For tech founders, researchers, and parents who refuse to pretend everything's fine.


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"I am not trying to teach or preach. I am simply trying to understand, process and to resist. To resist the growing numbness, the sedation we willingly embrace. I am trying to stay awake in a world that rewards blindness."

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WHAT YOU RECEIVE

MONTHLY ESSAYS

Deep explorations of consciousness from ancient philosophy to modern AI theories.

TECHNOLOGY CRITIQUE

Honest analysis of how digital systems exploit attention and erode autonomy.

VISUAL ART

Giger-influenced dystopian artwork processing our technological present.

SIGNALS FROM THE MACHINE

What is consciousness? Can machines replicate it? Are we automating away the one thing that makes us irreplaceable?

These questions keep me up at night…

Every month I work through philosophy, neuroscience, and AI research. Then confront a machine with what I learned. From ancient soul myths to neural networks, from the first breaths of single-celled organisms to systems that might soon compete with us for air.

I’m sharing monthly transmissions for tech founders and parents who shape the future and yet doubt it, honest reflections on what we're building and what it costs to stay awake.

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